November 30, 2024
If we gave up on stuff not working the first time, no one on the planet would ever be walking. At that point in time though, it wasn’t ingrained in you to give up, you simply hefted yourself back up on the couch and tried again. Forget the noise, forget what you think your failure is, forget what went wrong. Get up and take that first step again… and again… and again…
November 29, 2024
Everyone brings the same thing to their teams. Skills, Attitude, and Effort. Skills – whatever your job is. Attitude – how you treat people and act when things go wrong. Effort – how much you put into the team. The best teams I have worked with excelled in attitude, energy, and skill. It doesn’t mean there is a great disparity between all three, what it does mean is that the group knows where their focus needs to be – how they treat and work with each other, how they operate (always complaining vs trying to work through problems) and what
November 28, 2024
Your Strategy is where you want to go. Your Tactics are how you are going to get there. Your Tactics can change as you learn, stumble, fail, and achieve. But your strategy should always remain the same. Another way to think of it – your strategy is what drives you and pushes you to achieve a goal, your tactics are what will make it happen.
November 27, 2024
Support Systems are what keep us going. They can be a network of friends or former work colleagues that we have previously worked with. Your Support System doesn’t need to be large, in fact, it shouldn’t be, otherwise, they will never be there to support you. Keep it small, keep it tight – you only need a handful of people to remind you that you’re on the right path or be honest with you that you’re missing the mark. Support Systems tell you the truth because they are based on trust – you value their words, because you trust them.
November 26, 2024
I’ve always been a back-end, middle-ware coder. Service gets data – awesome – success – looks great. I’ve done front-end worked, but I have never truly enjoyed it. I will buy a template before doing my own work. Lately, I’ve had to force myself to do Front-End work. It has been painful. And the only thing I can say is that I have a huge appreciation for front-end developers and what they do. Hats off to you!
