For the last year or so I've had silent aspirations for pursuing Cisco's CCIE certification in Routing and Switching, one of the most revered technical certifications in the entire world. I've read blog posts and stories on Reddit of herculean study efforts and countless hours labbing in an effort to truly become an expert and, of course, to get your coveted CCIE number (as of September 1st, there have been 53,833 certified CCIE's across all tracts since its inception in 1999).
For Black Friday, INE put their entire CCIE R&S training bundle on sale, which includes their CCNP training material. I've been working my way through Chris Bryant's CCNP training course for the last couple months, so I decided that the best way to commit myself to going all in on the CCIE was by making a significant (for me) financial commitment.