I Met a Pro Programmer, She Gave Me 3 Life-Changing Pieces of Advice.
#2 Never quit your Job
In your early days as a programmer, you will have a consistent feeling in your mind that, “The grass is always greener on another side of the fence”.
You will notice that your friend is getting paid more than you for the same job. One of your friend’s social media is gaining tons of followers.
One of your friends is making living out of their stock investment. The life of your other friend is cooler as he travels abroad every month.
A friend’s startup is on the verge of creating tons of wealth for them.
You will see them all and think why the heck is their grass greener than yours.
Until you reach a specific point in your career, you will keep comparing and that’s what 97% of newbie programmers do, they compare their wealth with their friends and start having a sense of self-doubt.
But as a professional programmer, you must stop comparing and start working on your progress.
Due to project-related work, I got a chance to interact with one of the experienced programmers whom I have idolized for the longest time.
I simply asked him after discussing the project, “Is there any advice that you would give me for my programming journey?”
He was humble enough to give me a few different pieces of advice about the different sectors of my life.
1. Stay Consistent
Hardworking and Consistent programmers always win no matter who their competition is. Stay consistent and stay focused.
No matter what skill you are learning or which programming language you are mastering, stay consistent.
Not only in your professional life but also in your personal life consistency plays an important role in your life. Consistency is the key to unlocking your true potential.
Even if you are starting a side hustle, or want to get the most out of your new relationship just stay consistent. For achieving your fitness goal, consistency will make you the winner.
2. Never Quit Your Job
You have seen one of your friends making tons of money from his side hustle and he has quit his job just because his side hustle is a great passive income stream for him.
What are your takes on this? Quit your job and start a side hustle, Quit your Job and start a successful start-up. The answer is NO, never quit your job.
Even if you are willing to quit your job just have a few checks on your important work checklist —
- You have a new job in your hand
- Your Side Hustle is making more money than your salary
- Your Startup has reached a noticeable market capitalization
- Your Social Media Account has more than 50k+ followers
If you can’t check any of the points from the checklist then just stick to your current job until you achieve any of the checkpoints even if you are having a constant urge to quit your job.
Work in your free time to build your passive income stream, weekends are best for that. Don’t just quit your job to start a passive income stream.
3. Stay Friendly, Stay Humble
Whenever your teammates ask you to explain something related to the project or something about new tech that you’re using then you should respond only with “I would love to explain this”.
Staying friendly in your workplace is the most important thing for a programmer and no matter in which position you are you must be a good listener and listen to your teammate’s opinions.
Actively supporting your teammate’s achievements and congratulating them for their accomplishments is a very good sign of a professional programmer.
Even if you are planning to lead a team, staying friends will be the key aspect on which you should focus.
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