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, simple, easy to do action. Once we’ve done that, we Read more…
Where is your focus? If your answer is more than one thing, you may not actually be focusing at all! The definition of focus as a noun is “a point of concentration”. A point. Not two points, not three or four or five, a singular point of concentration. As our Read more…
Clarity is like the magic spell that makes things run smoothly. Clarity is an often-underestimated superpower. When we have clarity on what we are trying to solve, what needs to be done, what we are trying to say, we are able to turn that understanding into action with ease. One Read more…
What am I trying to accomplish? I have started to ask myself this question before starting any task, programming or otherwise. Asking myself what I am trying to accomplish with this task helps me clearly identify the end goal/definition of done and figure out if this task is actually necessary Read more…
How do you define success? For me, success is growth in the direction of my goals. This summer has been a very successful summer because I have grown so much from the start of the summer to now and my growth has been focused on my goals of improving my Read more…
Hello! I hope you’ve had a wonderful week! Did you have pie on pi day and wear green on St. Patrick’s day? This past week has been an interesting combination of busy and relaxing. I’ve gone dancing lots and played with so many puppies, but I’ve also enjoyed sleeping in Read more…
Hello! I hope you’ve had a wonderful week! March seems to be flying by! This past week has been pretty amazing. I had several meetings that all went very well, got my receipts for taxes, danced a ton, saw the new Batman movie, and got lots of puppy cuddles. The Read more…
Hello! I hope you’ve had a wonderful first week of March. Do you have any special plans for this month? This past week has been pretty busy. My contract with Interapt ended on Monday and I’ve been in a bunch of calls and interviews all week. I’m very fortunate to Read more…
Hello. I hope you’ve had a wonderful week. This past week has been pretty eventful. I learned a ton about ASP.NET Core, learned how to crochet washcloths, danced a ton, and rounded out the week with a delicious steak dinner and Survivor Series. .NET Core is actually super neat! It Read more…
Hello. I hope you’ve had a wonderful week. I recently got my first feature to work on for my Android developer job and going through the codebase and trying to figure out everything I need to figure out to get it done has been making my brain feel like exploding, Read more…