156 JSJ Soft Skills and Marketing Yourself as a Software Developer with John Sonmez

JavaScript Jabber

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Date: Wed, 22 Apr 2015 13:00:00 +0000

<div class="trix-content"> <div>Check out <a href="http://www.reactrally.com/">ReactRally</a>: A community React conference in Salt Lake City, UT from August 24th-25th!</div><div>03:36 - John Sonmez Introduction</div><ul> <li> <a href="https://twitter.com/jsonmez">Twitter</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://github.com/jsonmez">GitHub</a> </li> <li><a href="http://simpleprogrammer.com/">Simple Programmer</a></li> <li><a href="http://entreprogrammers.com/">The Entreprogrammers Podcast</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.manning.com/sonmez/">Soft Skills: The Software Developer's Life Manual by John Sonmez</a></li> <li> <a href="http://devcareerboost.com/">How to Market Yourself as a Software Developer</a> Course</li> </ul><div>04:29 - <a href="http://www.thesuccessalliance.com/what-is-a-mastermind-group.html">Mastermind Groups</a> </div><ul><li><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1585424331/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=1585424331&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=chamaxwoo-20&amp;linkId=GO4CEFKV6P7J7FT2">Think and Grow Rich: The Landmark Bestseller - Now Revised and Updated for the 21st Century by Napoleon Hill</a></li></ul><div>05:53 - “Soft Skills”</div><ul><li>Why Care About Soft Skills?<ul> <li>People Skills </li> <li>Finances</li> <li>Fitness</li> </ul> </li></ul><div>11:53 - Learned vs Innate</div><ul> <li>Lifting Limited Beliefs</li> <li>Practice</li> </ul><div>14:14 - Promotion (Managerial) Paths </div><ul><li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Principle">The Peter Principle</a></li></ul><div>17:52 - “Marketing” </div><ul> <li>Value: Give Away 90% / Charge For 10%</li> <li>Seeming “Spammy” (Resistance to Sell)</li> <li><a href="http://neilpatel.com/blog/">Neil Patel's Blog</a></li> <li>Documentation for Yourself<ul><li> <a href="https://coolaj86.com/articles/how-to-tweet-from-nodejs.html">AJ O'Neal: How to Tweet from NodeJS</a> </li></ul> </li> </ul><div>29:53 - <a href="http://getupandcode.com/">Get Up and CODE!</a> </div><ul> <li><a href="http://getupandcode.com/2015/04/10/get-up-and-code-086-figure-skating-and-software-development-with-aimee-knight/">#086: Figure Skating and Software Development with Aimee Knight</a></li> <li><a href="http://getupandcode.com/2014/11/28/get-code-067-weight-loss-plan-charles/">#067: Weight Loss Plan for Charles (Max Wood)</a></li> </ul><div>33:47 - Burnout </div><ul> <li><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1936719010/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=1936719010&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=chamaxwoo-20&amp;linkId=IXHI6ZECWQRSCITR">Do the Work by Steven Pressfield</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1936891026/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=1936891026&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=chamaxwoo-20&amp;linkId=AUFBAZJWMAKM6WCD">The War of Art: Break Through the Blocks and Win Your Inner Creative Battles by Steven Pressfield</a></li> <li>Systems and Habits (Routines)<ul><li>Methods of Execution</li></ul> </li> </ul><div>Get John’s <a href="http://devcareerboost.com/">How to Market Yourself as a Software Developer</a> Course for $100 off using the code <strong>JSJABBER</strong> </div><div>Comment on this episode for your chance to win one of two autographed copies of <a href="http://www.manning.com/sonmez/">Soft Skills: The Software Developer's Life Manual by John Sonmez</a> </div><div>Picks</div><div> <a href="https://www.hackerschool.com/">The Recurse Center</a> (Jamison)<br /> <a href="https://codewords.recurse.com/">Code Words Blog</a> (Jamison)<br /> <a href="http://steamed.kotaku.com/dayz-player-sings-and-plays-guitar-for-his-life-1693226685/+nathangrayson">DayZ Player Sings (And Plays Guitar) For His Life</a> (Jamison)<br /> <a href="http://www.shigabooks.com/index.php?page=002">Demon</a> (Jamison)<br /> <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0002N66FS/ref=as_li_qf_sp_a... Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/javascript-jabber/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy