The Mario Kart™ guide to building a career
summary
Uses Mario Kart to map concrete career moves: coach of 53 .NET consultants at Axxes; prescribes a three-to-five year direction, then SMART milestones and a “smallest step today” exercise. Recommends choosing a learning mode (solo coding, pair/mob, online courses, books), picking a pace that pushes but doesn’t overwhelm, and insisting on decent hardware. Advocates active self-branding, expects imposter syndrome, warns that unchecked drive leads to burnout (2012 required antidepressants and psychotherapy) and reports achieving five‑year targets in three years after changing employers.
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chapters (13)
- 0:00Introduction to career talk
- 1:09Redefining success
- 4:02Goal setting perspectives
- 8:56Planning your direction
- 12:16Measuring progress
- 15:31Using smart goals
- 19:36Approaches to learning
- 24:51Aligning work environment
- 32:16Hardware and tools
- 34:28Personal branding
- 38:27Managing imposter syndrome
- 43:04Well-being and burnout
- 47:18Summary and Q&A
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