Reflection
Happy Thanksgiving!
I have so much to be grateful for this, and every, year. I am grateful to you for taking the time out of your day to read this. I am grateful for my coworkers, my neighbors, my friends, and my Read more…
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Keep an eye on your goal
It’s easy to lose sight of your goal as you go about your day-to-day tasks and become entrenched in the details of your projects. However, this can be a slippery slope to losing motivation and alignment. It’s important to keep Read more…
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Planning & Preparation are Awesome!
Have you ever worked on a big, complex project and found the experience easy and enjoyable? What about the reverse? Was it difficult and almost nightmarish with constantly shifting goals and requirements? The difference between the two experiences is night Read more…
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Sunlight & Movement
My daily routine tends to be very sedentary and most of my time is spent indoors. As a programmer, pretty much all my work occurs at my desk. While I do sometimes stand to work, most of the time is Read more…
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Perspective
Election day is just around the corner, and I’ve been seeing a handful of ads for some of the amendments on the Florida ballot. What I’ve found fascinating has been seeing an ad that is for an amendment and then Read more…
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Constructive Feedback > Positive Feedback
Positive feedback is nice, but constructive feedback is powerful. What do I mean by positive and constructive feedback? Positive feedback is when someone tells you you’re doing great at something. It’s complimentary and makes you feel good. Constructive feedback is Read more…
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The antidote to perfectionism is Iteration
How often do you put off creating or posting or declaring something as done because it doesn’t feel good enough? How many more projects, posts, or articles would you have under your belt if you had just said “good enough” Read more…
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Just Start
Want to know the secret to creating amazing apps, writing great articles, or even owning a business? Just start. That’s it. We have so many amazing ideas every single day, the number of ideas that turn into reality is a Read more…
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Patience & Persistence
I recently had an extremely frustrating week with Instagram. I created a new Instagram account to publish programming and career related content and advice. I ran into a lot of issues where I kept getting errors and timeouts trying to Read more…
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Momentum
Do you feel stuck, stagnant, or lost? All you need is a little momentum. Momentum is the engine that drives creativity, inspiration, and productivity. How can we gain momentum if we currently feel stuck? Easy! We start with a small, Read more…