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

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03:36 - John Sonmez Introduction

04:29 - Mastermind Groups

05:53 - “Soft Skills”

  • Why Care About Soft Skills?
    • People Skills
    • Finances
    • Fitness

11:53 - Learned vs Innate

  • Lifting Limited Beliefs
  • Practice

14:14 - Promotion (Managerial) Paths

17:52 - “Marketing”

29:53 - Get Up and CODE!

33:47 - Burnout

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Mastodon: Leviathan (Jamison)
Jan Van Haasteren Puzzles (Joe)
Hobbit Tales from the Green Dragon Inn (Joe)
AngularJS-Resources (Aimee)
Superfeet Insoles (Aimee)
Good Mythical Morning (AJ)
The Magic of Thinking Big by David J. Schwartz (Chuck)
Streak (John)
The E-Myth Revisited: Why Most Small Businesses Don't Work and What to Do About It by Michael E. Gerber (John)
Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion, Revised Edition by Robert B. Cialdini (John)
Do the Work by Steven Pressfield (John)
The War of Art: Break Through the Blocks and Win Your Inner Creative Battles by Steven Pressfield (John)

 

Special Guest: John Sonmez.

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