Ahh, to be young again.
--
James Haynes
Network Architect
Cendant IT
A+,MCSE,CCNA,CCDA,CCNP,CCDP
""Fred Danson"" wrote in message
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> 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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