A Programmer's Portfolio
Building up a portfolio (a collection of your work) is essential. Many employers will require it before they consider you for a job. Take the time you need to produce something that will impress them--it'll really pay off. That's part of the job description for a graphic designer, but why shouldn't this rule apply to software developers, too? When I've interviewed developers, they rarely bring any samples of their work to show. This puzzles me. No, you don't have to be working on a web application or website to have something worthy of putting in a portfolio. The portfolio is important, but what's more important is that you are excited about what you worked on. If, on top of that, you can effectively communicate to me exactly what made your past projects fun and challenging to work on, then heck-- let's get married.
15 TED Talks That Will Change Your Life
15 Incredible 'Aha!' Moments: How Famous Founders and Inventors Got Started (infographic)
How do you come up with new business ideas? If you're like Steve Jobs, Brad Pitt or Brian Chesky, inspiration and those magical "Aha!" moments come from a place everyone can access: everyday life. San Francisco's Funders and Founders took a look at how super successful people have found that one thing that took them from struggling to industry icons. Microsoft founder Bill Gates, for example, had a huge Aha! GoPro founder Nick Woodman was inspired to invent a sturdier adventure camera when he wanted to take pictures of himself surfing. Sara Blakely started out in sales and though she liked the support of pantyhose, she hated the way they looked with open-toed shoes. See how other great inventors, famous founders and super successful people got inspired and came up with the ideas they'll go down for in history in the infographic below: Click to enlarge
The Power Of Empowering Yourself And Tips To Help
{via Etsy by Words Work Prints} When we’re just starting to make positive strides and changes in our lives, it’s easy to revert back to our old ways, our old habits. For instance, if you’ve been letting others walk all over you for years, it’ll take some practice for you to set firm boundaries. And to keep setting them. It’ll be more automatic, way easier, to say yes to something you don’t want to do, to let someone borrow something you don’t want them to borrow, or to let someone make remarks about your weight, because you’ve rarely stood up for yourself. It’ll be easier to step on the scale or bash yourself for making mistakes. So we need reminders. This is where empowerment comes in. For me, a big empowering reminder is working out — especially when I’m lifting heavy dumbbells or doing a particularly challenging workout. When I’m exercising, I feel invincible. Another reminder is reading articles. It’s self-care. They remind me that I’m capable of doing these things.
The Learning Myth: Why I'll Never Tell My Son He's Smart | Salman Khan
My 5-year-old son has just started reading. Every night, we lay on his bed and he reads a short book to me. Inevitably, he'll hit a word that he has trouble with: last night the word was "gratefully." He eventually got it after a fairly painful minute. Researchers have known for some time that the brain is like a muscle; that the more you use it the more it grows. However, not everyone realizes this. The good news is that mindsets can be taught; they're malleable. I really want to start a national conversation that examines how we as a society can help people develop a growth mindset. And now here's a surprise for you.
Don’t Should on Yourself | NLP Discoveries
Oops, I just shoulded on myself! Yes, you should stop doing that. Years ago a friend of mine was trying to reduce stress and heard that telling yourself that you should or should not only creates more stress. She vowed to stop using that word. Should you avoid using the word “should”? Yes and no. The word should comes from a value imperative. If you value a friendship, then certain value imperatives will inevitably follow. In this case, telling yourself, “I should not harm my friends,” is not only valid, but an important part of the friendship. If you value your health, then you will feel it is wrong to deliberately damage it. Value imperatives are not a choice. In fact, you cannot violate your own values without coming up with an excuse. Everybody at work smokes.I can quit anytime.I know, I know, but life is stressful. These justifications are an attempt to excuse the wrong. When Should Turns to Shoulding You may be confusing your own values with someone else. Watch the free video The AHA!
