#149 - Jacob Moyers: Motivation is Temporary, Discipline and Disagreeing With Yourself

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Learn how Pybites can help you succeed in your Python journey 🐍 💪Join our Python Developer Community for free here 🌐👋---Welcome back to our podcast, where we delve into extraordinary journeys of transformation and achievement.This week, we're thrilled to feature Jacob Moyers, a friend of Julian from the AWS Data Centre days, who's here to share his remarkable transition from mechanical engineering to Cyber Security, paralleled by his success in powerlifting.Jacob’s story is a testament to setting ambitious goals and achieving them with grit and perseverance, offering profound lessons for Python developers.His journey from novice to expert, in both his career and personal passions, mirrors the path many of you navigate in coding - starting from scratch, facing challenges head-on, and thriving through persistence and continuous learning.Most importantly, Jacob’s experiences underscore the power of persistence, the value of networking, and creative problem-solving.These lessons are invaluable, whether you're debugging code or striving for personal bests.We hope his story inspires your own Python endeavors.Enjoy the episode and share how Jacob's journey inspires you in our community post.We look forward to your thoughts!Chapters:00:00 Intro snippet + music00:51 Julian intro03:00 Who is04:26 Work experience06:44 Current cybersecurity role10:20 How did you manage to go from 0 experience?14:30 Disagree with your current mindset / improve 1% a day17:30 Wide ranging inspiration / connecting things19:25 Benefit of immersive learning21:30 The importance of networking24:50 Ad segment25:25 Luck vs putting in the effort26:55 Overcoming certain fears29:00 Applying this mindset to other areas in life31:00 Jacob's weight lifting journey35:30 Disagree with yourself to progress37:50 Working with coaches and mitigating injuries41:00 You often only see the successes, not the failures41:50 Being creative getting around hurdles (covid)48:40 Coaching works really well for Python as well50:00 Parting words / piece of advice52:00 Wrap up and outro music---Links:- Reach out to Jacob on LinkedIn- Mentioned article---Transitioning into tech and programming? Check out our PDI coaching program.---To get our weekly developer / mindset emails, sign up for free here💡

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