My older brother was a programmer.
But, I never really was.
Back in the 90s, he used to program games for us to play our little Apple computer. I remember one time I watched him for about five minutes and was like “f!@# that!”. He’d spend hours just sitting at his computer typing away.
As a kid, I couldn’t understand it.
Kind of funny to think about now.
Anyway, what I’m getting at is…
I was not “born” a developer.
About the furthest from it.
I grew up loving sports. In fact, I didn’t think much about computers until I was almost 20. I used them, but that was about it. I worked construction and sales. I didn’t even start learning web development until I was 23.
If you listen to some know-it-alls out there…
I shouldn’t be a developer.
Yet, here I am.
I make my entire living from the internet. I’ve worked from home for over 8 years now. I get to homeschool my kids. I’m building a house. And, I make more as a web developer than I ever did anything else.
I don’t say all that to brag…
But, to give you HOPE.
I get a lot of people, who grew up like I did… not excessively interested in tech or “born” a developer… or who are maybe a bit older, who ask if they can make it as a web developer. And, the simple answer is “Yes”.
You don’t need to be some prodigy who started at 7.
Or, uber “nerdy”.
Or, have all this stuff just come naturally to you.
I was a 23-year-old, tech-illiterate jock when I started.
I labored for years learning my first language. It took me almost five years. I constantly questioned if I was in over my head. And yet… here I am. THAT is why I constantly harp on “persistence” and “grinding”.
It’s not cause I’m some Gary Vee fan-boy just parroting what he says.
It’s because I’ve been through it.
I’ve done it.
And, I BELIEVE it.
Anyway, do what you want with that. I think those who grew up like I did and are going through what I went through will understand what I mean. For YOU… focus, grind and DON’T QUIT.
You do that.
Long-term… you results are pretty much guaranteed.
Of course, I’m here to help. I’ve got an entire curriculum to TEACH you web development and, in my not-so-humble opinion, help you learn it faster and more deeply than a lot of the training out there.
Because, I focus so hard on the WHY behind everything.
Anyway, that’s for you to decide, but you can get started with these courses for FREE on my free tutorial site at https://www.johnsfreetuts.com. So, there’s nothing to lose.
Get in…
Grind it out…
And, make your life happen.
That’s ultimately what it comes down to.
Later,
John
