Job vs. Career, Content Creation & Motivation with James Q Quick

<p>James shares how developer advocacy experience and content creation has helped him throughout his career, especially early on. Next to that, we discuss the difference between a job and a career, motivation and passion.</p> <p>Enjoy! 🎙</p> <p>Connect with James Q Quick:<br> <a href="https://www.jamesqquick.com/">https://www.jamesqquick.com</a><br> <a href="https://twitter.com/jamesqquick">https://twitter.com/jamesqquick</a><br> <a href="https://www.learnbuildteach.com/">https://www.learnbuildteach.com</a><br> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@JamesQQuick">https://www.youtube.com/@JamesQQuick</a></p> <p><br></p> <p>Full episode on YouTube ▶️<br> <a href="https://youtu.be/tdvuAbc7P7U">https://youtu.be/tdvuAbc7P7U</a></p> <p>New episodes every Wednesday with our host&nbsp;<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/patrick-akil">🎙Patrick Akil</a>! &nbsp;<br> Big shoutout to&nbsp;<a href="https://xebia.com/">Xebia</a> for making this episode possible!</p> <p><br></p> <p>OUTLINE:<br> 00:00:00 - Intro<br> 00:00:25 - Finding your voice<br> 00:01:41 - James's experience as evangelist<br> 00:03:05 - Content strategies<br> 00:04:57 - Consistency vs. Quality<br> 00:07:08 - Listening to feedback<br> 00:10:56 - Feedback that has stuck with James<br> 00:15:44 - James's early in career experience<br> 00:19:29 - Job vs. Career<br> 00:20:42 - Comparing yourself to others<br> 00:26:35 - From evangelist to full-time programming<br> 00:29:51 - Stepping away from the developer role<br> 00:32:07 - Content creators are at the forefront<br> 00:36:56 - Advocating for yourself<br> 00:37:44 - Work ethic<br> 00:40:20 - Work life balance<br> 00:44:10 - Flexibility and overworking<br> 00:48:02 - Advice for early in career in tech<br> 00:50:37 - Changing teams and companies<br> 00:53:40 - Make sure you're happy<br> 00:56:16 - Last thoughts</p>