Hello Tech Pros - Motivation, Soft Skills & Business Advice

Veteran Gunshot Survivor on Structuring Your Life and Career — Justin Constantine

Why employees feel like a failure when their company goes out of business. How writing a vision statement for your business is like turning on the GPS in your car. Why Justin wrote his own eulogy and how that affected him. What causes entrepreneurs to get hung up and the steps they need to take to start making progress. The process to shift from business operator to business owner.

The only thing we have to fear is fear itself. But for many technology professionals and entrepreneurs, the fear of failure is what guides their actions (or inactions). Show notes at http://hellotechpros.com/anxiety-of-failure/

Dinesh Kandanchatha is a founder, mentor, speaker and—above all else—entrepreneur. He encourages founders to ask the right questions, navigate challenging decisions, and find those tough answers that are sometimes difficult to face. Dinesh, who has built, bought, sold, led, and/or invested in over 13 companies, knows what it takes to transform a business.

What options you have when your "safe" career suddenly ends. How long it takes to become successful. The amount of time it really takes to write a book. The importance of a support group and accountability partners and where to look for them. What to do when the motivation ends.

Why we don't start a business (even when we want to). The excuses we tell ourselves that prevents us from chasing our dreams. How are fear of failure is backwards and why we need to fail faster. The reason why I became more miserable after several promotions and raises. How to get 4 hours of free business training.

How our compulsive Do, Do, Do culture affects us. Why very successful people sometimes feel unsatisfied and void. Where to find the answers to your internal questions. How to achieve amazing results by having conversations with people. What our "monkey mind" is and how to put it in check. You mind is complex and your emotions are deep. So are your colleagues. How to create meaningful relationships through social media.

How adversity and failure is going to affect you, whether you are ready for it or not. Find out how to handle it. Why other people project their "glass ceilings" onto you, and what that means to you. What to do about overly negative people in your life. How Tanner helped other blind people by standing up for his rights to his own education. What tech pros can do to improve the accessibility and usability of the software they build.

Career Hyperdrive Course: Day 1 The motivation you need to overcome your biggest career obstacles and navigate asteroids.

Stop watching television to increase your productivity. Medidate on images of goals. Print out pictures of black checks, money, pictures of audience. Write a life plan (business plan for life). Describe what it is you want. How do you want to be mentally? How do you want to grow your mind, education, think stronger or faster? How do you want to be physically? Do you want to grow muscles or build strength? Create a supportive environment. Whatever your goals are, make it 10x.