December 23, 2023
“I want it all – that’s my Use Case.” That’s a pretty simple use case, but it never gets you anywhere unless you take the steps to make it happen – the mini use cases. I want it all is the use case for – I don’t want to think about the steps I need to take there and would rather dream about having it all. It’s the definition of steps and use cases that make the success in any project.
December 17, 2023
Plain and simple – but not the ones in real life. Code bugs, software bugs, questions that keep you up at night. They make you better, they make you work harder, and they keep you up at night as you swirl the issue around in your mind. They don’t hold you back, they make you work harder, and they push you forward to where you would have never gone. Don’t stop working on bugs, they are the foundation for your growth.
December 15, 2023
No matter what you are working on, when you will complete it comes down to two definitions of duration. How long it will take to complete the work? How long will it take to deliver the work? The work itself might not take very long, but if you have to have x number of meetings, wait for testing, work through problems that are out of your control (but you know you’ll have to work with), bang your head against the wall over and over again – the time it takes to complete becomes that much longer. Actual – how long
December 13, 2023
Approach everything that way. Cool – no need to get hot under the collar, whatever happens, happens, accept, and figure out a way to move forward. Calm – you can only move forward when you are calm because that is what your brain needs to be able to process a solution (when was the last time you came up with your best idea angry? Collected – Keep it all in check, bring all the ideas together, bring all your cool together – maintain your focus, plot your path.
December 10, 2023
When we get stressed, we forget what it was that made us a success. We go back to what is easy, and what doesn’t require effort. We go back to the things that might have worked a long time ago but don’t work now. The only way to break through is to not rely on what you did before but to set a new default of what you are trying to get better at, what you are trying to improve on. It won’t work the first or second time, but it will work, but only if you try.
