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  Last Post by M A R Shaheen
  

  January 19

  Day 0: Find Your Reason

  (I made this as Day 0 because you should do this even before you do Day 1. And for Day 1 I fill it up with planning for the expense) CCIE is still considered as the most difficult exam in the world. It's a very tough challenge. It's a long and tiring p
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  Last Post by johan prasetio
  

  January 7

  Day 1: Estimate The Expense

  You may not be able to convince yourself the reason why you want to do CCIE in previous day. So in Day 1 you can try to estimate the expense required to achieve it. Why, you may ask? One reason is so you can compare the cost you need to pay to become C
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  Last Post by Andy Maulana
  

  August 9, 2011

  Day 30: If You Fail

  You spent all your money to build your home lab. You bought lots of Ciscopress books. You thought you have read everything in Cisco website and all study materials available. You spent lots of time practicing in your lab. You isolated yourself from social
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  Last Post by Christian Biasibetti
  

  August 3, 2011

  Day 5: Take the Written Exam

  CCIE qualification (written) exam is just, as the name implies, an exam you must take to qualify for the lab exam. And that's it. After you pass written exam, you are eligible to register for the lab. Passing written test doesn't mean you are half-CCIE. I
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  Last Post by Himawan Nugroho
  

  June 30, 2011

  Day 29: When You Pass

  Congratulations! You have done it. You have passed probably the toughest exam in the world. And you still need to read today's tip? :) Enjoy the moment. Call your friend and family. Spread the word. Celebrate with people who love you. Say thank you
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  Last Post by Himawan Nugroho
  

  June 28, 2011

  CCIE's Diary to become ebook

  Hi all, you may be aware that as part of Project Avatar's Challenge currently I'm working with several professionals around the world to turn the daily tips in this CCIE's Diary group discussion into an ebook. Every daily tip will be accompanied by side s
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  Last Post by Himawan Nugroho
  

  June 20, 2011

  Day 28: Lab Day!

  Today is the day! After all the preparation, all the practice in the lab, all sacrifice of your time, finally today you are going to take the CCIE lab exam. At the end of the day you could walk away the lab with your number. Your future is in your hand
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  Last Post by Himawan Nugroho
  

  June 18, 2011

  Day 23: Use Pressure from Work

  Every CCIE candidate must have the ability to handle and manage the pressure during the journey. It's not only the pressure during the lab exam, but as well as the pressure from your tight schedule in practicing the lab workbook, pressure from your daily
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  Last Post by cedric serolod
  

  June 18, 2011

  Day 24: Practice Lab 6, Do It Once and Right

  In the previous day, I advice you to get faster and faster while practicing the lab workbook. Today it will be the opposite, you need to do it once and do it right. In CCIE lab exam for certain tracks, there are questions that not related to each other
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  Last Post by Md. Jahangir Hossain
  

  June 18, 2011

  Day 25: Take Days Off

  Time flies. You are getting closer to take the lab exam so you need to intensify your study. If you are lucky, your CCIE journey is supported by your company so they can understand your need for time to study. They are willing to give you time off, the