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

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.

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Connect with James Q Quick:

https://www.jamesqquick.com

https://twitter.com/jamesqquick

https://www.learnbuildteach.com

https://www.youtube.com/@JamesQQuick

Full episode on YouTube ▶️

https://youtu.be/tdvuAbc7P7U

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Big shoutout to Xebia for making this episode possible!

OUTLINE:

00:00:00 - Intro

00:00:25 - Finding your voice

00:01:41 - James's experience as evangelist

00:03:05 - Content strategies

00:04:57 - Consistency vs. Quality

00:07:08 - Listening to feedback

00:10:56 - Feedback that has stuck with James

00:15:44 - James's early in career experience

00:19:29 - Job vs. Career

00:20:42 - Comparing yourself to others

00:26:35 - From evangelist to full-time programming

00:29:51 - Stepping away from the developer role

00:32:07 - Content creators are at the forefront

00:36:56 - Advocating for yourself

00:37:44 - Work ethic

00:40:20 - Work life balance

00:44:10 - Flexibility and overworking

00:48:02 - Advice for early in career in tech

00:50:37 - Changing teams and companies

00:53:40 - Make sure you're happy

00:56:16 - Last thoughts