Episode 2: John Bafford
Indiedotes Podcast
English - July 11, 2017 03:02 - 56 minutes - 51.4 MB - ★★★★★ - 1 ratingCareers Business Technology development technology ruby ruby on rails rails careers programming developer tech software Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
What happens when you have a career failure? What do you do next? For John Bafford that meant hiking the Appalachian Trail, and a new path in his career and life.
Show Notes
Have ever dreamed of chucking your daily grind to do something radical? On this week’s episode, software developer John Bafford took that chance.
“I kinda liked the outdoors. I thought it might be kinda fun to hike the Appalachian Trail.”
Despite never having camped outdoors or having done a long hike, John decided to hike the entire Appalachian Trail — a 2,200 mile foot path that spans from Georgia to Maine. Despite his lack of experience in this endeavor, John decided he wanted to take the chance to do something amazing. The decision changed his life.
What to read: The missing career path for the technical expert
Show Links
John's AT experienceJohn’s next hikeLongstride websiteLongstride TwitterLongstride FacebookTechnical websiteJohn Bafford Twitter