The Say Lesss Podcast

Thank you all for the questions from IG! If you've got anything you want me to answer or talk about, hit me up on my email or DM me on IG! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/saylesss/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/saylesss/support

Finally bringin back the podcast! It has been waayyy too long! I have got all my priorities and schedule straightened out so I can actually have some time to record these episodes. Hope yall enjoy this one and keep emailing or DMing me questions so I can answer them here! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/saylesss/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/saylesss/support

In this episode I get an email from a viewer asking a question about tips to how he can learn to code while working as an IT Technician. This is a very similar situation to my story as I was also in IT so I thought this would be a great opportunity to talk more about this and some of my advice. Hope this helps others out there as well! Please don't hesitate to email me any of your questions as well, I would love to answer them here on the podcast! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/saylesss/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/saylesss/support

Welcome to Season 2 of the podcast! Sorry I have been a little MIA but I'm ready to be attacking the podcast side of things again and bringing more content for you guys! I know a lot of people have been really enjoying this. Stay ready on Monday for Episode 1 to drop! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/saylesss/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/saylesss/support

In this episode, Riki and I go over a bunch of topics that range from CS Degree vs Self-Taught, following your own journey and many more! Hope you all enjoy! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/saylesss/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/saylesss/support

Hey Everyone! Hope you enjoy the audio version of My Journey as a Self-Taught Developer Video! I know a lot of people are planning on transitioning from their current jobs to become a developer or are already in the process. So this is meant to help motivate you and/or help guide you and get some insights as to how I started making the transition! Enjoy! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/saylesss/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/saylesss/support

In this episode, Brad joins me and talks about his journey, some of the technologies he has learned like Svelte and Nextjs and side projects which he has worked on! This was a good one filled with some gold so I hope you enjoy! Brad's Social Media: Twitter: https://twitter.com/bradgarropy YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/bradgarropy Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bradgarropy/ Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/bradgarropy GitHub: https://github.com/bradgarropy --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/saylesss/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/saylesss/support

Me and Chris go on an interesting journey throughout this episode talking about some reasons you should become a developer as well as what to look forward too! There may or may not be some tangents in this one as well.. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/saylesss/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/saylesss/support

Hey Everyone! I am gonna start making some of my YouTube videos available in Podcast form now thanks to a tip from a viewer! I think it is a great idea and helps to make more content for you all to consume! Enjoy! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/saylesss/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/saylesss/support

Little update with what has been going on in my life for the past month or so! It has been a while since I have recorded an episode for the podcast and I've gotten my drive back so want to put more focus on it now! Hope you guys enjoy! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/saylesss/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/saylesss/support

In this episode, I talk with Danny about how he has been personally helping others achieve success, how to think about our failures as developers and much much more that hopefully will provide some value to a lot of you out there! If you haven't checked him out, peek at some of the links below to learn more about Danny! Enjoy the episode! Danny's Social Media: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dthompsondev/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/DThompsonDev YouTube: youtube.com/DThompsonDev --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/saylesss/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/saylesss/support

I was in a gym accident that happened last year on this day. It forever changed my life for the better after recovering from it. It is a moment in my life that I will never forget and forever use as motivation to keep on moving. I hope you all enjoy! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/saylesss/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/saylesss/support

In this episode, I talk with Kyle about some of the tips we have in terms of starting as a Freelance Web Developer! Hope y'all enjoy this one cause there is some good value coming out of this one! Use my code "JUSTIN25" for 25% off at https://studywebdevelopment.com/freelancing --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/saylesss/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/saylesss/support

In this episode, I talk to James Quick who is an amazing Speaker, Teacher, YouTuber and Developer at auth0! We talk about his initial introduction to programming, content creation and how to make content engaging on both video and live-streaming! Enjoy the episode everyone! James' Social Media: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jamesqquick/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/jamesqquick YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/jamesqquick Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/jamesqquick Website: https://www.jamesqquick.com/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/saylesss/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/saylesss/support

Hope you guys enjoy this episode with Derek Yepes who is a Self-Taught Web Designer that works for ESPN!! His Journey is awesome and I can't wait for you guys to hear it! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/saylesss/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/saylesss/support

Show Notes: 0:00 - 1:40 Introduction 1:41 - 4:00 Difference between content on Instagram and YouTube 4:01 - 6:14 Establishing a workflow for content creation 6:15 - 10:57 Don't stress about the early stages of your work 10:58 - 18:12 Wanting the end goal too fast / Looking for shortcuts 18:13 - 27:55 Learning the Fundamentals / The not so pretty stuff 27:56 - 30:00 Being open to different perspectives / Open minded 30:01 - 41:00 Thoughts on "negative" people on Social Media / More Empathy 41:02 - 46:30 Don't lean on other people for help all the time 46:31 - 56:16 Valuing other people's time / Attitude towards people with big followings 56:17 - 59:24 Don't buy things cause people you look up to have them 59:25 - 1:01:11 Closing Aral's Social Media: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/araltasher/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5WfyxrsmEA5pKi7AjMzf8g --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/saylesss/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/saylesss/support

Just had a feeling to really address this since in the social media space, this is something we can come across. I deal with it in a certain way that doesn't affect me but allows me to put out some of my best work. I wanted to spread that and try to help some of you out there that might be dealing with the same! Hope this can help some of you! Check out the Store: https://chauapparel.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/saylesss/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/saylesss/support

Show Notes: 0:00 - 1:11 Introduction 1:12 - 3:59 The amount of work that goes into Content Creation 4:00 - 6:43 Improving by doing 6:44 - 10:44 Stigmas of Developers 10:45 - 13:11 Using our platform for positive change 13:12 - 16:50 Finding what matters to you and how to balance it 16:51 - 21:27 False perceptions that Social Media gives / Struggles learning how to code 21:28 - 24:44 What are our biggest motivations 26:45 - 28:15 Failure / Perfectionism 28:16 - 33:57 Women who Code 33:58 - 44:51 Thoughts on Haters 44:52 - 51:18 Shelter in Place / Quarantine 51:19 - 59:42 What we think the new norm in the future will look like 59:43 - 1:0:17 Closing Morgan's Social Media: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/morgan.codes/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/morgancodes_ Website: https://www.morgan.codes/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/saylesss/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/saylesss/support

Show Notes: 0:00 - 2:26 Introduction 2:27 - 4:50 Jeff's Initial exposure to Programming 4:51 - 6:19 College Degree 6:20 - 10:43 Thoughts on if people need College 10:45 - 20:05 Journey post Graduation 20:06 - 22:38 The Importance of Consistency 22:40 - 27:28 Having Structure when learning Web Dev 27:30 - 38:00 Jeff's Journey and Process as a Self-Taught Dev 38:01 - 46:05 Transition into getting a full-time job as a Developer 46:06 - 53:50 Jeff's Side Project 53:51 - 1:00:23 Closing Jeff Horner Social Media: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jeffnhorner/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/jeffnhorner Website: https://www.jeffnhorner.com/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/saylesss/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/saylesss/support

Hi all! I just had someone reach out to me on Instagram saying that they have been caught comparing themselves too much to others. Not only is this destructive but it also slows you down! I wanted to go over some of my tips on how to overcome this way of thinking and how to utilize it to your advantage! Instagram: chau_codes Twitter: chau_codes YouTube: Chau Codes Email: justin@chaucodes.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/saylesss/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/saylesss/support

Show Notes: 0:00 - 2:47 Intro 2:48 - 5:26 Wissam's initial exposure to programming 5:27 - 8: 42 Experience and thoughts on getting a Computer Science Degree 8:43 - 12:27 Is School the right path to take as a Developer? 12:28 - 27:18 What key factors in a candidate show potential? 27:19 - 30:59 Any roadblocks that you hit during your journey? 31:00 - 32:54 What was Wissam's real interest? Front or Backend? 32:55 - 40:43 Anything that Wissam would go back and do differently or adjust in his journey 40:45 - 50:32 Closing Tips and Motivation Wissam Social Media: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/designingforscale/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/imwiss Website: https://designingforscale.com/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/saylesss/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/saylesss/support

Show Notes: 0:00 - 2:05 Intro 2:07 - 3:52 How Rich got into Tech 3:54 - 14:00 How Rich became a Software Engineer at LinkedIn 15:40 - 16:20 Interviewing Candidates at LinkedIn 16:25 - 17:44 What makes a Good Candidate? 17:46 - 19:10 When will my Opportunities come? / Patience 19:13 - 21:10 Rich's Software Engineering Journey cont. / Startup Experience 21:11 - 23:08 What he currently is working on at LinkedIn 23:11 - 25:13 Thoughts on a College Degree 25:14 - 27:00 Imposter Syndrome 27:05 - 30:50 Making the most of your opportunities 30:52 - 32:10 How to get yourself out there to Recruiters 32:11 - 33:15 Does Rich build side projects still? 33:16 - 40:45 Differentiating Work and Passion / Dealing with Burnout 40:46 - 45:09 Mentoring 45:10 - 48:07 Happiness 48:08 - 54:16 What is your true End Goal 54:17 - 1:01:54 How Justin learned how to code 1:01:56 - 1:10:46 Mindset to have when opportunities come up 1:10:47 - 1:22:19 Investing / Financial Literacy 1:22:20 - 1:23:56 Combining Passion with Work 1:23:57 - 1:38:25 Hobbies outside of Code 1:38:26 - 1:40:48 Closing Rich Bustos' Social Media: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCh8zfuJRuPcoDLe9GlzznkA Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/richbustos/ Website: https://richbustos.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/saylesss/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/saylesss/support

In this episode, I answer some of the questions you asked me on Instagram since I hit 30k followers! Been such an amazing ride thus for so hope you enjoy the episode! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/saylesss/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/saylesss/support

0:00 - 3:18 Intro 3:42 - 6:41 Thoughts about School 7:10 - 8: 42 How did Chris get exposed to coding 8:50 - 13:34 Bootcamps/College VS Self-Taught 13:40 - 15:57 Team Treehouse Experience 16:00 - 18:03 Confidence / Imposter Syndrome 18:05 - 20:18 How Team Treehouse helped Chris get a Job 21:20 - 24:00 Patience is key and the hard work pays off 24:12 - 32:00 Roadblocks 32:12 - 34:50 Planning for the Future 37:50 - 40:12 Feeling lost / How to find your own path 40:19 - 47:20 What Chris would go back and do differently 47:27 - 50:32 Closing Tips and Motivation Chris Sean Social Media: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCu1xbgCV5o48h_BYCQD7KJg Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/realchrissean/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/RealChrisSean --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/saylesss/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/saylesss/support