How to start a career in computer programming - with Emily Hill of Joy of Coding Academy

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#134 - Emily Hill left her stable tenured professor position to start her own software developing academy.  She explains the benefits of starting your own business, how she helps people start computer programming careers, and the mindset shift you need to understand programming.

What you'll learn

• [1:40] What Joy of Coding Academy teaches and who it’s for.
• [3:20] How Emily found her passion for computer science.
• [05:05] The mindset you need to understand programming.
• [07:55] How to develop your mindset.
• [09:00] The benefits of spending time in academia.
• [10:29] The disconnect between the computer science taught in college and what is needed in computer science jobs.
• [12:29] The way computer programming jobs have shifted away from requiring degrees.
• [13:55] Why Emily started the Joy of Coding Academy.
• [16:50] How starting your own business can help create a better work life balance.
• [19:13] Benefits of starting your own business and how to find a model that works for you.
• [21:05] The challenges of starting your own business.
• [22:50] Different limiting beliefs that might be holding you back.
• [23:40] How to know when it’s time to take your side gig full-time.
• [27:00] How colleagues may react to you leaving your job.
• [28:45] How a quality product can cut through a saturated market.
• [31:20] How to assess if a bootcamp is right for you.
• [35:20] The importance of having the right skill set when looking for remote work.
• [37:10] The type of people that will succeed in a programming career.
• [38:50] What you need to know if you want to become a computer programmer.
• [39:30] How Emily hopes to grow her business in the future.

Resources mentioned in this episode (some of these are affiliate links and we may get a commission in the event that you make a purchase - this helps us to cover our expenses and is at no additional cost to you):

• A Course In Miracles, Helen Schucman

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