Re: Anthony Sequeira's CCIE Security Lab Challenge

From Wikipedia we learn that - "The overconfidence effect is a
well-established bias <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cognitive_bias> in
which someone's subjective confidence in their judgments is reliably greater
than their objective accuracy, especially when confidence is relatively
high.[1]
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overconfidence_effect#cite_note-Pall-0> For
example, in some quizzes, people rate their answers as "99% certain" but are
wrong 40% of the time."

I believe you can avoid this overconfidence effect through your preparation!
If you understand all of the technologies, you can configure them and
troubleshoot them, you have practiced your strategy and everything else,
then you can be supremely confident. And you will pass. Notice that you
confidence comes from an objective accuracy in your level of preparedness.

From: Routing Freak <routingfreak_at_gmail.com>
Date: Monday, October 29, 2012 6:34 AM
To: Anthony Sequeira <terry.francona_at_gmail.com>
Cc: Jay McMickle <jay.mcmickle_at_yahoo.com>, marc abel <marcabel_at_gmail.com>,
Steve Di Bias <sdibias_at_gmail.com>, ccie99999 <ccie99999_at_gmail.com>,
"ccielab_at_groupstudy.com certification" <ccielab_at_groupstudy.com>
Subject: Re: Anthony Sequeira's CCIE Security Lab Challenge

Gaurav

Sorry it was U MADE MY "DAY"

Anthony

THats good mate. Is there any way to determine our confidence and
over-confidence. What is the slight difference between them.
Is there a way to segregate this ? Often i tend to be over-confident and i
am not very sure that i am over-confident or confident.

How would u determine this ?

Do u follow any mind-mapping stratagies ? IF yes tell me some tips

On Mon, Oct 29, 2012 at 2:33 AM, Anthony Sequeira <terry.francona_at_gmail.com>
wrote:
> Thank you so much Routing Freak.
>
> Here are a couple of things that I do from a psychological perspective:
>
> * Put the exam in perspective - it is not a matter of life or death - you
> certainly cannot make it bigger than it is or you can really psych yourself
> out and fail on nerves alone
> * Understand that once I am committed to pass it - it is going to happen -
it
> is only a matter of when that will occur
> * Find a role model and do what they do - my role model for this exam is
Keith
> Barker - he passed within three attempts and outlined some excellent
> preparation strategies for me
> Was I over-confident about this attempt? The answer is yes. I did lean too
> heavily on my success with R&S and my strong use of strategy when in an
exam.
> I did not tear up the technologies enough and was far too weak technically
to
> pass. The GREAT news is - this is actually the easiest fix for my next
> attempt. It might take the most time - but it is very straightforward to
fix.
>
> Thanks again for the kind words!
>
> And - oh yeah - the Tough Mudder was not prep for the lab per-se. It was
just
> one more thing that I might have considered impossible one year ago, that I
> was able to conquer and make possible this year.
>
> From: Routing Freak <routingfreak_at_gmail.com>
> Date: Sunday, October 28, 2012 11:24 AM
> To: Anthony Sequeira <terry.francona_at_gmail.com>
> Cc: Jay McMickle <jay.mcmickle_at_yahoo.com>, marc abel <marcabel_at_gmail.com>,
> Steve Di Bias <sdibias_at_gmail.com>, ccie99999 <ccie99999_at_gmail.com>,
> "ccielab_at_groupstudy.com certification" <ccielab_at_groupstudy.com>
>
> Subject: Re: Anthony Sequeira's CCIE Security Lab Challenge
>
> U r the dude Anthony. I like ur spirit big time.
> U never give up man.
> U know u have a great talent within u and u back them bigtime with some
great
> amount of confidence.
>
> U will nail watever version of Security man. I bet 1000k $ man. next time u
r
> nailing it man.
>
> Share ur thoughts on the mindset before the exam honestly
>
> I saw ur pictures before the exam with Scott and Ryan . Physically draining
> urself after draining mentally for training . Is that a strategy ?
>
> Did u feel a bit overconfident after the exam or else it just a matter of
> time management in the exam.. Want to hear it from u .
>
> Once again, loving ur attitude man.
>
> U made my india.
>
>
>
>
>
> On Sun, Oct 28, 2012 at 11:50 AM, Anthony Sequeira
<terry.francona_at_gmail.com>
> wrote:
>> Yeah - great stuff.
>>
>> Notepad can be worth its weight in gold here.
>>
>> This is what I plan on doing next time.
>>
>> Grab the "perfect practice" configuration example from the DOC-CD and
place
>> it in Notepad. Then grab the configurations from the devices and place
them
>> in Notepad. Organize side by side with the Doc-CD and several of Cisco's
>> misconfigurations are going to stick out like a sore thumb.
>>
>> Now that is the easy part. Once complete, you need to read the task very
>> carefully and modify the configurations so they accomplish the desired
>> objective. Here is where the "rubber meets the road" for your knowledge of
>> VPNs.
>>
>> Anthony Sequeira, CCIE, CCSI, VCP
>> http://www.stormwind.com
>> Twitter: @compsolv
>> Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/compsolv
>>
>> From: Jay McMickle <jay.mcmickle_at_yahoo.com>
>> Reply-To: Jay McMickle <jay.mcmickle_at_yahoo.com>
>> Date: Saturday, October 27, 2012 7:38 PM
>> To: marc abel <marcabel_at_gmail.com>
>> Cc: Steve Di Bias <sdibias_at_gmail.com>, ccie99999 <ccie99999_at_gmail.com>,
>> Anthony Sequeira <terry.francona_at_gmail.com>, "ccielab_at_groupstudy.com
>> certification" <ccielab_at_groupstudy.com>
>> Subject: Re: Anthony Sequeira's CCIE Security Lab Challenge
>>
>> Good questiono Marc. Anthony and I talked about this on the phone earlier
>> this week and how important it is to KNOW, I mean really know the DocCD
for
>> any lab. You and I (Marc) know these links front and back for the RS lab.
>> For Security however, it's actually one of the worst navigation paths to
try
>> to find. It's almost like the DocCD was written for R&S and Voice, with
all
>> other technologies mixed in. The fact that "Security" can live in
different
>> platforms is the reason for this. Cisco Security documentation on the
DocCD
>> LIVES in most of the ASA links. But, with the Security lab, you must be
>> able to perform it on just about anything. Even your Mom's toaster (it
>> seemed like, at least). ;)
>>
>> If you haven't found it, about 40% of the Security documentation (that I
>> used) is found in the same place that you and I used for R&S.
>> Cisco.com, documentation, Products, IOS..., IOS, 12.4, 12.4T,
Configuration
>> guides, scroll to Security-
>>
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps6441/products_installation_and_configu
>> ration_guides_list.html
>>
<http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps6441/products_installation_and_configu
>> %0Aration_guides_list.html>
>>
>> Clicking on "Secure Connectivity...." is where I lived for most of my VPN
>> issues, but that's only for an example guideline.
>>
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/ios-xml/ios/security/config_library/12-4t/se
>> con-12-4t-library.html
>>
<http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/ios-xml/ios/security/config_library/12-4t/se
>> %0Acon-12-4t-library.html>
>>
>> For technologies I wasn't well versed in, I would compare a working
example
>> to see where something was missing. This is NOT the advised approach as
it
>> took me waaaaay too long for a simple issue (that was self imposed).
Don't
>> forget to live in the simple stuff. As IE's, we tend to live where we
look
>> for the complex. However, that's where I get hung because I forget to
look
>> for the easy fruit!
>>
>> Now for the kicker-
>> The most common VPN troubleshooting link is found in the ASA section.
>> However, for routers, this will only partially help you.
>>
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps6120/products_tech_note09186a00807e0ac
>> a.shtml
>>
<http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps6120/products_tech_note09186a00807e0ac
>> %0Aa.shtml>
>>
>> For straight IPSEC troubleshooting, I use this one at work on a daily
basis-
>>
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/tech/tk583/tk372/technologies_tech_note09186a0080
>> 0949c5.shtml
>>
<http://www.cisco.com/en/US/tech/tk583/tk372/technologies_tech_note09186a0080
>> %0A0949c5.shtml>
>>
>> If you need something further, give me a call, Marc.
>>
>> Cheers.
>>
>>
>> Regards,
>> Jay McMickle- 3x CCNP (R&S,Security,Design), CCIE #35355 (R&S)
>>
>>
>> From: marc abel <marcabel_at_gmail.com>
>> To: Jay McMickle <jay.mcmickle_at_yahoo.com>
>> Cc: Steve Di Bias <sdibias_at_gmail.com>; ccie99999 <ccie99999_at_gmail.com>;
>> Anthony Sequeira <terry.francona_at_gmail.com>; "ccielab_at_groupstudy.com
>> certification" <ccielab_at_groupstudy.com>
>> Sent: Saturday, October 27, 2012 5:13 PM
>> Subject: Re: Anthony Sequeira's CCIE Security Lab Challenge
>>
>> Jay or Anthony,
>>
>> Do either of you have a good read on troubleshooting VPN's? I get by, but
>> I would like to get better.
>>
>> Thank you,
>>
>> Marc
>>
>> On Sat, Oct 27, 2012 at 1:06 PM, Jay McMickle
<jay.mcmickle_at_yahoo.com>wrote:
>>
>>> > Rock on, Anthony. I'll be following and studying with you for Security
v4.
>>> >
>>> > Regards,
>>> > Jay McMickle- CCIE #35355 (RS), 3x CCNP (RS,Security,Design)
>>> > Sent from my iPhone
>>> >
>>> > On Oct 27, 2012, at 10:42 AM, Steve Di Bias <sdibias_at_gmail.com> wrote:
>>> >
>>>> > > Anthony i Echo CCIE99999 and I'm very proud of you. You gave it your
>>>> all,
>>>> > > and you're a great inspiration to others Thanks for sharing!!
>>>> > >
>>>> > > On Saturday, October 27, 2012, ccie99999 wrote:
>>>> > >
>>>>> > >> Wow. Such a great spirit man!
>>>>> > >>
>>>>> > >> @ccie99999
>>>>> > >> Il giorno 27/ott/2012 15:26, "Anthony Sequeira" <
>>> > terry.francona_at_gmail.com<javascript:;>
>>>>> > >> ha scritto:
>>>>> > >>
>>>>>> > >>> Hello everyone! Thank you so much for following my CCIE Security
>>>>> > >> Challenge.
>>>>>> > >>> I sat the CCIE Security Lab Exam Version 3.0 in RTP North
Carolina,
USA
>>>>>> > >>> yesterday.
>>>>>> > >>> Overall - what an amazingly enjoyable experience. I hit the
Angus
Barn
>>>>> > >> the
>>>>>> > >>> night before with David Blaire, the RTP proctor. What an
amazingly
>>>>> > >> awesome
>>>>>> > >>> person he is. You will be very fortunate if you test at RTP -
VERY
>>>>>> > >>> FORTUNATE. He will make you feel relaxed and well cared for, and
is
>>> > very
>>>>> > >> up
>>>>>> > >>> front and clear about the ways in which he can help you try and
pass.
>>> > My
>>>>>> > >>> only complaint was that the night before at Angus Barn - he made
me
try
>>>>>> > >>> ostrich. Those poor giant birds. Even they could not escape our
>>>>>> hunger
>>>>> > >> for
>>>>>> > >>> meat! I am complaining because the meat was really good. I am
>>>>>> thinking
>>>>>> > >>> about
>>>>>> > >>> heading to the Lowry Park Zoo here in Tampa Florida with a
really
big
>>>>>> > >>> knife.
>>>>>> > >>> I figure I can get away with it since we are celebrating
Halloween
in
>>> > the
>>>>>> > >>> USA this weekend.
>>>>>> > >>> So if you are reading this, it is at this point where you are
>>>>>> probably
>>>>>> > >>> wondering if I am ever going to speak about my results...well -
here
>>>>> > >> goes:
>>>>>> > >>> I must have failed - by a few points - probably 8 to 10 points.
I
was
>>> > not
>>>>>> > >>> able to complete three 6 point tasks, so my chances of passing
are
slim
>>>>> > >> to
>>>>>> > >>> none. Yes, I fell into the classic case of needing just one more
hour
>>> > and
>>>>>> > >>> being able to pass the exam with relative ease! As you will see
>>>>>> from my
>>>>>> > >>> rating scale below - it was indeed my technical knowledge (lack
>>> > thereof)
>>>>>> > >>> that failed me.
>>>>>> > >>> So now I am on to my new challenge! I will be one of the first
to
pass
>>>>> > >> the
>>>>>> > >>> new Version 4 blueprint. I am so incredibly excited. So excited
in
>>> > fact,
>>>>>> > >>> that I started studying on the flight back! (FlexVPN).
>>>>>> > >>> By the way - here is how my four Cornerstones of Success held up
for
>>> > me.
>>>>>> > >>> This is my self rating of how I did on those on a 10 point
scale.
>>>>>> > >>> 1 - Technical Knowledge - 4 (yes, this was indeed my big issue)
>>>>>> > >>> 2 - Strategy - 8 (I almost passed the lab when I was truly ready
>>>>>> > >>> technically!)
>>>>>> > >>> 3 - Psychology - 9 (my head was "on straight" for this attempt -
again
>>> > it
>>>>>> > >>> drove me to almost pass)
>>>>>> > >>> 4 - Physical Wellness - 10 (I slept like a baby the night before
-
and
>>>>> > >> felt
>>>>>> > >>> amazing throughout the exam!)
>>>>>> > >>> It was so flattering to be recognized for my Cornerstones of
>>>>>>
Success
>>>>>> > >>> lecture
>>>>>> > >>> at Cisco Live by many of the candidates in the lobby waiting to
test!
>>>>>> > >>> Another candidate was thanking me vigorously for teaching him
QoS.
I
>>>>> > >> never
>>>>>> > >>> cycled back with him after to see if he actually got those
points!
:)
>>>>>> > >>> So - you are going to watch me here at the blog
(blog.ipexpert.com
>>>>>> <http://blog.ipexpert.com> )
>>> > as
>>>>> > >> I
>>>>>> > >>> prepare for Version 4. And watch how technical we dive. Get your
scuba
>>>>> > >> gear
>>>>>> > >>> ready my friends! I am going to get crazy technical (for me) and
>>> > present
>>>>>> > >>> challenges that are in the spirit of how Cisco would present
them.
I
>>>>> > >> have a
>>>>>> > >>> better sense for that than ever!
>>>>>> > >>> I am so glad that there will be plenty of seats for Version 4 in
the
>>> > near
>>>>>> > >>> future at RTP- now I can go back to the strategy that works best
for
>>> > me -
>>>>>> > >>> booking the lab the week before I am ready to crush it. I
realized
time
>>>>> > >> how
>>>>>> > >>> much I dislike the approach of booking and then trying to
prepare
for
>>>>> > >> that
>>>>>> > >>> date. Yuck. Not my style.
>>>>>> > >>> Here are some nuggets for those preparing for their version 3
>>>>>> still:
>>>>>> > >>> * The exam consists of 3, 4, 5, and 6 point tasks
>>>>>> > >>> * Task value does an excellent job of conveying difficulty or
>>> > conveying
>>>>>> > >>> the
>>>>>> > >>> time it will take you if it is easy
>>>>>> > >>> * Troubleshooting is EVERYWHERE - it is crazy - trust the lab
paper
-
>>> > do
>>>>>> > >>> not
>>>>>> > >>> trust your initials; the TS is NOT restricted to the tasks that
are
>>>>> > >> titled
>>>>>> > >>> TS.
>>>>>> > >>> * I do not think you can solve this lab doing the tasks in order
and
>>> > pass
>>>>>> > >>> (but you knew that I am guessing)
>>>>>> > >>> * When you get a task or two that seems really bizarre with a
>>> > technology
>>>>>> > >>> you
>>>>>> > >>> have never heard of - do not panic - everything was really easy
to
find
>>>>> > >> in
>>>>>> > >>> the Doc-CD; also that task will most likely only be worth few
>>>>>> points.
>>> > The
>>>>>> > >>> task was laid there to check you on the DOC-CD and to mess with
your
>>>>>> > >>> strategy.
>>>>>> > >>> Thank you to all of the incredible people around the world that
>>> > followed
>>>>> > >> my
>>>>>> > >>> challenge and gave me great mojo. And to the haters - please
>>>>>> consider
>>>>>> > >>> therapy.
>>>>>> > >>> Anthony Sequeira, CCIE, CCSI, VCP
>>>>>> > >>>
>>>>>> > >>> http://www.stormwind.com/
>>>>>> > >>>
>>>>>> > >>> Twitter: @compsolv
>>>>>> > >>>
>>>>>> > >>> Facebook: <http://www.facebook.com/compsolv>
>>>> > >
>>>> > >
>>>> > >
>>>> > > --
>>>> > > Thank you,
>>>> > >
>>>> > > Steve Di Bias
>>>> > > CCIE #32840
>>>> > >
>>>> > >
>>>> > > Blogs and organic groups at http://www.ccie.net/
>>>> > >
>>>> > >
Received on Mon Oct 29 2012 - 13:24:23 ART