10 things that helped me advance my career
summary
Seven time PHP UK attendee turns ten vague tips into concrete moves: built a personal site and YouTube videos that once hit several hundred thousand views, wrote a 2 kg book, runs 851 days on Duolingo Swedish, answers hash varnish questions on Stack Overflow, and ships demos for Varnish Software—first overly automated, then peel back the automation after live feedback. Claims: risk pays off, practice matters, patience beats instant shortcuts, and one semi‑disastrous 2018 keynote becomes a teaching moment that improves delivery in 2019.
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chapters (12)
- 0:00Introduction
- 3:56About the speaker
- 5:42Show passion and confidence
- 8:12Take career risks
- 10:19Ignore limiting advice
- 11:45Handle criticism
- 13:49Balance work and self-care
- 16:41Learn languages
- 20:36Break stereotypes
- 24:30Listen to sales
- 28:00Build personal brand
- 33:56Be where action happens
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