One thing that I ALWAYS notice when asking someone else for advice is that
they ALWAYS advise me to take the same path that they did. No matter how
dissimilar out situations are, I will always be advised to take the same
route that they took.
For example, when I was finishing up with my CCNP certification, I asked for
advise from several other people who also were finishing their CCNP
certifications. A few of the people that I asked were MCSE's and they all
told me to go for MCSE before CCIE. Their reasoning was that I wouldn't be
able to understand the WAN unless I had a solid understanding of the LAN.
Now I do think that there is some logic to this statement, but I definitely
did not think that it made sense to put CCIE on hold for 5-6 months just to
learn more about Microsoft.
I think their real reasons for giving me such crappy advice is that they're
afraid to admit that they made a mistake. If they suddenly realized that
they wasted 7 months learning about Microsoft, would they be willing to
admit this? I really doubt it! They would tell me to do what they did so
they can boost their own egos! Or on the other hand, they wouldn't tell me
not to do what they did because they would hurt theie egos.
So now, instead of blindingly taking someone's advice, I take a realistic
look at all of my options. Being only 20 years old, I was advised by many
"experienced professionals" to give it a few years before attempting the
CCIE. Does it really take that long to learn all this stuff? I really don't
think so. There is an abundance of information out there, and all you have
to do is put in the extra effort to learn it. Heck, I didn't even know what
a Router was until about 7 months ago, and I already have CCNA, CCDA, CCNP,
and CCIE written.
My point here is, don't listen to anyone that isn't in the same situation as
you! Take a realistic look at your options and go for it!
Fred Danson
P.S. - I have a problem with the statement "youth is a unique illnes that
heals with time only". From what I hear, the older portion of the CCIE
candidates typically struggle with the time constraints on the CCIE Lab. To
my knowledge, cheese and wine are the things that improve with age. They may
have the wisdom, but you got the speed. Go for it!
>From: "Ruben Arias"
>Reply-To: "Ruben Arias"
>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Subject: Re: Failed CCDA [7:1865]
>Date: Wed, 25 Apr 2001 10:09:11 -0400
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>we're not offended because of your age, we're scared to death...
>by the way, youth is a unique illnes that heals with time only.
>Ruben
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