and perhaps foolish again.........
> 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!
Please tell us when you pass the lab and present your number to us so we can
compare your attitude today and your attitude "after". Don't forget to let
us know
about the times you fail the lab too - just to keep the discussion in
context.
Kevin Wigle
CCDP CCNP CSE MCSE CBE CBI
the CCNA and CCDA too MCP and CBS someplace ......geesh - I'm an old fart!
----- Original Message -----
From: "James Haynes"
To:
Sent: Wednesday, April 25, 2001 3:19 PM
Subject: Re: Certification Ego! (was Failed CCDA) [7:1929]
> Ahh, to be young again.
>
> --
> James Haynes
> Network Architect
> Cendant IT
> A+,MCSE,CCNA,CCDA,CCNP,CCDP
>
> ""Fred Danson"" wrote in message
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> > 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
> > >
> > >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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