Re: The story of CCIE#34420

This had nothing to do with Mike's story. I had no issue's with him
promoting his story or how he did it. I commented on how Eman jumped
right in talking about how many people have passed in the last few
weeks with Narbik's material/bootcamps. That always seems to happen...

Just want to clear up my comment was directed towards the "Vendors"
that jumped into the conversation not Mike's story...

On Fri, Feb 3, 2012 at 6:33 AM, Ray <rtvrpk_at_gmail.com> wrote:
> Correctly said!!
>
> Congrats Mike
>
> Rgds
> Ray Phani
>
> On Fri, Feb 3, 2012 at 9:14 AM, Alexander Halim <cisco.alexand_at_gmail.com>
> wrote:
>>
>> Agree with Jay.
>> Mike's story is really inspiring.
>> And this is what GS needs.
>> These success stories fill our heart with burning fire.
>>
>> Congrats Michael! Your perseverance is really inspiring.
>>
>> Regards,
>> Alex
>>
>> On Feb 3, 2012, at 4:41 AM, Jay McMickle <jay.mcmickle_at_yahoo.com> wrote:
>>
>> > Excuse "Dark Fiber", for he knows not what he says. I like to know what
>> > materials people are using and what success comes of it. Furthermore, I like
>> > hearing that Mike didn't give up.
>> >
>> > Besides- what have YOU contributed to GS (Dark Fiber)?
>> >
>> > Cheers, gents. ;). Have a GREAT day!
>> >
>> > Rock on, Mike.
>> >
>> > Regards,
>> > Jay McMickle- CCNP,CCSP,CCDP
>> > Sent from my iPhone
>> > http://mycciepursuit.wordpress.com
>> >
>> >
>> > On Feb 2, 2012, at 7:21 AM, Dark Fiber <darkfiber08_at_gmail.com> wrote:
>> >
>> >> Isn't this all self promoting?
>> >>
>> >> Eman is like a promoter too. Please keep it off of GS.
>> >>
>> >> Claiming how many students are passing using your material goes
>> >> against the spirit of GS. That is what you have your own websites
>> >> for...
>> >>
>> >> On Wed, Feb 1, 2012 at 6:55 PM, Narbik Kocharians <narbikk_at_gmail.com>
>> >> wrote:
>> >>> Michael,
>> >>>
>> >>> I never doubted your success, it was just matter of time. Sometimes
>> >>> when
>> >>> you know a lot, you over think the questions and i believe that this
>> >>> is
>> >>> what happened to you. Congratulations and you deserved it. GOOD JOB
>> >>> MATE.
>> >>>
>> >>> So take few weeks off and start your second and third track, and i am
>> >>> sure
>> >>> soon we will hear your success story again.
>> >>>
>> >>> Eman, he was the 8th one.
>> >>>
>> >>> On Wed, Feb 1, 2012 at 2:07 PM, Imran Ali <immrccie_at_gmail.com> wrote:
>> >>>
>> >>>> He is a winner . He Never lost the rythem . Got the numbers he
>> >>>> deserve.
>> >>>>
>> >>>>
>> >>>> On Thu, Feb 2, 2012 at 12:08 AM, CCIEAgent <ccieagent_at_verizon.net>
>> >>>> wrote:
>> >>>>
>> >>>>> Imran,****
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>> I mean he was so happy the small animals were frightened by his
>> >>>>> cheers of
>> >>>>> joy! I met Mike here in Wilmington where we both live when he was
>> >>>>> at
>> >>>>> Narbik s boot camp sponsored by the CCIE Flyer. He is a very
>> >>>>> deserving
>> >>>> guy
>> >>>>> and exemplifies the best of the industry!****
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>> As for his studying habits I am certain he was much quieter with a
>> >>>>> little
>> >>>>> bambino in the house.****
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>> ** **
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>> Congrats Mike!****
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>> ** **
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>> *From:* Imran Ali [mailto:immrccie_at_gmail.com]
>> >>>>> *Sent:* Wednesday, February 01, 2012 3:55 PM
>> >>>>> *To:* CCIEAgent
>> >>>>> *Cc:* Michael Kiefer; Cisco certification
>> >>>>> *Subject:* Re: The story of CCIE#34420****
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>> ** **
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>> are you referring to " celebration noice " or he use to study that
>> >>>>> much
>> >>>>> loud ? ****
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>> ****
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>> On Wed, Feb 1, 2012 at 8:52 PM, CCIEAgent <ccieagent_at_verizon.net>
>> >>>> wrote:**
>> >>>>> **
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>> Mike,
>> >>>>> As your neighbor here in Wilmington I can now understand all that
>> >>>>> noise I
>> >>>>> heard echoing through the trees was. CONGRATULATIONS! For your
>> >>>>> information
>> >>>>> Narbik has had 10 students pass in 12 days now and I expect to hear
>> >>>>> more
>> >>>>> from those folks as well.
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>> Simply AWESOME dude!****
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>> -----Original Message-----
>> >>>>> From: nobody_at_groupstudy.com [mailto:nobody_at_groupstudy.com] On Behalf
>> >>>>> Of
>> >>>>> Michael Kiefer
>> >>>>> Sent: Wednesday, February 01, 2012 12:25 PM
>> >>>>> To: Cisco certification
>> >>>>> Subject: The story of CCIE#34420
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>> I passed at RTP on Monday 1/30, after Cisco won 7 previous battles.
>> >>>>> I
>> >>>>> started studying for the CCIE in July of 2008 (V3 was the test until
>> >>>>> 10/09).
>> >>>>> I didn't really take studying seriously until enrolled in Narbik's
>> >>>>> first
>> >>>>> bootcamp in Wilmington, DE (my current town). It simply wasn't
>> >>>>> possible
>> >>>> for
>> >>>>> me to take a bootcamp elsewhere because my wife worked (and was
>> >>>>> pregnant)
>> >>>>> and my daughter was 3 at the time. Her hands were very full!
>> >>>>> I am eternally grateful for my wife's patience. She is a rockstar!!
>> >>>>> I
>> >>>> would
>> >>>>> have divorced myself long ago!
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>> I started with INE's product line first using dynamips and then
>> >>>>> moving up
>> >>>>> to
>> >>>>> the real hardware. I was and still am a hard core Linux user. I had
>> >>>> about 6
>> >>>>> years of experience as sysadmin on production boxes. INE's products
>> >>>>> are
>> >>>>> great, but I was growing more and more frustrated with dynamips.
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>> I started with a clean slate the summer of 2010 with a new INE
>> >>>>> topology
>> >>>>> based lab on real hardware
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>> Narbik taught me to look at things in their absolute simplest form.
>> >>>>> My
>> >>>>> friend and mentor Dave Roehsler (CCIE#20502) did the same thing.
>> >>>>> Grab
>> >>>> some
>> >>>>> markers, a white board and work it out. Narbik's topology and
>> >>>>> workbooks
>> >>>> can
>> >>>>> almost be done entirely on Dynamips without any trouble, FB!!!
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>> I began sharpening the saw over and over again with Narbik's
>> >>>>> workbooks on
>> >>>>> Dynamips. Any chance I got, I used them.
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>> I found myself knowing the material, but failing the tests. The last
>> >>>>> failure
>> >>>>> was 9/9/11 by one or two troubleshooting tickets. Revenge for that
>> >>>> failure
>> >>>>> would be cold and merciless! No comfort to the enemy, just pain,
>> >>>>> death,
>> >>>> and
>> >>>>> destruction!
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>> The time between the two tests was nothing but speed building and
>> >>>>> reviewing.
>> >>>>> Brian McGahan's new ATC v4.5 was out and it was great for keeping
>> >>>>> the
>> >>>>> cobwebs out of my mind. I could burn through an INE Vol II TS
>> >>>>> section in
>> >>>> 40
>> >>>>> minutes or less by the week before the lab. The Vol II config labs
>> >>>>> were
>> >>>>> toast in 4 hours.
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>> I managed to complete and pass the TS section with 30 minutes left
>> >>>>> in the
>> >>>>> real lab. The config part was done with more than 2 hours left.
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>> All of my studies were self funded. In fact, I even left a full time
>> >>>>> position with a local Gold partner who wanted my CCIE#, but didn't
>> >>>>> want
>> >>>> to
>> >>>>> fund my studies. I landed a very lucrative long term contract that
>> >>>> provided
>> >>>>> the resources to make it all happen.
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>> I put some video clips out on my Youtube channel: mjk2374. I don't
>> >>>>> have
>> >>>>> much
>> >>>>> content, but there are some good clips from RTP and a rack tour from
>> >>>>> my
>> >>>>> basement. The proctor, David Blair, gave me permission to shoot the
>> >>>>> video
>> >>>>> inside the lab.
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>> It was an honor and privilege to sign the wall of pain next to David
>> >>>>> Roehsler's. Narbik's entry is there as well as a few other
>> >>>>> interesting
>> >>>>> things like a husband and wife duo. It looks like Howard's son put
>> >>>>> Sponge
>> >>>>> Bob on the bottom, too. I saw Brian McGahan's, but unfortunately
>> >>>>> didn't
>> >>>>> capture it on video.
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>> My best advice to CCIE candidates is pretty much what Narbik
>> >>>>> says,"You
>> >>>> are
>> >>>>> ready when you can do the workbooks cover to cover with absolutely
>> >>>>> no
>> >>>>> questions." Don't overestimate your own ability(like I did). Make
>> >>>>> sure
>> >>>> you
>> >>>>> are an expert when you walk through that door at Cisco. If you take
>> >>>>> the
>> >>>>> psychological aspects of the test out, they don't have a leg to
>> >>>>> stand on.
>> >>>>> Invest in yourself and absolutely never give up!
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>> Thanks!
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>> Michael Kiefer
>> >>>>> CCIE# 34420 (R&S)
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>>
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>> >>>>>
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>> ****
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>> ** **
>> >>>>
>> >>>>
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>> >>>>
>> >>>>
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>> --
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