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

Congrats, always good to read a good battle tale, I hope to write one
myself one day. Enjoy.

On Sep 27, 2010 5:40 PM, "ENVULADU TSAKU" <tenvuladu_at_gmail.com> wrote:
> Congrats Bross.
> Well done.
>
> On 9/27/10, eseosa <eseosa.ehiwe_at_gmail.com> wrote:
>> congrats man , i am so happy for you.
>>
>> On 9/27/10, oluwaseyi ojo <sameoj_at_gmail.com> wrote:
>>> Congrats. I really like your lesson learn !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
>>>
>>>
>>> Ojo Oluwaseyi O. CCSI#33076
>>>
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>>> On Mon, Sep 27, 2010 at 7:39 PM, olugbenga lasisi <logpoet_at_gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> 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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>>
>> Eseosa
>> CCIE #23782
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