In programming we know countless ways to solve the same problem. The same is true with professional growth. No two paths are alike and you control your own destiny. I'm thrilled to share my failed attempts and the lessons-learned. We'll clear your path - where every challenge is an opportunity. From blogging to speaking. From open-source contributions to stackoverflow Q/A. From attending conferences to organizing them. We will take on impostor syndrome and grow together! You'll see how becoming a social developer can launch your career to the next level.
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Not all developers are created equally!adds. It kind of makes me feel a little shitty about myself. Allow me to be your guide as we traverse my real-world experiences as I share inspiring stories of trial and failure.- there is too much going on this sentence. "Allow me to X as we Y as I Z" - two of X,Y,Z are probably fine, but all three feels like a run-on sentence.- Can there be a smoother transition into the things I'm planning on taking away from this session?
You'll have a clear path to...comes on abruptly, and it takes me a couple reads to realize you're telling me that these are the expected takeaways.
NOTEs
- Knowing thyself
- Only then can you know someone else
- DISC personality assessment
- Listen to be heard
- Do NOT only accept criticism and feedback, embrace it wholeheartedly
- Growth Mindset
- Avoid negativity, it is a vile contagion
- Only then can you know someone else
In programming there isn’t a "right way" but there is always a "wrong way". There is however a "better way", until you run out of time.
- Social Developer
- Conferences
- Find inspiration
- Imposter Syndrome
- Blogging
- Tips, tricks, lessons, deep-dives or tutorials
- Speaking
- Overcome your fear, share something -- anything
- Stackoverflow
- Give Back
- GitHub
- Side Projects
- Popular Open-Source, ASP.NET Core, Angular, or TypeScript for example
- Mentor
- Inspire someone else
- Organizing Conferences
- MKE DOT NET
Never stop learning
Identities
Don't Fall Into These
- One-upper's
- Lifer's
- Nega-tron's
- Denialist's
- Procrastinator's
- Quitters
- Hater's (gonna hate)
Strive For These
- Truth-sharer's
- Lesson-learner's
- Adaptors
- Challenger's
- Motivator's
- Mentor's
Overall, I think you should take some time to think about your story arc and the lessons learned from it. I get the impression that you have a lot of good things to share, but you should pull out a single line of thought and focus on that.
Random specific quibbles:
"Allow me to share my story so that you might learn from all my failures."
This sentence feels passive, I'd go for something more forceful.
"Where every challenge is really just an opportunity, your path will be cleared."
I'd clean this up. There are two separate thoughts here. They should probably be two sentences.
"From blogging to speaking, from open-source to stackoverflow, from attending conferences to organizing them, we will take on impostor syndrome and grow together!"
I'd reflow this into a paragraph. Also, is this a talk about imposter syndrome or is that one of many topics?
"You'll see how becoming a social developer can launch your career to the next level."
This is a good ending line. Clear benefit to the listener.
That's all anyone can ever do, is there best.
Not true, you can try and try again -- until you craft your best
My Story
Journey
Youth
IN > Country
Farm Raised
8 siblings
Cows, Horses and Pigs
Gravel Roads
Poor
Less than ideal educational system
Learning Disability 2nd - 7th grade
Expelled Junior Year
Alternative School
Jail time
Drugs and Rock 'n Roll
Working in Landscape Sales
50+ hours per week
Bachelors Degree
Honors, Deans List
Be the profoundness that you seek in others
Listen and Learn
But also "Have a Voice"
Don't expect anything... but appreciate everything
Praise others around you
Give thanks and high fives (while wearing a fanny-pack)
The Problem
Solving Problems
1) Identify
2) Recreate
3) ...
Frustration
It must be possible
Fix it, learn from it, and grow
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Metaphor... road rage, driving in the fast lane when there's someone in front of you only going 45 MPH.
Another driving metaphor, accident on the freeway ... but it's on the other side going the opposite direction. Everyone slows down to look, which is ironically dangerous and all it does is slow everyone else down.