Reader, you probably know that the IT industry has a bunch of benefits like a good salary, remote work, and interesting projects.

But on the other hand, it has its own difficulties, like the current hard market situation.

In this email, I'll help you to answer the question if you should keep learning programming.

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Determine your WHY

The most successful people are driven by inner fire.

You probably had that feeling, when at 3 am you read a motivational quote, and you feel super motivated to achieve everything tomorrow.

Inner fire is when you have that feeling all of the time.

And the best way to light up that inner fire is to set an achievable goal.

It can be a materialistic goal (like buying a car) or life-changing goal (leaving your job), a location goal (moving to Bali), etc.

But it should not be a nice-to-have goal. It should be a "do or die goal".

So if you say: "I'm kind of okay with my job. But would be nice to change it to IT" - coding is not for you.

You just won't be able to motivate yourself strong enough to succeed if you are okay with what you have now.

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Another thing is that besides just wanting to get some benefits from a coding job, you should at least like it.

I know people who hate coding and do it just for money, but it's rather an exception. It'll be very hard to keep yourself consistent and motivated with something that you don't like.

Moreover, what's the point of the job that you hate?

So if you don't like coding, and don't like creating and building stuff, you should rather switch to something else, it's not worth it for you.

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Determine your HOW

It'll be impossible to succeed as a developer if you're doing it in "half-trying mode".

You have to go hard on it.

It doesn't mean that you have to leave your job and everything that you are doing, but you have to put yourself in a full-focus mode for at least 6-12 months and all your free time has to be dedicated to learning how to code.

Don't believe boot camps that promise to teach you in 3 months. It's just not possible for 99% of people.

So at this point, you need to determine HOW you'll be able to fully dedicate yourself to your studies and how you'll find time for that.

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Determine FINAL STEPS

After learning how to code you have 2 routes to take:

• build your own startup
• start job hunting

And your final steps will vary based on what route you want to take.

If you want to build a startup your final step will be researching and trying to build your startup project.

If your goal is getting a job, your final steps are: creating an amazing CV/resume and an outstanding portfolio.

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What's now?

Now, if you are still there and have your 'WHY', 'HOW' and 'FINAL STEPS' I have good news for you.

It's not about ‘IF’ you’ll do it anymore, but WHEN you’ll do it.

Now, you have a clear goal, and you know how you'll find time to achieve it.

It's definitely not going to be an easy route, but if you won't give up, it'll be worth it.

So stop thinking, and just start doing.

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Content

So many of you guys struggle with creating good resumes, so I recorded The ONLY resume/CV guide you need to get a dev job, you can watch it by clicking here or by clicking on the image below:

It includes everything to build a modern and outstanding resume/CV as a developer.

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Enjoy your day and see you next week 👋!

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Best regards,

Andrew "Determined his WHY and HOW" Zacker

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