Re: OT: please share strategy

I will be sure to post a thorough response to this question today or tomorrow.

But just had to quickly point out that this post is not OFF TOPIC - it is ON TOPIC. This list has strayed so far from its origins that members literally cannot distinguish anymore :)

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On Oct 27, 2012, at 3:28 PM, Narbik Kocharians <narbikk_at_gmail.com> wrote:

> Sacrifice and dedication. Remember quality and NOT quantity. The number of
> hours spent in a day is not relevant, the number of quality hours is
> relevant. I know some that study 6 hours a day, but the last three hours of
> those 6 hours was a waste, because they were dead tired, basically the last
> three hours they learned nothing, and those three hours got them so tired
> that adversely effected them the next day.
>
> I much rather study 2 quality hours a day than 6 hours of frustration and
> trying to keep my eyes open. We have other responsibilities in life that
> are more important than just getting our CCIE, such as family, friend and
> etc.....
>
> CCIE is NOT a 6 month journey, it is a 2 years long journey, it is learning
> what you didn't know, it is strengthening your weak points, learning a more
> consistent and correct approach in problem solving, understanding the
> behavior of protocols, the interaction of protocols and getting creative.
>
> Everyone has an approach, the right formula is the one that does NOT burn
> bridges, create bad situations between you and your spouse, family and
> friends.
>
> And always remember that failure is part of success.
>
> On Sat, Oct 27, 2012 at 8:46 AM, Imran Ali <immrccie_at_gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> hi all.
>>
>> sorry for OT.
>>
>> i know every one work hards to get ccie. but i would like to know , the
>> way successfull ccie's has managed to pass the lab.
>>
>> for me it seems work , travel , family , work profile etc has delayed
>> my success.
>>
>> by work profile i mean ...hetrogenous profile which is not cisco dominated
>> . for example my work include alcatel swithces ..aurba wifi ..f5 load
>> balancers ..juniper security devices and only for core and edge routing i
>> meet cisco.
>>
>> travell takes around 2 and half hour.
>>
>> how did every one else who geneuinly passed managed ? how many hours
>> did you put in per working day ? did you quit you job and focussed
>> entirely on ccie ? what about family ..did you left during prep ? do you
>> only work for cisco that helped you ?
>>
>>
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