- Describe one of your strengths
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What is something you have learned to do well (list a skill)?
Through my time growing up I was always very creative, but was not always the best as writing out my creativity. Through reading quite a bit of fiction as a child and also beginning to write my own stories and worlds I developed the skill of narrative writing or writing in a way to create a picture in the readers head.
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What is something you know about (list some knowledge/expertise you have)?
Through an obsession with the fantasy genre growing up that grew as I grew to adulthood I obtained a lot of knowledge on what could be considered nerd pop-culture. This includes minute details on video games an abilities as well as lore details of fantasy novels and settings.
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What is something you have a natural ability to do well (list a talent)?
This was a somewhat difficult thing for me to pin down but I would have to say an innate talent I have being critical of myself in a very honest and helpful way. I have always been able to see my work or my actions in a manor that is honest and helpful to correct issues or elaborate on successes.
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How do those combine to create a specific strength?
With all three of the above I would conclude that a strength of mine is Immersive and Creative Storytelling. I combine my narrative writing skills with the passion that comes with knowledge of "nerdy" pop-culture. Add to this the ability to carefully yet honestly criticizing my own work and the result is a clean flowing story that has clear passion and creativity.
- Read through your Top 4 results from Pairin
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In your own words, what do these top 4 qualities tell you about yourself?
My four qualities are Imaginative-Inspirational, Enthusiast, Self-Examiner, and Lover of Humanity. Reading into them further I see a theme coming in two parts. The first is that of a very positive energy person who works well in spaces with positive outlooks and does their best to put out a positive outlook at the same time. I see this in the Imaginative-Inspirational and Enthusiast piece as well as some of the Lover of Humanity. The second is that of a person who is very honest with themself when it comes to seeing strengths and things to be worked on and in such a way also very emotionally connected to others. This is very clearly Self-Examiner but also again Lover of Humanity.
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Do they resonate with you? Why/why not?
I am very much so in agreement with the Self-Examiner portion. I have always seen myself in a very matter of fact way and judge my skills honestly. I also agree with the Enthusiast as I tend to always live in the now and respect the energy that comes in being present and love giving that energy out. In doing so I also find myself to be very passionate about the happiness of others and thus agree with the Lover of Humanity portion. I agree but not as strongly with the Imaginative-Inspirational aspect as I find myself agreeing that I do learn and think in a way interactions with the world but I am not sure if I resonate as much with always bringing new ideas and thoughts.
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How do they relate to the strength you wrote about in Prompt #1?
I think the answers I had from Prompt 1 were looking at my strengths listed in the Pairin results from a different angle. I would say that if I look at "Immersive and Creative Storytelling" from the lens of the Pairin results it makes sense that I would want to share my passions with others through a format that allows me to be creative and expressive. That itself ticks of all three aspects of "Imaginative-Inspirational," "Enthusiast," and "Lover of Humanity." It is interesting to see something that I would not have seen related to these more base personality aspects so well explained by them.
- Challenges with strengths
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What can make it challenging to recognize your strengths? How can you work through those challenges?
A difficult thing in recognizing ones own strengths is that we live in a society that is rather focused on what can be fixed or what is wrong rather than what is right or should be praised. To get around this I must use my abilities to honestly and lovingly analyze myself as to see things that I enjoy within me and that I can see make a positive impact on my life and possibly the lives of others.
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Do you ever see yourself overusing certain strengths? In what circumstances would you want to use them less and amplify other strengths? How could you adjust your approach in those instances?
I think that I have a tendency to take too much time in looking at what I can work on or what I have done and sometimes lose the ability to connect in a more human way with others. I think people do not always enjoy working with someone who seems so analytical, especially when they need someone to be personable and in the moment. To work on this type of scenario I need to simply recognize when I am focusing too much on solutions or dissecting the details, if I do this I can force myself to be more present and be at peace with not picking things apart.
- Strengths in action
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Write 1-2 sentences describing how you like to work (i.e., Do you pre-plan? Do you talk through your ideas first? Do you work better with deadlines? How do you stay organized?)
I know that I work well when ideas can be built on older fully understood concepts. I also know that I find a lot of satisfaction with accomplishments or completed thoughts.
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How could you talk about these working preferences with your project teammates? Your mentor? Your instructors?
When working in a team I think that I could communicate my preference for a structure in step wise building by clarifying a piece of a project before moving on to its details. As far as instructors and mentors I think I need to be frank and vocally honest about when I do not understand a previous step as to ensure I can learn the further details.
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What would you need to be aware of when working with people who have different strengths from you?
I should be aware that though the tactics at the table may not be fully helping me understand they may be helping others and thus I should be patient and understanding that if we all come to understand and complete things we can all move forward as a team.
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How could your Pairin results help you better understand your everyday working preferences?
The big one that sticks out for me when is comes to my work preferences is the Imaginative-Inspirational thinker. I understand that I connect thoughts when they come from, as put on the website, "interaction with their external world." It makes sense for me to want myself to understand something fully before moving on when I look at the Self-Examiner aspect. I look at my own understanding and I am honest about it, thus I know I should focus on fixing that understanding before adding more to the plate.
- Continued growth
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Is there any particular strength you'd like to sharpen while you're at Turing? Any area you consider a weakness that you'd like to strengthen?
I think my biggest strength I would like to focus on is from the Pairin results. It points out the Enthusiast mindset, which breaks down to authenticity, spontaneity and passion. I think focusing on making this stronger will help me get through what are sure to be stressful times in learning during my journey through Turing. I know from previous experience that sometimes this does not happen and I begin to lose drive because I find myself having difficulty with preforming well or understanding lessons quickly.
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What are some steps you could take here?
I truthfully need to be kinder to myself if I am struggling and focus on positives when things get tough. I know I can see the positives in this time I just need to make those the focus so I can still have passion for what I am learning.
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How could you be aware of progress you're making?
I could look back on older portions of lessons and physically see that I am understanding what I am being taught and that I have already come a long way from what I knew before. This I believe is something I could do regularly and even in a scheduled manor to keep my moral high and my drive moving forward.
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What is challenging about self-reflection?
The most difficult thing about self-reflection is that it takes time and the thought of taking time from your day to spend time with only yourself is terrifying. I would not only lose the time to possibly miss out on the things outside but also society does not seem to emphasize that as an important way to spend time.
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How can you continue to build the habit of self-reflection at Turing?
I think the way I can create a habit of self-reflection at Turing is to actually set aside time to do so. That means taking these career Journals seriously and also allowing time for me to be quite with just myslef and check in with how things are and how I am doing.
- Social identity mapping First, create you own social identity map on a piece of paper (or print this out):
- Outer ring: write words that describe your given identity
- Middle ring: list aspects of your chosen identity
- Center: write your core attributes—traits, behaviors, beliefs, values, characteristics, and skills that you think make you unique as an individual. Select things that are enduring and key to who you are.
After you complete your map:
- Underline the items that are important to you
- Put a + beside the items that you believe clearly demonstrate that you fit into the tech industry
- Put a - beside the items that you believe do not demonstrate that you fit into the tech industry
- Put a ? beside the items that you're unsure how they could show your ability to contribute to the tech industry
Reflect:
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What does your social identity tell you about what you already bring to the tech industry?
I know that I will bring to the tech industry my drive for creativity and problem solving. I also am already fairly nerdy and I know that the tech industry does tend to attract others that are into nerdy culture. Other aspects are things that I know are prevelent in the tech industry but not things that I would say should be: for example, I am a white Cis Male and that is already over represented in the tech feild.
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What would it look like for some of your minuses or question marks to turn into pluses? In other words, how could some of these traits be assets for the tech industry?
I am hoping that the career feild of the tech industry continues to grow in diversity and inclusion so that aspects of my identity that are considered minority will not be topics I would have to navigate at all. The best example of this I have is the Gay identity. I hope that I can channel the different perspective of growing up in a society that was not built for me can allow me to bring new and inclusive ideas to my code and an inclusive atmosphere to my workspace.
- Values mapping Pull out 5 values for each bullet below from this list:
- Always valued:
- Often valued:
- Sometimes valued:
- Seldom valued:
Reflect:
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What do these values tell you about yourself?
The thing that stuck out most to me were that the things that I rated low on my values were things that I often saw pressured on me as a child. I think most of them were things that when I veiw them now seem to have to importance for the person I am but more so to the person people might see me to be. Things I value now are more along things of authenticity and rawness as well as a lot of values that point to trying to better oneself or the world around them.
- Workview & Lifeview
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Summarize what good, worthwhile work means to you (Tip: this is NOT about what work you want to do but about why work matters to you):
The answer is fairly clear to me. I would say that worthwhile work is any work that is dynamic and engaging. Work that causes the person working to grow and learn and become invested in the outcome. I know this can be vague but that is what it is about because for each person or even each moment the definition of what makes you invested or what you can learn changes.
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Lifeview: summarize what you value in life; what matters to you?
What matters to me in life is feeling like I am making a difference in my actions to make the world better, make the people around me happy or get passion out of what I am doing. I value the human experience of going through life and actually feeling how the ups and downs affect us.
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Where do your views on work and life complement each other?
In both work and life I want to be engaged and feel motivated in what I am doing. Also in both I want to be invested in an outcome and driven.
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Where do they clash?
A potential clash is that in life I want to experience ups and downs because I think that is a very human and real thing, but in work downs can be so detrimental to feeling growth. There are ways to frame downs in such a way as to make them equate to growth but that is not always the case.
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Does one drive the other? How?
My view on what I want from life greatly shapes my view on what makes work worthwile. I want to spend all my time in life doing things to better my world, the world around me and experience life fully. That means that time spent doing work should also be used to better experiences, my world and the world around me.
Ideas here are adapted from Atomic Habits by James Clear
Habits of a Software Developer
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What do you think are the traits of a good software developer? What are they like in the workplace? What would you as a co-worker think of this person?
A good software developer is a team player. They are creative in problem solving, kind in explaining to others, and a detailed listener. In the workplace they get to know their collegues so that they can interact with them in a meaningful way and create product together more smoothly. They reach out to others when they are stuck so that clarification and cooperation become norms. They also are dependable to follow through on tasks and thus show motivation for a project. If I was working with a person like this I would be very pleased with the atmosphere they would create. I think that this type of person would make a job better for those around them therefore raising moral and thusly benefiting the product and company as a whole.
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What are the habits that this person demonstrates to embody the identity of a software developer?
They make it a weekley or daily task to check in with teammates. This person makes sure that during team meetings they are contributing to ideas and listening when others are speaking so the conversation is dynamic.
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Who do you want to be as a software developer? What kind of behaviors do you already have in place to be that person? What behaviors would you need to put into place? How will you do that?
I want to be this person that I described above. I want to make wherever I work a positive space where coworkers recognize each other so that it fosters teamwork and produces product that everyone is proud of and motivated about. I want to ensure that I am reliable to ask questions when I get stuck but also knowledgeable to be able to have others ask me. That means I will need to make sure I am communicating actively with people and asking my question as well as asking if I can help or clarify for others.
Working on the 1st Law of Behavior Change: Make it Obvious
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Bring self-awareness to your current habits by making a Habits Scorecard. Make a list of your daily habits (examples: wake up, turn off alarm, check phone, etc.) as a way to bring awareness to what you do. Then, decide how effective that habit is for you and your goal of becoming a software developer. Put a + next to habits that are effective; put a - next to habits that are not effective; put a = next to habits that are neutral.
- = Wake Up
- = Get in Shower
- = Go downstairs
- = Feed the Cat
- = Play a Game for 30 minutes.
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- Do Critters
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- Class
- = Lunch
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- Game Break 10.+ Class 11.= Watch a Show 12.+ Sleep
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Pick 1 new habit you'd like to build and create an implementation intention following this template: "I will [BEHAVIOR] at [TIME] in [LOCATION]." Then, stack the habit onto something you already do: "After [CURRENT HABIT], I will [NEW HABIT]." (Hint: make this highly specific and immediately actionable).
I will Take a Walk at Noon around the Block. Before I Eat Lunch.
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Design your environment for success: what changes could you make in your space to better implement your habit? How could you remove any triggers for bad habits? How will you implement these changes?
I will need to remove my gaming break at lunch and instead put away the computer after the morning before class.
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Respond after a few days of this implementation: What are your results? How do you feel about this method? How will you move forward with this habit?
I was able to follow my plan today and went for my walk. It was really good to change this behavior for me mentally. I think I will continue to do this each of the weekdays.
Additional Optional Reading: The Five Triggers That Make New Habits Stick
- Habits Reflection:
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How have you seen yourself become more aware of your habits? Have you tried implementing anything new? What have the results been?
There have been times now that I am seeing just a concience awareness of how I am spending my time and breaking down my day. I have started a few new habits in hopes to help with some things. One of those is to watch an educational video from another source to go over class topics as a reteach. This habit has really impoved my recall.
- Start Where You Are (Empathize with the user -- you)
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Health: how you answer “how are you”; intersection of physical, mental, and emotional health
- How would you rate your overall health on a scale of 1-5? How do you currently make time for activities associated with your health? What is a small change you could make here to readjust your health ratings?
My health I would rate at a 4. I currently am physically well and have an overall positive emotional and mental state. I do know that it could improve still with me taking more time to focus on stress releif and possibly go to a therapist again.
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Work: what you do
- Make a short list of all the ways you work right now; How much value do each of those things bring to your life? How are those activities purposeful for you?
My current work is almost entirely Turing. This means that I check Slack constantly attend classes and schedule my freetime with how to complete HW and projects. All of this is what is needed for me to be successful in school.
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Play: what brings you joy? Think about joy just for the pure sake of doing it; everyone benefits from this kind of play
- What activities do you do that bring you joy throughout an average week? In what ways could you make a small change to bring more joy into your life?
For me joy is very focused on my fridays. I have decided that after class on Fridays I am not going to work on school. I spend the time watching fun non coding related tv, playing games with roomates and drinking. I should spend more time doing things that used to bring me joy through other days of the week.
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Love: sense of connection; who are the people who matter in your life and how is love flowing to and from you and them?
- How does love currently show up in your life? How do you show love to others right now? What adjustments would you like to make in this area?
Love for me is very issolated in that of my fiance and my roommates. I think I have been prioritizing work above all of this and really have let this suffer. I do not talk much with others except for my fridays. I need to just spend time to physically be around my fiance and turn off the work for a bit.
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Looking back at the 4 areas, do any problems emerge that you want to begin designing solutions for?
The issue I see is that I really need to give more energy outside of class. I am worried this will be difficult because I do not want school/work to slip. I can however reframe the time spent with others as positive and not just time im not focusing on school.
- Define your needs, problem, and insights:
Based on what you wrote about above and your group conversation, what problems have you identified that you'd like to design solutions for? What do you already about what you want for your career? What do you still need to find out? Who or what do you want to grow into by the end of the Turing program?
I have determined that the kind of programer I want to eventually be is the one that works as a team lead taking a look at a project as a whole and being able to break it into workable peices to have the team divy up. I also want to be very knowledgeable about the topics on a broad scale and be able to take time to learn new tricks as I need when projects dictate. I also know I want to stay in the Denver area because the support system here is very important to me. By the end of Turing I hope that I am a competitive hire and someone who connects well with employers so that I can land a job that has a decent social aspect.
- Ideate -- challenge assumptions
When you discussed software developers with your small group, what assumptions came up about what software developers actually do? What steps could you take to challenge those assumptions and find more facts to answer the question of what developers do? In addition to what a typical software developer life could look like, what do you want yours to include?
We dicussed a lot of what we assumed that developers have great time management and the ability to know all. I think we all agreed that the truth is actually more so that developers keep the tools to learn and not just know all. I need to make sure that I can cultivate my time and team management so that whatever location my career moves to it doesnt become to centralized in my life that it pulls away from my ability to focus on health and love.
- Prototype -- start creating solutions
What is the basic threshold that your new career must meet after Turing? What would you hope WILL NOT happen in your future after Turing? What is your absolute, no-holds-barred, ideal dream for your future after Turing?
My things that I must have is local or near Denver and with some remote options. Whatever company I work for I don't want to have to dance around my sexuality like I have in past careers. Ideally I would have a job that makes 70 thousand and up with room to grow. I would want a job that works on projects that I could have passion for, maybe some I could see myself using myself.
- Test –- solutions
Based on this week of reflections, write out your initial vision statement for your career:
In my career I will be working in the Denver area, weather that be remote or in a Denver office. I will be part of a team that is given projects to work together on in a creative and collabrative workspace.
- Habits Reflection:
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How have you seen yourself become more aware of your habits? Have you tried implementing anything new? What have the results been?
I have begun to acknoledge some more work related habits when it comes to group work. I know that I tend to jump into the role of leader and after some feedback have seen that sometimes I do that without asking and that it can silence the voice of others. My attempt at a new habbit is instead of suggesting what to do next I ask the question. I am still working on implementing this and I hope to see good results from it.
- Design Thinking Reflection: Cultivating Beginner's Mind
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How can beginner's mind be helpful when it comes to thinking about your career and job search? What are some habits you could put into place to cultivate beginner's mind regularly?
Beginner's mind might be helpful in looking at and reframing the knowledge needed to get the jobs that I might traditionally look at as out of my reach. The first step to this that I hope to work on is reading requirements and framing them as not something I do not yet have but instead something that I get to learn. Looking at them in an exciting way seems to open the path of possibility.
Optional additional reading: How to Cultivate Beginner's Mind to Become a True Expert
- Go through the Flower Exercise brainstorming worksheets linked here. Then complete your Flower Exercise final worksheet here and link that finished worksheet here.
- Write out your top 5 strengths that you've seen in action this module; then write out the strengths of a software developer. Where do you see these lists overlapping? Where are they different?
- Leadership
- Problem Solving
- Charasmatic
- Flexible
- Quick Learner
These match the software developer very well I would say. The key differences is the ability to retain knowledge which is something I am working on.
- Write a refined vision statement here (what new things have you discovered this week to incorporate into your vision statement?):
My vision is to work as a Team leader in a diverse and understanding workplace that does not focus on the exact hours of work but instead on the productivity of the time working. I want to work in acommunity that builds products for diverse users and perferablly a location in Denver or with similar culture.
Ideas here are adapted from Atomic Habits by James Clear
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Reflect on your habits from last module. What behaviors and activities were helpful for you? What activities and behaviors could be more effective for you? What processes would you like to try differently this module to become more effective at your work and as a software developer?
- I found that my schedule was healhty for me especially taking asigned time off to relax my brain. I think I could grow in the way that I communicate and evolve in a group. To do this I think I am going to try to allow myself to take a less narative role in the next group porject and allow for others to set the pace and observe how that functions.
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Setting intentions for this module: who do I want to be this module? What specific habits would help me get there? How are those habits tied to the identity of a software developer?
- I want to be a person of positive energy for those around me to keep myself and others motivated. To do this I want to participate in group chats and conversations and bring humor to moments of stress. I think this will help to make me a positive teammate and make my future employers happy to have me in a workspace.
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Incorporate temptation bundling to create a new habit by using this template:
- After My morning shower, I will practice my Javascript.
- After I practice my Javascript, I will meditate and put myslef in a good mood for class.
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How to enjoy “hard” habits: Reframe your habits to consider their benefits rather than their drawbacks; name 3 habits that you have to do and explain the benefits of them. How do they further your goals longterm? How will they add to your processes as a successful developer? At the end of the day, how do they add to your life?
- My three habits : morning coding practice, morning zen time for good mood, after class hour break.
- The morning practice helps keep me learning and in a learning mindset which will be valuable in the career by expanding my knowledge.
- The zen time helps keep me positive and not overly serious. I think this will help me to be a good co-worker to keep good moral in the workplace.
- My after class break helps to keep my mental health up and also seperate work from me time. I think having good balance in life makes for an employee who will not burn out down the road.
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Environment design (optional 5-min. additional reading: Motivation is Overvalued. Environment Often Matters More): how does your environment set-up currently help you with your habits? How could it be improved to make it easier for you to follow through on your habits?
- As much as I tryi to keep myself in a focused and happy mood during work time I have difficulties with destraction because my office location is just in the central living space. If I had the option I would have it in a distinct area allocated for work.
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“When you start a new habit, it should take less than two minutes to do.” Read this 4-min article on how to stop procrastinating. Apply the 2-minute rule to reframe 2-3 of your habits by scaling them down into the 2-minute version. How does this reframing help you think about shaping your new identity as a software developer?
- I could look at my morning study as "open my laptop and study guides." My morning zen could be "Take 5 deep breaths."
- I think this reframing is to make the habit task seem smaller and more manageable.
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Assess your habits from week 1: how did you spend your time this past week? What was effective in your habits? What could be more effective? What steps will you take to make that happen?
- I got so overwhelmed this last week that I was not able to do any of my habits and that really spiraled for me falling behind, not being positive, and loosing focus as a whole. I hope that I can take a breath and try again this week to make those habits happen again.
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Write a draft of your professional story here as 1-2 paragraphs. Focus on answering the questions who are you, why are you here, and what's next? Consider how to talk about your motives and values, the turning points that led to your career change, and what you envision for yourself going forward.
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My name is Tyler Haglund he/him, since I was young I knew some core truths about myself, including my joy for puzzels, problem solving and logic as well as a drive for social understanding and connections. Because of the logical passion I excelled in school looking to chemistry and Math. After High school in Wisconsin I wanted to expand my horizons by moving to a larger city and more active state of Denver, Colorado. Doing so put me behind in trying to go to school so I decided on joining the Army which brought a new truth and that is my talent for orginization and leadership. After spending 10 years in the Army I exited and took some time to discover what my talents and passions could form into when it came to a career in life. Speaking with many people in different feilds I began to realize that a careen in software development was somthing that could utilize my skills for logical thinking and orginization and if I got into project management I could also employ the leadership skills I had learned during my time of service. Looking into schools I decided on Turing as it was not only a coding school but also one that focused on the social aspects of a workplace. This seemed a great fit of many of my passions and I hope that following graduation I can find a job at a company that values both logical knowledge and social drive.
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New Vision:
My goal is to work in a project driven workforce that way I can be creative and find excitement in the new. I want to work where the company values diversity in backgrounds. I want the job to have opportunities for leadership in projects from time to time or even a position at some point that is a leader of a project team. I had heard that there was a "consulting firm" or something along that line that would work for many different projects and that greatly interest me and I believe would keep me motivated and excited with work.
Alternately I think it could be cool to work in some sort of nerdy application of hobbies I already enjoy. Video gaming, Dungeons and Dragons, Drag race.
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Update your LinkedIn profile with the following: updated photo/headshot, headline, summary statement using your story, and Turing added to your experience and education sections. Include a link to your profile here in the journal. Remember the guidelines and tips from the lesson here.
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What other steps will you take this week to update your branding or practice your story?
- This weeks focus is to get into a rythm of work to ensure I can succeed in this module.
Assess your habits from week 2: how did you spend your time this past week? What was effective in your habits? What could be more effective? What steps will you take to make that happen?
- I took time before and after class to get back to my teach and reteach as well as time to zone. My schedule and sleep schedule seem back on track.
Reflect on how you’ve spent your time so far at Turing to gauge your engagement and energy:
- When have you been excited, focused, and enjoyed your work? - If i get a good nights rest and also when I take time to break a big step down into smaller portions and get a handle on what I need to accomplish before I begin.
- When have you felt bored, restless, or unhappy? - I feel bored sometimes when I spend too much time without taking a break. It leves me restless and unproductive.
- When do you feel energized in your work? - I often feel energized after a good laugh with a classmate or project partner.
- When is your energy drained? - I get a bit drained thinking ahead too far about all the school I still have to do and all the job search I still need to be doing.
Setting up habits and routines to make time for the job search this module:
- Block out time on your calendar this week to work on your job search. When will you make this happen? How will you hold yourself accountable to this? What activities will you focus on during this time this week? What outcomes do you hope to reach by the end of this week because of these activities?
- I think the best option for me is to do this during my time on the weekend that I dedicate to project work. I plan on doing the mid-mod early in hopes to free up that study time for this type of PD. I am unsure about the accountibility of this but I know that when I reach next weeks PD I will have to face facts of either having done it or not. I think I want to play around with all of the resources given during this weeks PD during that time and hope that I can get a less abstact Idea of what a career or 1st job looks like.
Applying wayfinding to using job search resources
- Go through the resources listed here and explore 2-3 tools. List what you looked at here: I looked based on language and a bit of a seach based on value.
- Apply wayfinding: of what you looked at, what did you discover that aligns with your vision? If it didn't align with your vision, what will you try next? I got a bit overwhelmed with the sheer amount of resources. I think I might start with reaching out on the networking side to see what other people have used and what has worked for them.
- Find a job posting that aligns with your vision. What's the posting? How does it align with what you're looking for? Add it to your Huntr. I don't think im there yet for this step. I am putting a lot of energy into learning the code, but I hope that this weekend I can take some time to really dive into these.
- What next steps will you take to explore that opportunity and find contacts? Add that information to your Huntr card.
Ideas here are adapted from Atomic Habits by James Clear
- Assess your habits from week 3: how did you spend your time this past week? What was effective in your habits? What could be more effective? What steps will you take to make that happen?
- I spent a lot of time with focus on project and self study. These habits were very helpful and effective to allow me to feel prepared for class. I know I need to spend more time on PD and job search, I do not know I have the current time to do this and keep sanity. I have started to at least read emails I get from huntr/ indeer related to searches on remote front end jobs.
- Implement a reiforcement strategy: to make one of your habits more satisfying, what is a reward you can give yourself immediately after completing the habit? How will this reward encourage you to continue completing that habit?
- I will be moving emails on job posting to a folder of finished reading. I might even write down that job/ company with my opinion. This will feel like a finished task which is one of my biggest motivator.
- "Don't Break the Chain": Use a habit tracker
- What is a habit that you want to make sure to do every day? How could you visually cue yourself to complete it (i.e., moving a paper clip)? How can you visually track it each time you've completed it? Could you automate the tracking? How will you do that?
- I think I could watch a coding challenge video every day before bed instead of a game on the computer. To visually represent this I could share the video to myself in a message. Automating this might be easy in the sense that I can see previously viewed videos on youtube.
- Need help? Check out one of these habit tracking apps
- How to get back on track when missing a habit: if you miss a day or two of completing your habit, how will you get yourself going again?
- I can do a verbal checkin with a partner at the end of the week to see create accountability and allow a reset of the habit on that day of the week.
- Pick an accountability partner (your cohort accountabilibuddy, your mentor, a close friend, etc.) and create a habit contract with them. How often will you check in with each other? How will they hold you accountable?
Review your habit tracker: how did you monitor your habit(s)? What does this tell you about your overall progress becoming the person you want to be? In general, how satisfied are you with how you spent your time this module? What could be improved next module?
- I was not able to be perfect by any means this module, however I do think I began to learn and lean in to the changes that would come post Turing and what it might look like to actually interview and get a job.
Mind Maps:
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- Engagement. What did you reflect on last week in regards to when you're engaged in your work at Turing? Pull out an idea that resonates with you most (e.g., "Talking through a problem with a partner," "The moment when I solve a problem that I previously didn't know how to do," "Setting up a successful project management process for my team") and break that idea down into parts and make a list (what are all the steps that go into that moment? When do you get to use your strengths? What is fun about this?).
I reflected on my ability to multitask when life was busy around me. My fiance and I are also in the market for a new house and I want to remain focused on school. So the ability to pull myself into a mindset that allows me to focus on schooling while still feeling like I have an opinion on homes is important.
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- Energy. What did you reflect on last week in regards to when you feel most energized in your work at Turing? Pull out an idea that resonates with you most and break that idea down into parts and make a list (what are all the steps that go into that moment? When do you get to use your strengths? What is fun about this?).
I feel like my studying has improved for final test and such. I think I have found a rythm needed to feel confident in my time spent for both projects and studying.
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- Flow. When have you had an experience recently in which you were in a state of flow? You can also think about this as "joy" or "play." Pull out an idea that resonates with you most and break that idea down into parts and make a list (what are all the steps that go into that moment? When do you get to use your strengths? What is fun about this?).
These last three questions bleed so much into each other that I am afraid to repeat myself. I would say that overall this mod has had a couple of habits changed. One is a balance of personal life and school life. I realized that my family and friends have to keep moving and doing things and I need to focus on school. This means that I need to find time to allow myself some understanding of what could be going on for them and also allow myself to make a little time to connect.
I have also found a new rythm to studying and project time. I am making sure I dont get lost in the details of a project and completely forget that I also have other learning to do. This includes the PD and beginings of seeing what comes after Turing. I am taking time to breath through the amount of work I need to do and also the amount of possibility out there for when I get to really stretch my legs.- Refine your career vision: What are the values that will drive your job search? What are your goals for your job search? What kind of role do you see yourself pursuing in your job search? Based on your latest version of your career vision, list the top 3-5 industries and companies you’ll pursue in your job search as of right now. Why did you pick these industries/companies? How do they relate to the values and goals you have for yourself in your job search?
- My vision is to work as a Team leader in a diverse and understanding workplace that does not focus on the exact hours of work but instead on the productivity of the time working. I want to work in a community that builds products for diverse users and perferablly a location in Denver or with similar culture.
- Values: Respect or desire for Diversity. Treats employees as real people not as numbers.
- Goals: Project based work
- Role: Small team member or leader. I think I would prefer this to being just another employee.
- Industries: This is where I struggle, I have not had time to search for this yet.
- Relation of goals: I know a personal goal is to have pride in my job and joy in doing it. To make these happen I know I want to be able to see actual changes come from my work hence the idea of project based that can allow me to see real progress and possible submission. I also know I want to be happy where I am, that is why I want to search for something that would be improved from my openness in the background of diversity that I bring.
- Build your resume.
a. What will you emphasize in your resume that directly relates to your targeted industries?
- My military background for leadership examples and teamwork and projects that show strong workflow to emphasize the desire for working project based.
b. Pick a template from those listed in the Templates section here. - https://www.canva.com/design/DAEFW-vUTec/8GWNOPRNzmitHsd3ndS5Dw/edit?category=tACZCki4tbY.
- Based on the feedback you received from CV Compiler, what updates will you make to your resume?
I will look to add more of the buzz words to the feilds and possibly shorten the experience section for the military. - What do you want this portfolio to say about you?
I want it to cleary display what my talents are and what I would bring to a diverse workspace. I want it to clue into the fact that I am an asset in both logic and also social cognitive ability. - How will you continue to add to this to portray your story and showcase the kind of work that demonstrates your brand?
I hope to add projects and skills that I am proficient in more as i grow.
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- I will be moving to a newly bought home over the break so I have somewhat limited time to go all out for PD for prework but I have done some reachout.
- The first was to a College friend of mine who works for Riot Games. The company is somewhat a dream job and I though I know the prospect of working there is slim due to the need to be near there offices in california, however it was good to reach out and talk about the work place. I began the conversation with some catch up from when we last chatted and then asked about what the data was like that he worked with. He told me about some groups in discord channel for those that use their somewhat public API. I have that discord saved now to work with in the future with free time and create some projects. I also talked with him about the enviornment at Riot. He does not work directly in development so it was notably different, but the company as a whole seems very focused on inclusion in their product but also their working teams.
- I also was reached out to from another channel by a Turing Alumn from a Out in Tech Channel. To respect the privacy of the group I wont name them. This person and I are discussing what life post Turing is like and possibly having a virtual coffee to gain further insight on advice for the work place.
Hey Tyler, I would switch your projects with your experience on your resume in terms of the outline. Talk with some alumni to start getting more info on industries you might be interested in. I really think that could help guide you.