Talking Points:

• Thinking Constructively
• Applied Learning
• Power of Perseverance 
• Cultivating Skills
• Lateral Career Paths
• Different Company Environments
• Negative Interview Traits
• Junior Dev and Senior Dev core differences
• Getting the most out of 1-on-1s

Quotable Quotes:

• “Know what corners to cut and when.” DG
• “At every step [ through learning ] there was always an extra goal.” DG
• “I never worked or hacked on anything I didn’t think was fun first.” - DG
• “You want people to be stoked about their work.” - DG
• “My goal is to build these environments where people are challenged outside their comfort level.” - DG
• “There are a bunch of laterals in your career path that not enough people realize [ especially Junior Devs].” - DG
• “If someone can talk your ear off about something that they did in the past year, I want to talk to that person.” - DG
• “Take ownership of your own growth at the company.” - DG
• “Some of the best engineers and most industrious engineers I have worked with growth-wise, were super motivated [ to achieve their goals ].” -  DG
• “Life is driven by a lot of unreasonable requests.” - DG

Notes:
Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance
www.goodreads.com/book/show/27213329-grit
Dave's Website
drknowledge.com
Dave's Twitter
@davegullo
Dave's LinkedIn
https://www.linkedin.com/in/pangaea
Dave’s New Company
videate.io
Junior to Senior Community
community.juniortosenior.io