Re: CCIE#25481

God bless and a GR8 work. Congrates mate.

On Fri, Sep 25, 2009 at 10:29 AM, Scott Morris <
smorris_at_internetworkexpert.com> wrote:

> 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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Narbik Kocharians
CCSI#30832, CCIE# 12410 (R&S, SP, Security)
www.MicronicsTraining.com
Sr. Technical Instructor
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