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Navigating your career can be tricky business, especially if you go out on your own as a contractor or new business owner. These posts reflect my experience.

A collection of 12 posts

Actual, tangible steps to get over Imposter Syndrome
Career

Actual, tangible steps to get over Imposter Syndrome

· Rob Conery

Walking the Walk
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Walking the Walk

One of my favorite quotes is from James Clear: "Action breeds motivation". It also scares the crap out of me sometimes.

· Rob Conery

When You Stop Loving What You Do
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When You Stop Loving What You Do

· Rob Conery

Following the Fun
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Following the Fun

Note: this post is a bit old and I've folded this venture back into this here site because... well just because...

· Rob Conery

🫡 The Best Job, The Worst Job
AI

🫡 The Best Job, The Worst Job

For over a year I had been working at least one weekend a month and well over 50 hours a week. I loved it, I hated it.

· Rob Conery

🥷🏽 Self Sabotage: The Good Parts
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🥷🏽 Self Sabotage: The Good Parts

Personal growth books claim self-sabotage holds us back. Business hustle books frame it as a necessary thing. Which is it?

· Rob Conery

Test-driven Development In Action
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Test-driven Development In Action

TDD is one of those things that people talk about, argue about, and think is interesting. I'm one of those people, so I asked Brad Wilson to clear it all up for me.

· Rob Conery

Surviving the Structured Interview
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Surviving the Structured Interview

The tech industry is slowly changing over to structured interviews, but most people don't know what they are and that they have a formula!

· Rob Conery

😳 Allowing Yourself to Screw Up
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😳 Allowing Yourself to Screw Up

I managed to screw a few things up this weekend and I want to believe it's OK. I like screwing up... it means I'm trying. Failure is the best teacher, after all. Then again...

· Rob Conery

Seven Simple Steps to Overcoming Imposter Syndrome
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Seven Simple Steps to Overcoming Imposter Syndrome

Getting over imposter syndrome is no easy task, but it starts by recognizing a cold, hard truth: you're being toxic to yourself and those around you. I'll share with you some steps I took to get over it.

· Rob Conery

Developing A Potent Voice
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Developing A Potent Voice

Writers often talk about "finding their voice", but what does that even mean? There are ways to loosen the control your internal filters have on your ability to express yourself.

· Rob Conery

What's Your Exit Plan?
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What's Your Exit Plan?

Retirement is one thing, being where you want to be and doing what you want to do when your current job is finished in another thing entirely. What’s your exit strategy?

· Rob Conery