Re: Too old to do CCIE ?

Ccieyarub and future CCIE's- (read to the end)

I was 35 years old when I started and 37 by the time I passed. That was 20
hours a week for 2 years with 2 kids under 4 years old, and remember I am a
Dad who participates big time. Most study was during their naps and after
they went to bed.

Before that I went to the University much later than most of my friends
because I wanted to get right to work and make big money (haha) at Bear
Stearns. I ended up getting caught up in the lifestyle of my Broker friends
while I was studying for the Series 7 exam at 21 years old. I was getting
no traction b/c I had no focus and going out a lot.

This is the IMPORTANT part of the Story: One of my older Stock Broker
friends said to me one day. "What are you doing? Do you really want to
pass the Series 7 what?" (I had not been studying in a while, I had been
wanting to quit Bear Stearns and go to the University- The only problem in
my mind was my age I already had friends my age that were graduating.)

I told him I should have gone to college but after I submit forms and get
accepted to school all of my friends will have graduated. I said I will be
22 by the time I get accepted, *then and probably 27 by the time I graduate.
*.. I was thinking I would be too old at 27 and all of my friends would be
out in the workforce already.

 Then he said to me something I tell everyone in your Situation, He said,
"So you are 22 when you get accepted into school and 4.5 years later you
will be graduating with at Business Degree at 27 right?" I said "Right"
then he said "If you don't go to school for then next 4.5 years and keep
living without focus, then you will still be 27 right? *But 27 with no
degree right?"* How is that in any way better? That was brilliant and
kicked me into gear. I got my Business Degree before I turned 28.

It is such a simple idea he was conveying I hope that you all catch it and
get inspired.
Don't worry about how old you will be, just worry about getting it done,
get focused, get all of the distractions out of the way. Time moves on no
matter what you do with it, make it count.

Walla

On Thu, Nov 10, 2011 at 7:57 AM, Joseph L. Brunner <joe_at_affirmedsystems.com>
wrote:
> The women you're age are better than 20. :)
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> 41 here --- cranking testing on the 29th. Have studied up to it many
> times, failed once 6 years ago, but have recommitted and carved out the
> time. I feel 20.
>
> On 11/10/2011 3:57 AM, Pieter wrote:
>> Haha, Never to old
>>
>> Eventually decided to attempt CCIE last year, at the age of 40. Also
>> been working with the Cisco kit for about 16 years.
>>
>> Studying is difficult but your experience definitely helps when doing
>> the config and troubleshooting labs. I was on the Cisco 360 program
>> and you can see that things just came easier to me than for the guys
>> with less experience.
>>
>> So go for it !!!
>>
>> Pieter
>> CCIE #29092
>>
>>
>> On 2011/11/10 06:19 AM, Ccieyarub wrote:
>>> Hi
>>> Would like to know if I'm currently too old and too late to do my
>>> CCIE after 16 years of network engineering experience I m having
>>>
>>> And second how many Guys have it in my age
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>>
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