From a study by McKinsey & Co., " “Our scenarios suggest that by 2030, 75 million to 375 million workers (3 to 14 percent of the global workforce) will need to switch occupational categories. Moreover, all workers will need to adapt, as their occupations evolve alongside increasingly capable machines.”

Is that really gonna happen? And, is there nothing you can do about it? This episode is how I'm approaching it and how I plan to not just survive, but THRIVE.

It's a different world we live in, today. All the chaos, all the technology... it can be easy to believe that the rules for success have changed. They haven't. In fact, those fundamentals are even more effective NOW, because so few people are willing to do them. So, when you think of how to GUARANTEE long-term you're successful...These fundamentals are it.In this episode, I cover what I believe to be the "trump card" of success. The thing most people aren't willing to do, that if you DO... you'll have a real advantage.And, your success inevitable.No gimmicks.No flash.But, deadly effective.Give it a listen.

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It's a different world we live in, today. All the chaos, all the technology... it can be easy to believe that the rules for success have changed. They haven't. In fact, those fundamentals are even more effective NOW, because so few people are willing to do them.

So, when you think of how to GUARANTEE long-term you're successful...

These fundamentals are it.

In this episode, I cover what I believe to be the "trump card" of success. The thing most people aren't willing to do, that if you DO... you'll have a real advantage.

And, your success inevitable.

No gimmicks.

No flash.

But, deadly effective.

Give it a listen.

Should you use family as your first freelance clients? You certainly CAN and it has a lot of advantages, BUT it's also dangerous. If things blow up, you could alienate a family member for life. So, I've developed some rules for working with family and friends and clients. Follow these and you'll get the experience and portfolio item you want WITHOUT making your Thanksgiving dinners awkward.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Should you use family as your first freelance clients? You certainly CAN and it has a lot of advantages, BUT it's also dangerous. If things blow up, you could alienate a family member for life. So, I've developed some rules for working with family and friends and clients. Follow these and you'll get the experience and portfolio item you want WITHOUT making your Thanksgiving dinners awkward.

Do easy things WHEN they're easy. Breaking my back on a 10-foot stretch of trench when building my new house taught me this the hard way. Here's the story and the big lesson I learned.

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Do easy things WHEN they're easy. Breaking my back on a 10-foot stretch of trench when building my new house taught me this the hard way. Here's the story and the big lesson I learned.

I've always been told how smart I was. How "lucky" I was and how "easy" things would be for me because I was so smart. But, at 28 years old, I was broke with no real plan on how things were going to work out for me. It took a long night in a hotel 1,000 miles from home and my wife and kids wondering where their next meal was going to come from for me to finally get it through my thick skull that it didn't matter how smart I was.Here's the story and the hard lesson I learned about what it really takes to be successful... in life and as a developer.

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I've always been told how smart I was. How "lucky" I was and how "easy" things would be for me because I was so smart. But, at 28 years old, I was broke with no real plan on how things were going to work out for me. It took a long night in a hotel 1,000 miles from home and my wife and kids wondering where their next meal was going to come from for me to finally get it through my thick skull that it didn't matter how smart I was.

Here's the story and the hard lesson I learned about what it really takes to be successful... in life and as a developer.

This is the best way I know to take control of your freelance career and your clients.

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