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“Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.” – Thomas Edison

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Most of you who read this blog or know me, know that I’m a hard-core coder and spend a lot of time coding my own sites and building sites for clients. I started coding when I was just young. I’m glad I did, it’s helped me meet some great people and let me find my talents. Not to mention make a few dollars on the side.

Being a coder for your own business can be very beneficial. You’ll always be one of the most motivated developers in your projects and you can always pass the skill on to another person.

Everyone needs a coder now days!

Almost every business needs a web site . Ten years ago people didn’t understand what “web design” was. Now days even people without Internet have heard about. I’ll often get comments like “oh yeah, my brother does that” or “my aunt and uncle have a web design company”. Companies are doing business through their websites, creating a constant need for updates and implementation of advanced features. The demand gives web developers and free-lance coders jobs. These are one of the opportunities of knowing how to code.

If you don’t have the money to hire a coder or a designer, teach yourself.

Coders are somewhat expensive. And to find a good developer that will get the job done well and on time, is often very tough. You may need more than just one or two coders for a project. But you’ll always have the ability to get in there and things done instead of hunting for programmers.

There’s a 1000% difference between a good coder and an Excellent coder.

Do you have the patience to become one?

It’s hard to rate a coder on a scale from one to ten. Good coders know how to get things working, they often know how to get the job done and get paid. However “good” coders also sometimes leave the project unpolished and leave important details untouched. An excellent coder will always get the job done just as expected or better. They understand what the work entails and what the consequences are if the work isn’t done on time. They have a Win/Win or no deal attitude. They take care of problems before they occur, ones that a good coder may let persist for weeks.

An excellent coder is your project’s hero, and worth his or her weight in gold. Never compromise to save a buck. I can rest easy knowing I have a awesome programmer who puts real pride in what he does.

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There’s a lot of good reasons to get into web development, there are also a lot of different roles to play as a developer. But there’re also reasons not to even bother. Learning a programming language and all the little things that come with it is a tough learning curve. You need to be prepared to spend a lot of time. You need to love doing it.

If you’re considering getting into coding(whether in your job, business or for a startup) these are the questions you should ask yourself:

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• Do I have the time? Are my talents needed more elsewhere?
  
• Am I REALLY interested? Is it my thing?
• Is it really a worthwhile investment? How will it help me long term?
• Would it be less painful to get pay a professional to do it? Don’t take on the whole load if you already have a demanding role. When a Stranger Calls film
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Consider these questions before you get into web development and find out you’re not really as driven as you thought.

Are you your own coder? How Abilene Town has your skill proved to be beneficial to your job, business etc? Please Comment

What does it take to become excellent at what you do? How do people achieve excellence and what sacrifices do they have to make to get there?

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These are questions I’ve asked myself time and time again. How are accomplished people different from the rest of the world? What do they put in their brains? What do they do in their spare time?

Up to now, these are a few of my observations on what the so called “over achievers” have most in common(and things I’ve chosen to make daily habits of):

#1. They focus on Effectiveness instead of Efficiency!

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One day I up and realized that efficiency per se wasn’t really as important as I had thought. In fact we waste a lot of time on things that never bring results. Being efficient in things that don’t matter are a complete waste of time. They both deplete our energy and create a delusion that makes us think we’re getting things done when in reality we’re merely busier, nothing more. Efficiency with out Effectiveness is pointless! Instead of thinking in terms of “how can my day be more efficient?” I started thinking “how can I spend my time more effectively?”

Successful people understand that their time is extremely important. The main focus is effectiveness, activity that propels you to success much more rapidly. It’s not about becoming a workaholic, or spending all your time with your nose to the grind stone. It’s about becoming more effective in your work, finance, relationships and daily interactions.

So what is effectiveness and what actions are effective? Effective actions get us closer to our goals, and are guided by our core values. So to be effective we have to understand what’s most important to us.

Balance is important in this instance. Balance is something that cant be achieved down the road. Success in business can not compensate for the sacrifices made in your health and family life. Just as success in your family life can’t compensate for business or job sacrifices. There needs to be balance between the roles you play.

#2 They have Vision.

“When you know what you want,and you want it badly enough,you’ll find a way to get it .” – Jim Rohn Intoxicating psp

Achievers have a desire to get to the next step, to get things done, to move forward. This is another area where regular “I’m just doing my job” type of people miss out. The reason for this is the few people doing what they really love. And so then the excuse “I’m just doing my job” is another way of saying, “I really don’t care, I’m not responsible, they’re just paying me to do this, so what the hell.”

And this is why I decided to become an entrepreneur, it brings meaning to the majority of my time, the time I spend working. This way I am responsible for my own success. I’m responsible for the mistakes I make in my own business because my work has meaning beyond a paycheck. Looking around it’s not too difficult to identify the people who just want to punch in/punch out and the people who have great pride in their work. The ones which the most meaningful jobs are ALWAYS the ones most likely to succeed!

#3 They’re Disciplined in their Thinking
Successful people are success minded. They’ve adjusted their attitudes to work for them. It’s not a quick fix but rather a something practiced and learned over time, which becomes habit. These are who you’d call positive thinkers. Possibility thinkers who search for ways to succeed rather than excuses why they cant.

Through out the past century there’s been a long line of successful positive thinkers who have built much of what we have today. The 5% who have dared to move out of line, and as a result accomplished more than they ever could have trapped in society’s mold. People who made it a habit to create possibilities have done great things. The car, the air plane, computers etc. were accomplished, not by pure chance, but with vision, attitude and hard work. It’s always been the 5% with the guts to stand out.

Self-pity or the “I wasn’t born with brains” attitude is mostly non-existent with them. They just don’t have the damn time! The main reason being their focus on goals instead of the current situation. One thing I’ve noticed about successful people is their ability to control their actions above feelings. Stephen R. W. Covey, author of the 7 Habits explains in his book, (Habit 1, Be Proactive: Principles of Personal Choice

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) that we as humans have the ability to control ourselves despite our emotions. Unlike animals we have a self-awareness, an understanding of ourselves that enables us to overcome the feelings that set us back in our success.

This is important! Lots of people will fall into a rut or give up on their dreams because their current situation gets them down. They loose focus. But this is where the discipline comes in. Understanding that current situations don’t necessarily dictate the future, unless they’re allowed to.

#5 They view Failure differently than most people…
One super important factor in successful people’s lives is how they view failure. Failure among the 95% is often viewed as, “it didn’t work, I guess it’s the end of that”. They seem to think that if they can get by without failure “it was meant to be” and they hit the jack pot.

Success-minded people get something out of every situation.

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Failure can benefit us in a number of ways. It gives us the opportunity to learn new things we would have otherwise never been aware of. Failure lets us live and experience things that eventually makes us better people. And if understood, It moves us closer to success. Henry Ward Beecher Naqoyqatsi: Life as War buy said, “One’s best success comes after his greatest disappointments.”

Becoming really good at something takes hard work and commitment. Hard work as in getting out of your comfort zone and commitment as in making sacrifices to take time out to become better at what you do.

I know there’s a lot more to this. I’d be interested in what anyone reading this has to add or comment on. Please leave a comment:)I Am David

*unfollow* factor #1 — Be a self-proclaimed “Guru”

I NEVER follow anyone who calls them selves a Guru. This is complete BS and screams SPAMMER! So IMO, the title Guru does not equal authenticity, and I refuse to follow anyone who uses this type of front to promote themselves.

*unfollow* factor #2 — Only 20% of your followers follow you back

This has always been an instant turn off for me. If you’re following 1000+ people…why are only a few of them following you back? Anyone who visits your profile will get the idea that you’re following everyone you can find just to receive follows. In other words, you’re not interested in building relationships, just numbers. And so there’s really no real reason for me to want to follow you!

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It doesn’t take a whole lot of effort to build numbers. Just make sure you don’t give people a bad first impression. It’s easy to get to 1000 at first, it’s hard to regain people’s respect and at the same time weed out and *unfollow* everyone.

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If you take the time to crack open Photoshop(plus crack open your bank account to pay for it) please make it looks good! I’ve run into so many users who’s backgrounds cause you to have a gag reflex.:D There’s such a contrast between a good design and a plain crappy one.

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Social media is changing the way we interact with people. It’s a fun and exciting way to share ideas, information and pass around the word about our business. The interaction part is important. When I look through a stream that doesn’t have any replies or any signs of interaction, I know not to follow. Following someone who doesn’t talk to you kind of defeats the point.

Value is what I’m in it for!

I’m interested in building value and finding people who will contribute to that value and doing something for them in return. I’ve met a lot of new people on Twitter, both around the world and around where I live. I find it easy to use and I think it’s a great networking tool to maintain a relationship with my readers and people who are involved in my projects. I was skeptic about mini-blogging when I first started using it. But now it’s one of my favorite social tools. When I first started using Twitter I made a few mistakes, a few that I mentioned. Once I learned the mistakes I was making I changed them immediately. Making quick mistakes, getting quick feedback and then making quick improvements made all the difference.

Need Feedback?

If you need some help improving your Twitter habits send me a message on Twitter: http://twitter.com/ClintonSkakun
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I’ll be glad to help anytime!:)

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brought to attention that my “Must reads” link wasn’t working on the blog. Hmm, fixed, that was easy!

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This morning Maynas Chua told me that he couldn’t login to PutFeed.com. Problem fixed! Took a few minutes and in the process I added a small new feature:)

Last week Nick Wiltshire, an excellent coder and web developer I work with, pointed out some errors that show up on PutFeed.com for non-javascript users. That suggestion eventually gave me a kick to do some cross-browser and UX testing.

My sister Danette suggested I add custom fields for sending out invites at PutFeed.com.

Rea Sauter AKA @ReaFaceToFace, pointed out that my Twitter appearance needed some work. After giving it a bit of effort the background looks better than ever:)

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@CecyCorrea Abilene Town the movie download season of the witch online helped me work wonders on the new welcome message. Now we have a real welcome message for the site.:)

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These bugs reports and suggestions weren’t anything hard to fix. They didn’t take up a great deal of my time. And yet I otherwise would have never found these bugs, and might be suffering right now, if it weren’t for these people who took the time to tell me.

The point is, listening is extremely important to the well being of your project. It may be a problem that annoys the hell out of the people. If you have a project, try not to manage the whole thing. But instead lead!
Like Eric Chua said, in his last comment:

Do take the chance to accept help from others who are capable of doing so , it’s very important. no matter how talented we are, one man alone is not enough to change the world.

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A community is not enforced by the Mayor, it takes a team to build a community. It takes community to build community!
I would go as far to say that their opinion is often just as important as yours’. As a leader you need to point them in the right direction.