Starting the New Year with a Bang!
I did it again this New Year’s eve. I waited in line for an hour to get into Saint John the Devine for the annual concert for peace. The idea for the Concert for Peace was originally developed by Leonard Bernstein. He chose Copeland’s “Fanfare for the Common Man”, as the opening piece and it has been used since the 1980s.
Inspire Awe
What you and I can do in 2009 to help others is to inspire awe. Yup, as a CCIE you can do this, you can inspire awe. Think about how hard it was to prepare and then pass the lab. That act can inspire another to do the same thing, to be focused and to forge ahead. So inspire awe. You can do it, after all it is only three letters and you can spell it and create it. Be a mentor and you will see what I mean.
Be brave because it is not over yet!
Start out slow don’t hyperventilate or step on your own tongue. Ask the same questions of all prospective employers so you can rate their answers against each other properly. What is important to you? If you are in the USA don’t ask for a company car, if you are in England don’t ask for an American car, if you are in Fiji don’t ask for too little money, if you are in Dubai ask for more of everything, if you are in Finland don’t ask to work from home, if you are in China don’t ask for an American car, if you are in Russia don’t ask for Chinese food, if you are in India don’t ask for less than a 14% increase, if you are in Brazil don’t ask for more holidays, if you are a CCIE in prison for killing your wife don’t ask for Eman!
Interview with Celia Harper-Guerra on the SRS Program
The Senior Director of Worldwide Channels for Cisco Systems, Celia Harper-Guerra gave me the opportunity to ask her a few questions. One of her boldest efforts to help the Cisco Partner community to acquire the manpower needed to thrive, has been the SRS program. I have been personally involved in this international effort for nearly a year and I am truly a fan of what Celia and her team is trying to accomplish. Instead of continuing to present my opinion and experience in this effort, I wanted to give Celia a chance to answer a few questions.
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