I started studying for the CCIE after i passed the Written exam Dec,2012. I kicked it off with INE CCIE lab videos and by the mid year i had some delay events that made me postpone the final studying till those days. My biggest challenge was to get certified by the end of this year but since I have no time i postponed the exam till 27 Feb 2014 giving me only around 100 days to have it all sorted out.
I already finished most parts of INE VOL 1 workbook but i'm still struggling with many parts of it , so here's my plan.
First 20 days : Finish my VOL1 workbook and focus on the shitty topics this leaves me with 3 complete months , i already booked a 1 month off work duty to totally focus on the exam.
Month 1 : Still review more of the VOL1 and topics i lack knowledge in
Month 2 : CCIE INE VOL 2
Month 3 : Rest of volume 2 + Mock Labs
To be honest am not sure if this a right plan or not but it seems quite good for me , i just hope i stick to it and i don't care if i do pass or not i just hope i get my shot at it. Today i was really thinking about quitting the whole thing but then i thought about this blog and if i make my journey useful for other people that would make it worth taking.