Finding Nemo

When things are solvable and not that challenging I could afford to get lost in the material world and the mess that surrounds me.. but Since the going is getting tough I need to find that true self of mine that got lost in the clutter.... Finding my most truest form is not impossible... in this quest surely I will rediscover things about myself. Finding nemo is to find my lost "me". Im sure its there within me somewhere..just need to give it more voice than the noises that surround it..

Why i want that CCIE #

Many say its for the money...even i came in for that...but frankly the # takes money from u... its take.. not give...heck not even the airfare is refunded nor the hotel expenses.. and after that its not going to give u any easy job...u'll have to find it and you'll have to be ready for it just like everybody else..

So now why would i give into such a tough regime of exam...just for an ego boost with the #?? i could get a better ego boost by getting into linux kernel dev.. or into some core commit team of some really famous open source projects... oh heck..i could even try that google code jam a shot and who knows.. ;)

What excuses do i have left??... well for one it was getting real tough to motivate me to continue... i mean i havent reached anywhere in my journey yet..just reached the 2nd lab of ipexpert workbook.... lost focus and motivation... But i think i may have just found them back... CCIE journey gives you a lot of new ways to think about certain problems... u will learn a lot of self-confidence-depended-learning-skills... and also how to meet tough learning targets under pressure... the wealth of information and the quantity of it will make you want to get that datamining skill with exponential efficiency ;).... it will in a practical timeframe make you want to avoid common errors of judgement and technical gotcha's that you would have encountered and wasted time in say the first 5 years of work... It will give you a pretty accurate foundation upon which you can build your networking career.. once you have got that # and also put some genuine personnel effort in career development/progress then surely u can after 4 years of solid work get to go to some good Bschool and come out as prospective IT Managers in your specialised domains... ;)... sounds kwel to me... in short CCIE # is everything about the journey...its so very little about the # itself...with the #, its cisco who stands to gain more than you...but with the journey..its all about you..;)...so happy studying... be true to yourself... if you take crazy shortcuts...remember u r only cheating yourself out of the journey... best of luck to us all... ;)

great ccie voice study articles...u cannot afford to miss..

really interesting.... for free??.. cant believe it... thank you!!

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