Re: Happy to share my story....(CCIE# 27036)

Congrats Bross.
Well done.

On 9/27/10, eseosa <eseosa.ehiwe_at_gmail.com> wrote:
> congrats man , i am so happy for you.
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> On 9/27/10, oluwaseyi ojo <sameoj_at_gmail.com> wrote:
>> Congrats. I really like your lesson learn !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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>> Ojo Oluwaseyi O. CCSI#33076
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>> On Mon, Sep 27, 2010 at 7:39 PM, olugbenga lasisi <logpoet_at_gmail.com>
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>>> All,
>>>
>>> First i will like to give all glory to my Lord Jesus Christ, I woudn't
>>> have
>>> been able to pull this through without Him.
>>>
>>> It's done, finally made it. I can proudly say i have earned this(*CCIE#
>>> 27036*). It's my turn to share my story of pain, persistence and victory.
>>> I
>>> have never been this humbled in my entire life, but then the experience
>>> has
>>> made me a better person professionally and in other areas of my life.
>>>
>>> *The Journey*
>>> I wouldn't have in my immaginations think that i'll attempt an exam
>>> twice
>>> and not pass, but then 3 years of my life and 5 attempts has changed my
>>> thinking. Well not my thought about the confidence in my ability, but
>>> that
>>> you never get to truly appreciate success if you have not had failed
>>> attempts.
>>>
>>> Long hours of study, sleepless nights, the endless materials you have to
>>> cover, frustration of using GNS3/dynamips and the smile that you wear
>>> when
>>> you succesfully finish an INE full lab or solve all the trouble tickets
>>> in
>>> one of the labs in INE workbook 4, the challenge of managing all the
>>> important relationships in your life, the dissappointments of not been
>>> able
>>> to keep some these relationships, having to cough out $1400 (Cisco is
>>> certainly mean with that) for every attempt,have all given me the true
>>> meaning of success.
>>>
>>>
>>> *Lessons learnt*
>>>
>>>
>>> - Never assume that you know, until you lab it
>>> - Never scratch the topics on the surface, it will only make you
>>> scrappy.
>>> There is depth in depth
>>> - Spend the first 70% of your preparation sharpening your axe, the
>>> remaining 30% will be enough to do the job if your axe is well
>>> sharpened
>>> - Never experiment in the Lab. Else you will just be paying $1400 for
>>> lunch.
>>> - Never abandom the assembly of experts (Group study, INE material,
>>> Narbik, IP expert , et all), there is always something to learn from
>>> them,
>>> even from the newbies and wannabies.
>>> - Take the back seat and make little noise , but rather read their
>>> blogs,
>>> ask questions , never get tired of asking questions nor be offended if
>>> the
>>> response you get deem you as been dumb.
>>> - Never go into the exam hall with the impression that it's a difficult
>>> exam.
>>> - Never use redbull or its like, if you hv never tried them before, if
>>> you do you might hv set urself up for failure b4 the exam itself. :)
>>>
>>>
>>> What else....well others can add more....'cos i need some time to myself
>>> to
>>> enjoy the success :)
>>>
>>>
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