Well, I decided to chime in, even though this is getting way O/T and we're probably going to hear everyone's life story now. Sorry. ;-]
I stay motivated because I have a passion for networking!!! At one point, when I was feeling burned out, I studied to be a high school teacher. I hated it for many reasons, but the main reason was because I had to dumb everything down. The students didn't care about TCP sequence numbers or EIGRP doing poison reverse. How could that be? ;-) So I came back to my true love -- geeky networking details. The more detailed the better. On the other hand, I sympathize with people studying for CCIE because you have to learn so much that isn't really very interesting. (DLSw+) I haven't gotten my CCIE because I can't get motivated to practice on routers to the extent that I could pass the lab. (I passed the written, though I have to retake it because more than a year went by. Well, to be honest, many years went by. So I am not a good role model. ;-) But I do plan to do it someday. To get back to the point, I do have a message for the newbies in the group (not necessarily the person who started this). If this isn't your passion, find out what is! Maybe you could be a high school teacher!? Or a musician or artist or entomologist or blackjack dealer or arachnologist. It's normal to get burned out for short periods. But if you find yourself being bored by protocols most of the time, and are doing this just for the money, I recommend looking into other professions. (Of course, feeding the family comes first, I realize, but in the long run, you'll make the most money if you are doing what you love.) Also, I do recommend taking the weekends off if you can. It helps one stay focused during the week. The original poster said something about the pub calling on a Friday night. Well, I don't think that's a bad sign. ;-) Cheers and good luck to everyone trying to stay motivated, trying to find a job, trying to stay sane, etc. Priscilla ________________________ Priscilla Oppenheimer http://www.priscilla.com Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=24585&t=24549 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
