David Sudjiman

Today, I’m marking my day to start my CCIE journey. I will try to finish my written this year and head up for the lab next year.

My plan is quite simple, finish reading several books recommended by Cisco Press then do the written. Actually, I’m not even sure that I can finish all of those books by this year. However, at least I’ve made my mind that I am starting my journey. What happen next? I’ll see and observe.

I’m actually doing this because of my job commitment. I join this new company for project services and I will take my best to be meet the expectation. Almost all of my colleagues are CCIEs and one of the person I met has 2K CCIE number.

I believe this is the right time to make a commitment that I’m trying my best to fulfill the expectation even if I have to do it and learn it in a hard way.

I’m no match, at all, with those CCIEs. Even, it only takes one breakfast for them to do the job and for me will take breakfast, lunch, and dinner, I will do it!

I found these articles (CCIE R&S Syllabus, Part 1, CCIE R&S Syllabus, Part 2, and CCIE R&S Syllabus, Part 3) from Ethan Banks to help to get started. Arden Packeer and Himawan Nugroho are also have been my great inspirations to help me to realize that CCIE is just a mind game. A game about focus and time management while the skill will be the bonus.

I believe accepting this job and crafting my path to CCIE are a conscious commitment to increase my capacity. I believe that if I want to go further, I can use CCIE as one of the foundation.

I’ve been praying for this and talk it through with wife, over and over. I don’t know how many times I talk about this to her and she keeps listening and supporting. I need Him and I need her to make sure that I won’t stop ’till I win the prize.

You’ve all been to the stadium and seen the athletes race. Everyone runs; one wins. Run to win. All good athletes train hard. They do it for a gold medal that tarnishes and fades. You’re after one that’s gold eternally. 1 Corinthians 9:24-25 (The Message)

Let’s get busy!