Re: Passed CCIE R/S

Jose,

You see it does work, protocol specific labs, take the protocols one at a
time and examine the hairs within each item in the blueprint is = CCIE
Number.

I am proud of you, good job and congratulations my friend.

See you soon.
Andrew see you in RTP.

On Mon, Oct 29, 2012 at 5:45 PM, Andrew Lee Lissitz
<all.from.nj_at_gmail.com>wrote:

> Congrats my friend!!! You are amazing to say the least! Very very good
> news!
>
> So nice to read this! A great read and write up.
>
> Kindest regards,
> Andrew Lee Lissitz, CCIE 31840
>
>
> On Oct 29, 2012, at 8:40 PM, Jose Jara <jjarafiz_at_gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Hi mates,
> >
> > I passed the CCIE R/S lab the past week and I would like to share with
> you
> > a bit of my journey, and hopefully it will help or motivate others to
> pass.
> >
> > My journey started at the end of 2010 when I was working in another
> country
> > doing network support ( Czech Republic and I'm spanish) for AT&T. My
> > approach was to start with more theory but not 100%, so more like 80 or
> 90%
> > and some mini-labs to understand the technologies. After 2 months I was a
> > bit tired and the reason was that I was not very motivated in that job,
> so
> > I decided to move again to Spain and concentrate on CCIE. Back to Spain
> in
> > january 2011 without a job but highly motivated with the idea of the big
> > thing (CCIE), I decided to go to a bootcamp and I chose Narbik's
> Bootcamp.
> > During 3 months I studied full time and I improved a lot, with a bit of
> > luck I got a job at Telefonica for Network Design. My first day at job
> was
> > the first time I met a CCIE (my boss). Now, I laugh but at that time was
> a
> > bit scared to talk to a personality like a CCIE :)
> >
> > - Bootcamp: Regarding the bootcamp I was going to attend, unfortunately
> was
> > cancelled. However, Narbik offered me a discount to attend it in Herndon
> > (april 2011) and I went there. The bootcamp was superb and I met there
> Paul
> > Borguese (really nice guy) and other members of GS like Darby Weaver and
> > Andrew Lissitz, cool guys. We did two Mock Labs of CCIE360 and I scored
> 75%
> > in the first one, surprise for me as it was easier than I thought and
> > around 50% in the second one. The most important thing I learned in this
> > bootcamp was not from the protocols/technology standpoint, was more about
> > how to learn/attack a technology. I learned with Narbik to "divide and
> > conquer", be very specific, and that what separates a CCIE from a
> > beginner/intermmediate engineer is that a CCIE knows how the protocols
> work
> > and can give/manipulate the protocols to achieve a desired behaviour.
> Also,
> > I broke mental barriers talking to another guys and seeing that the
> expert
> > level is doable with hard work.
> >
> > I changed my plan, and my program now was more relaxed putting more
> effort
> > on understanding and to master the core topics (one by one). The summer
> of
> > 2011 was intense as I did some migrations windows for a big customer
> during
> > weekends but I continued my plan. I was working with another CCIE and it
> > helped me as I was comparing myself with her, I saw how I was reaching
> the
> > level. I covered the core topics by october-november 2011 and I thought
> > that a good idea would be to do the bootcamp again.
> >
> > - 2nd Bootcamp: I attended the second bootcamp in november 2011, in
> Milton
> > Keynes. BTW, the retake is for free. I enjoyed a lot this bootcamp as I
> was
> > much better prepared. I remember the OSPF Filtering part as one of the
> most
> > interesting. OSPF is a protocol that I love and I became an addict of
> OSPF
> > filtering from that day. However, I saw that still I have to cover the
> > security/IP Services part and, after that, go for troubleshooting before
> my
> > first Lab
> >
> > Initially in my plan, the idea was to go for my first attempt at the end
> of
> > 2011, even though I had to pass the written first. Finally it was delayed
> > as, fortunately, I got a new contract directly with Telefonica. So, I
> got a
> > bit relaxed for 1-2 months but I was back on track on january 2012. Now,
> > the idea was to study the parts of the blueprint that I have not covered
> > yet and attack the written, then, do tshoot labs and go for the lab. I
> > passed the written on feb 2012 and schedule my lab on July 2012. Until
> july
> > 2012 the plan was to focus on weaknesses, and the last weeks to do the
> > tshoot workbook of Narbik.
> >
> > Also, one month before I subscribed to INE ALL-Access-Pass for One month.
> > Brian Dennis videos are my favourites from INE. Some posts of Lapukhov in
> > the blog are also superb. It is one thing that I recommend, to include
> more
> > than 1 vendor, but be careful as you can get confuse.
> >
> > - 1st attempt: I did my first attempt on july 2012. I remember that I was
> > damn nervous, just too much. The exam was a big disaster and I could not
> > think properly. I could resolve just 8 tickets out of 10 and before the
> > config part I was sure that I have failed. The config part was very
> tricky.
> > However, the result was not than bad: PASSED TSHOOT, FAILED CONFIG.
> >
> > After the first fail, I focused on weaknesses and the plan was to give
> > another try in september, as during the summer I had to work less hours.
> >
> > - 2nd attempt: went to the lab again in september. I started very well
> and
> > I have resolved 8 tickets in 1 hour 20 min. They looked very easy. I got
> a
> > bit relaxed and it took me some time to resolve another one and I did not
> > have time to resolve the last one ( my fault...). The config part was not
> > so bad and finally I had doubts in 2-3 questions and overall I thought I
> > passed. However the result was FAILED :( I just missed 2 tickets and
> failed
> > with 73 % in tshoot and passed the config. As I thought that I resolved 9
> > tickets I went for a reread but unsuccessful :( I thought that I would
> > never pass the exam. I said to myself that I was going to give another
> try
> > in 1 month and if I fail again, I will take a big rest of at least 6
> > months.
> >
> > - 3rd attempt: 22th october. I was a bit more tense than in my second but
> > ok. It was a bit better to have some pressure as in the previous attempt
> I
> > was confident in the tshoot part that I was going to pass and finally
> > failed. This time I resolved all the tickets and I had 10 minutes for
> > verification. The config part was ok too and I verified everything lot of
> > times. I thought that I was going to pass but, after the experience in my
> > 2nd, who knows!! but finally PASSED!!
> >
> > I think that one thing that it has helped me a lot is to divide the
> > technologies one by one and to focus in one aspect. Then, increase the
> > complexity and think "What If I change this...." In that way, you may end
> > up creating your own labs which I think it is definitely better to
> follow a
> > rigid structure of XYZ labs. I would like to do an analogy with something
> > that I know much better than this : weightlifting. I have 18 years of
> > experience and have competed in powerlifting/other sports.
> >
> > When you train for a powerlifting contest, your goal is to increase the
> > total weight lifted in one competition. The lifts are the squat, bench
> > press and deadlift. You make a plan of 12/16 weeks, trying to peak at the
> > contest with max lifts. In your plan, you train the lifts by separate in
> > different days and you add special exercises to focus on your weaknesses
> to
> > improve your lifts. Also, as the date of the contest is near you increase
> > the intensity but the volume goes down.
> >
> > In my opinion, the preparation for a CCIE should be similar. Focus on
> your
> > weaknesses, dividing the technologies, as the exam is near work more on
> > accuracy and have some rest. I think that sometimes we overcomplicate
> > things and rely more rigid on plans/structures etc... than thinking and
> > understanding. That was one of my faults during the initial part of my
> > preparation.
> >
> > Hope this helps, Good luck to everyone :)
> >
> > Jose Jara.
> > CCIE #37132
> >
> >
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