Hello Corwyn
This is an excellent question. It really all depends on what you want to achieve. Obtaining your CCIE is an ambitious and excellent goal to set. Keep in mind that it will require a lot of time, effort and money to achieve, but it will allow you to get very deep into routing, switching and related aspects of networking.
Now the CCIE is excellent, but you must understand that it is very focused. It doesn’t include things like wireless, telephony, firewall/security and other broader aspects of networking. It is more theoretical in nature and is for those who desire the deepest level of understanding of the fundamentals of networking.
The other option is to have a wider base of knowledge about technologies by obtaining several different certifications at the Professional level (CCNP/CCDP). This will allow you to broaden your skill set, allowing you to work with a wider variety of technologies and being able to fulfill a wider range of requirements of organizations.
So you must decide between narrowly focused on the deep things of networking, or a broader understanding (and less deep) of networking, but incorporating many aspects of it.
You must be sure before embarking on such an endeavour because it is a huge investment in time and money.
I hope this has been helpful!
Laz