As far as "landing at Xbox", the mountains you climbed are not visible in the who you are now. I had to explain just how many mistakes I made and the indirect paths I had to take. Most journeys in life are indirect...don't stress that your trip isn't going ideally, rarely does anyone else's.

So yes...I have "regrets" or at least insights that I wish I had then. The biggest one is: stop putting roadblocks in front of doing the thing you love. You want to program? Then just go write stuff, learn at your own pace and don't wait for someone to tell you that it's okay to code...{more}

Savage.

I'm hoping it's that your life is better because you like your new gig more :)

And to sort of close out the thought - really what this means is recognizing that you are not your work and being able to let go of defending the limits of past you and instead accept them and grow beyond them. Keeping your ego out of your empowers you grow better. Pride and ego can limit you.

listening and internalizing the core of the feedback and the _intent_ of it. Taking your ego out of your work also means accepting that your "best" at any one time might not be that good and being open to learning to be better... It's a nuanced difference that matters...

Taking Pride means: knowing you did the best you could with what you had and bringing that energy every time. Ego is - feeling that any critique or feedback of your work is a reflection on you. Taking your ego out of your work means not responding emotionally to feedback but instead...

And accountability doesn't mean never making mistakes - it just means doing the necessary steps to rebalance the scales when a mistake happens.

And to wrap this up and bring it round to being a manager - when you are a leader with people who are directly impacted by your actions - being consistent in acknowledging the accountability you have and when your actions fail to rise to your spoken standards is crucial. We are human after all.

And to follow up with this - trust is lost when your stated intent, ethics or ideals are constantly in conflict with your actions. Smart individuals avoid someone who doesn't reflect in their actions what they say - you cannot negotiate in faith with someone who isn't trustworthy.

Sometimes I end up in your archive looking for a strip (or a post) that I swear exists but I can never find. Y'all hit the mark for repeatedly relevant sentiments.

Rewards! Did you know we give points for simply playing the games you play every day on our platform?

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Oh and Flight Sim 2024....I am in the middle of a bushpilot tour that's been fun.