Its been a slow couple of months with regards to CCIE Security studies. Once in a while, life throws a curveball, which is what happened to me in June of this year.
However, instead of completely shutting down the study portion of my life, I have spent some time on “smaller” items on my to-do list. This has included:
[Read More]Today is June 15th - 2026 and I want to provide an update on everything study related, so thanks for taking the time reading this.
After my latest fail score on the CCIE Security Lab exam, i have taken some time on reflecting on the exam and how to proceed. Something is clearly standing in my way of passing this beast of an exam.
[Read More]So in order to be fully transparent about this whole study thing: This week has been a bust!
There, i said it! now i need to do something about it.
So what happened? - Well, for one thing, i was out of the country from Thursday until Saturday (yesterday) with my great coworkers on our annual kick-off trip (it was a great time), and i didnt do much studying monday to wednesday either.
[Read More]This is an update on my progress studying for the CCIE Security v6.1 Lab exam. Today is the 17th of January 2026 and im going to do an inventory of where im at and what i will be focusing on for the coming week.
[Read More]Its weekend, which means its time to do a review on my study progress (along with other life items), but lets focus on the study part.
First off, i have about 12 weeks left before my next attempt. It is scheduled for April 13th.
[Read More]I just emptied my shopping basket on amazon again. This means I ordered what was in it 🙂
I got some CCIE books, but this doesnt mean anything except I am interested in whats in them. Also got a few other non-technical books. Among other things I ordered Brian Tracy’s book: Goals! which I saw mentioned on Chris Bryants site. Maybe I can pick up a few tips and tricks. Also got a book on anxiety and how to combat it without the use of drugs. I am interested in learning how other people cope with this, and for me, that means reading about it.
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