Day 1. First Step to CCIE

Hello World!
This is my first ever blog. I thought it would be good to use it to share my experiences with you all on my journey towards obtaining a Cisco CCIE certification. For those of you who who don't know what that is...it's basically an elite Computer Networks qualification in short, regarded by many as very..lets say..hard. I agree it is hard, but it can be done if you can muster enough committment and dedication towards this goal.

So, this week I joined the CLN on the cisco website and yesterday I put in order on Amazon for the following books:

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"Routing TCP/IP (CCIE Professional Development): Volume 2"Jeff Doyle; Hardcover; £30.62 Sold by: Amazon EU S.a.r.L.
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"Cisco LAN Switching (CCIE Professional Development)"Kennedy Clark; Hardcover; £37.72 Sold by: Amazon EU S.a.r.L.
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"Internet Routing Architectures (Cisco Press core series)"Sam Halabi; Hardcover; £25.00 Sold by: Amazon EU S.a.r.L.
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"Troubleshooting IP Routing Protocols (CCIE Professional Development)"Zaheer Aziz CCIE; Hardcover; £26.66 Sold by: Amazon EU S.a.r.L.
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"MPLS Fundamentals: A Comprehensive Introduction to MPLS Theory and Practice"Luc De Ghein; Paperback; £25.04 Sold by: Amazon EU S.a.r.L.
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"Routing TCP/IP: v. 1 (CCIE Professional Development Routing TCP/IP)"Jeff Doyle; Hardcover; £32.74 Sold by: Amazon EU S.a.r.L.
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"Cisco BGP-4 Command and Configuration Handbook (Ccie)"William R. Parkhurst Ph.D. CCIE®; Paperback; £37.83 Sold by: Amazon EU S.a.r.L.
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"CCIE Routing and Switching Exam Certification Guide"Wendell Odom; Hardcover; £37.73