by John Rake | Dec 12, 2018 | Uncategorized
I’ve been watching a few self-improvement classes lately. One, in particular, focuses on how self-confidence and self-doubt stop us from ever achieving our dreams. What has stood out to me the most is how the instructor defines confidence. Most us, myself...
by John Rake | Dec 11, 2018 | Uncategorized
I used to view myself as a tech-only person. I was a secret ninja who you hired to jump into a project and knock it out in blinding flurry of bytes, pixels, and algorithms. Although my expertise has served me well thus far, I failed to understand a crucial part of the...
by John Rake | Dec 11, 2018 | Uncategorized
About a week ago I went in for a mentoring session provided by a local education program. Forty minutes later, I left the meeting devasted, dejected and crushed. I had entered the meeting confident and all too eager to hear how good I was going to do. I had a brand...
by John Rake | Dec 11, 2018 | Uncategorized
Last October, a little over one year ago, I finally stepped out from my cushy job to take a shot at being an entrepreneur. For a long time, I was crippled by fear. “What if I fail?” and other similar questions would cross my mind always, preventing me from...
