The past few weeks have been challenging. Definitely more lows than highs. I have been forced to take a hard look at the things I want and what needs to be done to get there. I’m taking this moment not to lament at my failures, but rather revisit a favorite piece of poetry that seems relevant at a time like this.
Read MoreI submitted a resume and as a cover letter provided a personalized project showing my ability to use the exact tech stack they were looking for. I tried my best to stand out from the sea of resumes that I knew this company would be getting. Excitedly, I opened the email, thinking (or rather, hoping) that my extra work had paid off and that it was a note to schedule an interview.
*Narrator voice* It was not a note to schedule an interview.
Read MoreWhen I first set out to do this challenge, I didn't know exactly how it was going to go. The only rules that I had given myself were that I had to write something at least once a day for 30 days, I had to post it on social media so as to document the process and the final rule was that I could not go more than one day in a row without writing(excluding weekends or sickness). This post marks Day 15, which is officially the halfway point. In the spirit of being transparent with this journey, this post is dedicated to the things I've learned so far.
Read MoreWhen I started this challenge, I went back and forth on whether I wanted even to do it. As I said in my first post, I've never really considered myself a writer. So putting my writing up for public consumption was a little nerve wracking. Furthermore, I wasn't sure I would have the time to write for 30 days straight consistently. I work full-time, I study web development part-time and have a personal side project that I am currently trying to get off the ground. And if I was as going to do this, I wanted to be able to stick to it. Thankfully, I've been able to do just that.
Read MoreThere are four quarters in a game of basketball. There are four distinct seasons. Companies evaluate their business performance on a quarterly basis. It even takes four quarters to make a dollar. What I'm getting at is that we tend to divide things into four, if we can. It makes sense. Take an academic year, for example. If you think of the year as a whole, things can be very overwhelming. However, when you break that down into quarters, things become a lot more manageable. The same applies to our own lives.
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