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John Chandler
September 17, 2018
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Snowboarding Saved My Software Career
PyConUK 2018 lightning talk
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September 17, 2018
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Transcript
Snowboarding Saved My Software Career John Chandler @john_chandler
Fed up of IT Low Confidence Imposter Syndrome
Quit my job Went snowboarding in Australia Enrolled on Instructor
Course
LOVED IT!!!!!!
Teach a technical subject Physics, Biomechanics, Psychology SCIENCE!
Lots of jargon to translate to plain English
Learn people skills
Adapt equipment, environment, communication to different situations
Gave me confidence, improved my health (mental and physical), took
me out of my comfort zone
Missed Programming :-(
Applied these skills to my software career through talks, mentoring,
learning
Continue to teach snowboarding and skiing, and working towards my
Adaptive Level 3 (ISIA)
LOVING IT