Re: CCIE R&S Discouraged

Believe me -- There is a world of difference between somebody that has
cheated their way to the top and somebody that has worked their way to the
top. That goes for everything in life, not just the CCIE lab. Can it be
cheated? Maybe. Does that effect you personally? Only if you let it.
Everybody has their motivations and their own things that make them tick to
willingly put themselves in the situation to suffer in order to obtain
greatness. What is yours? You really need to think about that, because
when the going gets tough like it is right now for you, you need to remind
yourself why you are doing this.

These cheaters are not going to prosper in the real world. Remember, the
CCIE is a foot in the door. When you show up for an interview, likely with
other CCIEs and you don't know what a type 3 LSA is or how to configure a
basic BGP peering, or what the administrative distance of EIGRP external
routes are, you will fail the technical interview and you will not get a
job. If you manage to get a job, you will likely be fired in short time
because you don't have the skillset to do your job and you have no
integrity.

Don't quit man we are all here supporting you to become an expert. I would
encourage you to do some soul searching and really find the answer to your
own question "why am I doing this" because you will need the answer
somewhere along your journey. For me personally, it was mostly for
learning and because I wanted to be the most elite and best in my chosen
field. Also, knowing that you can get a better job and a higher salary do
not hurt...but for me personally it was all about proving something to
myself and continuing to grow as an engineer and as a person.

-- 
Regards,
Joe Astorino
CCIE #24347
Blog: http://astorinonetworks.com
"He not busy being born is busy dying" - Dylan
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