Finding a Path In Tech

In our journey towards world-class, we often struggle with a lot of issues. Lack of focus, tutorial hell, deciding when to drop what we know and start afresh. Knowing when to quit and when to keep showing up.

This talk surrounds a personal journey of mine and the way I have navigated it by building strong and healthy relationships, by staying focused, learning to quit at the right time and knowing when to learn something new.

Transcript

1. Finding a Path In Tech, And the race that comes with it.... Cynthia Peter The @ Company Uyo
2. One Tip: MINGLE. Talk to people. Your co-founders and team members are here. And maybe even your investor or someone that will speak on your behalf soon.
3. DEVFESTSE 2017 *ABA 0 Devfest SE 2019 DEVFEST WARRI
4. “A new day another opportunity to be world class” @Unicodeveloper
5. You do not need to talk to all the speakers that attended the event. Asking for my contact won’t make you become like me or make me know you. To get a mentor, you should do something that stands you out and even me, Aniedi will come looking for you. @Aniedi
6. Who in the world is speaking and Why should You listen? • A Flutterflow Insider • A technical Writer at “The @ Company”. • Foodie & Gym rat. (Ok, that’s confusing, but…) • Low-budget “I love to travel”. But I don’t have the money yet.
7. iamCynthiaPeter
8. 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 QBasic HTML, CSS, PHP Flutter & Dart Social Media marketing Visual Basic COBOL Javascript Content Writing My Path FOTRAN Technical Writing
9. You’ve gotta be intentional about finding a path for YOU.
10. 50% Use more than Of this number slide
11. The Whats’ & Whys’?
12. You cannot start on this journey without asking yourself a couple of questions. 1. What do I want to do? 2. What can I afford to do? 3. Why do I want to do this?
13. - If I don’t succeed at this in the next one year, what do I do? - Is there a problem I want to solve? - Where can I start from?
14. - Is there someone doing this I can learn from? - How do I find resources?
15. THE TRUTH? There are no defined paths and truthfully a good number of us are still trying to figure this out.
16. “Nobody has it all figured out. But then, we got this far with Google on our side. So start by using Google”.
17. Google will show you the tech stacks, skills, and tools. Google will show you all the options you’ve got and even some insights on how to choose.
18. Build a healthy Network of Friends and acquaintances.
19. It is going to get hard. You may get depressed or even have anxiety attacks. So, you need a tribe. This tribe could be struggling too but at least you've got eachother.
20. Having amazing friends will keep your sanity in check when the going gets tough. These people will help you see your strengths and even help you point it out and build on it. How I did it?
21. 1 Tweet,1 person Make a tweet At least once a Day Follow at least One person that interests me per day
22. - Optimize for learning - Optimize for what excites you - Stay open minded, ask for opinions and take feedback.
23. - Consistency over Clique. - Join communities and give it your best shot. - Follow people wey sabi road/inspiring models. 1.
24. • Do not limit yourself. • Have a growth strategy. • Don’t be rigid about your journey.
25. Know when to pause, take a break, or quit. Depression & Anxiety is a thing.
26. It’s a MARATHON !Sprint
27. Simple quote or statement goes here. Ideally limit to four or five lines max.
28. Thank You... Let's Connect on Twitter: @iamCynthiaPeter