Re: OT: Pass November 18

Great news Steven! Congrats!!!! Those are nice numbers!

You stuck with it and completed ... hats off to you! A nice write up too,
thanks for sharing your path to success.

Hope you can enjoy some time to catch up w/ life. Take care,

Andrew Lee Lissitz
# 31840 R&S

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On Fri, Dec 2, 2011 at 9:17 PM, Charlie::/128 <spycharlies_at_gmail.com> wrote:

> Congrats mate! Between, nice quote ~ BigUp s to Wizzy! This is probably
> the first time I have seen something serious and professional associated
> with Lil wayne .lol
>
> Cheers
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> On Fri, Dec 2, 2011 at 10:18 PM, Steven Blasiol
> <steven.blasiol_at_gmail.com>wrote:
>
> > 2 weeks ago on November 18 I passed my CCIE RS at RTP. I wanted to write
> > something about my journey and thank the people who have helped me along
> > the way. I began studying in January of 2010. During that time I read
> the
> > CCIE Study Guide (Odom et al), TCP/IP Vol 1 and 2 as well as the Cisco
> > Documentation Guides and Internet Routing Architectures (Halabi). All
> the
> > while I was labbing to see these technologies at work.
> >
> > In August of 2010 I passed my written and I was feeling really good. I
> > thought the lab would be a walk in the park and all I needed to do was
> get
> > some more time in labbing. How naove? That same month I attended the
> > CCBOOTCAMP CIERS 1 course. I learned a great deal from the course and
> > really hammered home many of the concepts that I had been struggling
> with.
> > I
> > returned home and began doing the CCBOOTCAMP material.
> >
> > After finishing with CCBOOTCAMP s material I purchased Micronic s
> Advanced
> > Routing and Switching workbooks. I loved these books I must have gone
> > through each volume 4 times front to back and doing other sections over
> and
> > over. This material really lends itself well to GNS3 and allows you to
> > really hone in on a very specific topic.
> >
> > In January of 2011 I made my first attempt. I did not expect to pass
> and I
> > didn t. I came home and continued through the CCBOOTCAMP, Micronic s and
> > IPExpert material (IPExpert is another excellent resource). I also
> signed
> > up for the INE All-Access-Pass and went through the Videos-on-Demand. I
> > think that the monthly INE pass is a must for CCIE Candidates. The INE
> > Blog was also a huge go-to when I was having problems with a particular
> > technology.
> >
> > In June I sat the lab again fail but getting better. In August I
> attended
> > the Netmaster s CIERS 2 course taught by Bruce Caslow. This was an
> > excellent course; a very challenging but excellent course. I also began
> > attending the Live Online Group Mentoring provided by Netmaster s. If
> you
> > can t make it to a Netmaster s course you should at least get into the
> LOGM
> > sessions.
> > I spent between August and the end of September doing all of the Cisco
> 360
> > graded labs. I did several of them multiple times. I would study during
> > the week, take an exam on the weekend and study the exam the next
> > week rinse and repeat. At the end of September I sat the lab again
> failed,
> > but I knew I was in striking distance. The next month and a half are a
> > blur. I averaged more hours those months than any time since I had
> begun.
> > I
> > spent a lot of time on Advanced Services and Troubleshooting (this is
> where
> > I was hurting). I was also traveling for work which made things even
> more
> > difficult.
> > The final count on study hours is: 1479 (with additional time spent
> > reading)
> >
> > Then November 18th came and I got my number 31895.
> >
> > Thanks to all of the people who have assisted me over the last 2 years
> > (nearly). Especially all of the vendors, the developers of GNS3 (I can't
> > imagine what it was like before GNS3), the administrators of Group Study,
> > my friend Ernest McCaleb who motivated me and was ALWAYS available to
> > answer questions (even stupid ones), my co-worker Christian Hunter who is
> > going through this right now and helped me fill in many gaps, and
> everyone
> > else along the way. Also a special thank you to my wife who has endured
> a
> > less than ideal life for too long. It is funny to think about, but when
> I
> > got my CCNA I thought I was brilliant, when I got my CCNP I thought I was
> > untouchable and now that I have my CCIE I feel very humbled.
> >
> > --
> > Steven M. Blasiol
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> > --Confidence is stain they can't wipe off...-Lil Wayne
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