Welcome to my first blog! I’m a guy from South Dakota trying to help others in Sioux Falls or South Dakota or anywhere for that matter pursue a journey towards Cisco & CCNA/CCNP/CCIE R/S Certification (myself included!)
One important piece of advice I was given was to wear my CCIE on my sleeve – both successes and failures. Coming from a person that hates to fail, that was a tough pill to swallow as I would rather only have people know about my success – much more than my failures. That being said, it took me 3 attempts to pass the written exam which I finally passed in May of 2016. I took my 1st lab exam attempt in November of 2017, I failed miserably, passing only the diagnostic section, and walked out of RTP very humble and overwhelmed. None of the material on the exam was new – I had studied intensely from August until November, but what I found was not only knowing the technology more in-depth (particularly the protocols better) but that the stress, time aspect, and pressure I put on myself I had severely underestimated. My new timetable I have decided on is to attempt the lab again on July 30, 2018 and to give myself more time on each topic in order to understand each protocol. Who was I kidding that I could study/cram for 4 months and pass the CCIE lab? A resource that has helped immensely in re-formulating my game plan is the book “Your CCIE Lab Success Strategy – The Non-Technical Guide Book.” I HIGHLY recommend it!
That’s all for now – I’ll be updating this regularly (hopefully!) so please check back soon!
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