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DeVon Lineman is no stranger to bad news. Despite completing all of the coursework to obtain a bachelor’s AND master’s degree in mathematics, financial difficulties prevented him from earning either.

He approached the problem like any game or sport: with persistence, creativity, and attention to detail. Today, he is the Lead Data Scientist at Forkcast where he builds machine learning algorithms using the technical skills he taught himself.

Listen to today’s episode as DeVon shares his love for problem solving, how it’s gotten him to where he is today, and how he continues to diligently overcome all the obstacles that stand in his path.

Enjoy!

Subscribe to listen to this episode as we discuss how to:

• Use strategy in all situations – become even more effective through approaching problems in life and work as strategy games
• Make assumptions to become a better communicator and a more valuable team member in the midst of uncertainty and problem-solving
• See failure as the doorway to success, rather than the opposite of success

TL;DL (Too long; Didn’t Listen): 3 Actionable Takeaways

• Apply to every position you’d be happy to get. It’s their job to decide if you’re good enough – not yours.
• Your problem has a solution. It might not be your favorite option, but the answer exists. Adopting this mindset will make you more capable and more resilient.
• Put yourself in positions to get lucky. Create as many avenues for chance to work in your favor as possible.

But wait there’s more! Share your #1 takeaway with today’s featured Empjoyee and other Empjoyees in the Empjoyment community!

From Insight to Action

DeVon believes that all problems have solutions, and that life becomes more interesting and more joyful when we remind ourselves of this.

So let’s honor that with our first ever: SOLUTIONS WEEK!

For the next week, when you find yourself uncomfortable, distressed, and overwhelmed, remember that this too has a solution and resolve to find it.

Identify your objective, and create a framework of assumptions to operate within.  Act swiftly and with purpose. Does this feel different? Are you more capable and joyful when you turn problems into puzzles

#Joyney35: Share your experience with your Solutions week dedicated to being solutions-minded with us in the Empjoyment Community!

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Additional Resources to Accelerate your Growth

• Learn more about DeVon’s company: Forkcast
• Are you ready to experience Empjoyment as well? Schedule your complimentary 1-on-1 possibility exploration experience today
• Continue the discussion with other tech career changers who have been in your shoes in the Empjoyment Community

Getting to Know Today’s Featured Empjoyee: DeVon Lineman!

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Kudos to you for taking another step towards experiencing enjoyment through employment through today’s episode.

If you find this podcast helpful, we would greatly appreciate if you took a minute or two to leave an honest review and rating for the podcast in iTunes. They’re extremely helpful when it comes to helping new Empjoyees know that this is a podcast that really has their interest at heart. Plus, we read each and every one personally!

Don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast in iTunes to make sure that you never miss an episode, share the episode with one person you know who would benefit from today’s episode, and let us know if you’d like to share your story as a featured Empjoyee to help others learn from your experience too.

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Resetting your career to pursue a life of your design provides its challenges. Those challenges are unique to each individual, but there are certainly frameworks we can utilize to help guide our progress to overcome them.

Andrew Ash shares his most powerful framework, which we’ll call “Playing the Numbers Game” for us on today’s episode. You’ll get the opportunity to see how playing this game has led him from a career as an actor in New York City to creating a new life of Empjoyment as soon-to-be-married Software engineer at Amazon in Seattle.

Enjoy!

Subscribe to listen to this episode as we discuss how to:

• Determine your transferable skills from a prior role, industry, company to your new opportunity
• Utilize several tools to get clarity on how to figure how that you want from your work experiences
• Prepare for your interview based on the specific roles you’re looking for rather than general readiness

TL;DL (Too long; Didn’t Listen): 3 Actionable Takeaways

• Your greatest gift and ability as a person isn’t any particular skill but rather than you can reinvent yourself overnight whenever and how often you choose
• Maximize your job search efforts by figuring out what you want from your next role, identifying the gaps that you have to get there, and then ignoring the distractions and suggestions that don’t align
• Approach your bootcamp decision based on whether what you’ll get based on reported statistics actually will get you to where you want to be

But wait there’s more! Share your #1 takeaway with today’s featured Empjoyee and other Empjoyees in the Empjoyment community!

From Insight to Action

Andrew encourages to picture EXACTLY what we want from our work and life. Not what is easy. Not what you feel you should want. But what you actually feel would bring you happiness – and then go for that.

#Joyney34: To bring what you want to life, Andrew suggested we take our end vision and work backwards to understand what we need to do now. Breakdown your goals based on where you are right now and come share the very next step you’ll take with us in the Empjoyment Community!

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Additional Resources to Accelerate your Growth

• Explore career possibilities in Andrew’s company: Amazon
• Learn more about Andrew’s bootcamp: Fullstack Academy
• Are you ready to experience Empjoyment as well? Schedule your complimentary 1-on-1 possibility exploration experience today
• Continue the discussion with other tech career changers who have been in your shoes in the Empjoyment Community

Getting to Know Today’s Featured Empjoyee: Andrew Ash!

Spread the Joy to Help Others Experience Empjoyment

Kudos to you for taking another step towards experiencing enjoyment through employment through today’s episode.

If you find this podcast helpful, we would greatly appreciate if you took a minute or two to leave an honest review and rating for the podcast in iTunes. They’re extremely helpful when it comes to helping new Empjoyees know that this is a podcast that really has their interest at heart. Plus, we read each and every one personally!

Don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast in iTunes to make sure that you never miss an episode, share the episode with one person you know who would benefit from today’s episode, and let us know if you’d like to share your story as a featured Empjoyee to help others learn from your experience too.

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The tech industry is a wonderful environment for entrepreneurial minded professionals to learn the skills to build their own businesses at some point. But how do you maximize your time so that you’re growing in a way that will maximize your success when running your own business.

Larry Port, today’s featured Empjoyee, illuminates an answer by outlining of considerations that you can begin exploring now on your path to entrepreneurship.

Enjoy!

Listen to this episode to hear Larry share:

• Approaches to convert angry and difficult customers to raving fans
• Considerations for several items of interest when starting a company including funding (self and venture capital), ownership structures, and scaling your business over time
• Suggestions on how to make the most of your time working for others while you’re preparing to start your own company

TL;DL (Too long; Didn’t Listen): 3 Actionable Takeaways

• Look for role models in your place of work and consider whether you would enjoy having your career lead to where they are right now
• Take action and you believe in yourself and can see an true opportunity and a clear path to success in your idea . Others may not have the same enthusiasm towards your team, but that doesn’t mean it’s not worth pursuing.
• Explore working with smaller professional organizations (e.g law, accounting) that can provide more dedicated and hands-on service for your growing business.

But wait there’s more! Share your #1 takeaway with today’s featured Empjoyee and other Empjoyees in the Empjoyment community!

From Insight to Action

Larry encouraged us to take 3 steps to move forward in our Empjoyment journeys this week, starting with writing down a plan.

#Joyney33: Start creating your plan for your business and/or career and share a picture of the work you’re doing with us in the Empjoyment Community! Works in progress allowed!

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Additional Resources to Accelerate your Growth

• Find out more about Larrys company: Rocket Matter
• Connect with Larry on LinkedIn
• Download audio versions of Larry’s book suggestions: The Invevitable by Kevin Kelly and books by Malcolm Gladwell and Seth Godin
• Are you ready to experience Empjoyment as well? Schedule your complimentary 1-on-1 possibility exploration experience today
• Continue the discussion with other tech career changers who have been in your shoes in the Empjoyment Community

Getting to Know Today’s Featured Empjoyee: Larry Port!

Spread the Joy to Help Others Experience Empjoyment

Kudos to you for taking another step towards experiencing enjoyment through employment through today’s episode.

If you find this podcast helpful, we would greatly appreciate if you took a minute or two to leave an honest review and rating for the podcast in iTunes. They’re extremely helpful when it comes to helping new Empjoyees know that this is a podcast that really has their interest at heart. Plus, we read each and every one personally!

Don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast in iTunes to make sure that you never miss an episode, share the episode with one person you know who would benefit from today’s episode, and let us know if you’d like to share your story as a featured Empjoyee to help others learn from your experience too.