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Snowboarding Saved My Software Career

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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

  1. Snowboarding Saved My Software Career John Chandler @john_chandler

  2. Fed up of IT Low Confidence Imposter Syndrome

  3. Quit my job Went snowboarding in Australia Enrolled on Instructor

    Course

  4. LOVED IT!!!!!!

  5. Teach a technical subject Physics, Biomechanics, Psychology SCIENCE!

  6. Lots of jargon to translate to plain English

  7. Learn people skills

  8. Adapt equipment, environment, communication to different situations

  9. Gave me confidence, improved my health (mental and physical), took

    me out of my comfort zone

  10. Missed Programming :-(

  11. Applied these skills to my software career through talks, mentoring,

    learning

  12. Continue to teach snowboarding and skiing, and working towards my

    Adaptive Level 3 (ISIA)

  13. LOVING IT