"I'm average, I am definitely a part of the 99% of software engineers."
That's me, that's my mind in 2020. I wasn't a great software engineer and I knew it. I wasn't even sure if I even average!
It got worse because I didn't believe I could become great.
My thoughts started to become my reality as I stayed in my comfort zone and rarely stepped out into the unknown.
I was stagnating and starting to lose the energy and passion I once had.
In 2024 I still don't think I'm great, I'm still not sure where I fall on the scale but there's one difference between now and 2020.
I believe I can become great.
I know I am not as good as I want to be, but I am where I am now. I accept that but commit myself to the process of improving everyday.
I step out of my comfort zone, I take on the challenge, I accept the failures, learn and adapt.
I changed the perception of myself and the repositioned the frame.
I might never be great, and understand that greatness is a factor for other to determine.
But... I will never let myself believe I can't be, that I give myself the excuse to relax and not give it everything I have.
I've been lucky enough to work with some great software engineers over the last 12 years. I wrote about some of the keys things they do that others don't in my newsletter.
Liam Walsh
"I'm average, I am definitely a part of the 99% of software engineers."
That's me, that's my mind in 2020. I wasn't a great software engineer and I knew it. I wasn't even sure if I even average!
It got worse because I didn't believe I could become great.
My thoughts started to become my reality as I stayed in my comfort zone and rarely stepped out into the unknown.
I was stagnating and starting to lose the energy and passion I once had.
In 2024 I still don't think I'm great, I'm still not sure where I fall on the scale but there's one difference between now and 2020.
I believe I can become great.
I know I am not as good as I want to be, but I am where I am now. I accept that but commit myself to the process of improving everyday.
I step out of my comfort zone, I take on the challenge, I accept the failures, learn and adapt.
I changed the perception of myself and the repositioned the frame.
I might never be great, and understand that greatness is a factor for other to determine.
But... I will never let myself believe I can't be, that I give myself the excuse to relax and not give it everything I have.
I've been lucky enough to work with some great software engineers over the last 12 years. I wrote about some of the keys things they do that others don't in my newsletter.
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