Re: CCIE#25481

Congratulations on your great achievement! I'm glad to hear that you
have kept up in the pursuit for this loft goal over the years! It's a
whole different feeling after an arduous journey, but one to be savored
for a long, long time!

Welcome aboard!

Scott

---- Message from David Hunter <davidhunterccie25481_at_hotmail.com> at
2009-09-25 12:12:29 ------
>All,
>
>
>
>I've been reading GroupStudy archives for the last 6 years. I have never
>subscribed before. I've been waiting for the opportunity to post my story,
>like hundreds of others have done when they passed, so here's my chance.
>
>
>
>I passed the R&amp;S test at RTP on Monday, Sept. 21. My 8th attempt. It has
been
>a long and grueling journey. I passed the Written in August 2003. I've
learned
>a lot about humility, perserverance, forgetting mistakes in the past,
>self-sacrifice, suffering, sleep deprivation, frustration and hard work
along
>this journey. But now I also know the real feeling of personal achievement!
>
>
>
>To sum up the reasons for my eventual success in one sentence, the Bible
says
>somewhere: 'in the multitude of counselors, there is wisdom.'
>
>
>
>Well, I have definitely had a GREAT multitude of 'counselors', and I would
>like to thank them all now.
>
>
>
>First, to God, Elena, my family and friends, who have all accompanied me on
>this journey of ups and downs, a huge thanks! I couldn't have done it
without
>your faith in me!
>
>
>
>To NetMaster: an excellent school. Thanks Bruce, Val and John - you are
>excellent teachers, and the labs are brutal. I studied every technology
>thoroughly. I also learned so much about considering all of the options,
>spotting the issues, and "owning" each technology by labbing each one up.
>NetMaster definitely pushed me up to the top of the CCIE hill when I was
close
>for so long.
>
>
>
>To CyscoExpert: I learned so much from CyscoExpert. Their labs were also
>brutal. Thanks Bahram, Naren, Mitch, Bacho, Peter and Tom. You taught me so
>much. Besides the technologies, I learned from them the value of configuring
>accurately, verifying everything, reading slowly to catch all of the
details,
>and that passing the test depends on understanding, not typing speed.
>
>
>
>To my friends John and Dewan, who are also going for the lab next week:
Thanks
>for your constant encouragement and for drilling me with questions. You guys
>helped enormously.
>
>
>
>To my first CCIE teacher Pete Koulouris: Thanks for your help also. What I
>remember most from Pete is that the CCIE requires sacrifice, for some people
>enormous sacrifice. After flunking the test so many times, this advice
helped
>me to keep going to the end.
>
>
>
>To my friend Miguel: Thanks. Miguel's advice was to read the doc CD and the
>blueprint closely. I read through each command on the doc CD and analyzed
all
>relevant commands very thoroughly, including configuring them and typing ?
>after to see all of the available keywords. Also, I found some surprises on
>the blueprint, like DVMRP and no IPv6 BGP!
>
>
>
>To Mike Dongvillo, a quad-CCIE I used to work with: Thanks. I learned the
>value of details! Details really make the difference between passing the
test
>and failing.
>
>
>
>Last but definitely not least: Thanks so much to GroupStudy! I owe so
much to
>people like Scott Morris, Brian McGahan, Brian Dennis, Wayne Lawson, Narbik
>Kocharians, and so many others who have generously contributed to this
website
>over the last 6 years by patiently answering questions.
>
>
>
>My journey is finally complete, and it was well worth it!!
>
>
>
>To all of those who have failed a few times, my advice is:
>
>I have felt your pain. Even as recently as last week. But now that I am
on the
>other side of the line, I feel such enormous relief that I didn't give up.
>Don't ever give up! Like Scott Morris said before: What do they call a
doctor
>who passes the medical exam after failing a few times? A doctor.
>
>
>
>
>
>Sincerely,
>
>
>
>David Hunter
>
>CCIE#25481
>
>
>
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