#149 - Jacob Moyers: Motivation is Temporary, Discipline and Disagreeing With Yourself

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Welcome back to our podcast, where we delve into extraordinary journeys of transformation and achievement.

This week, we're thrilled to feature Jacob Moyers, a friend of Julian from the AWS Data Centre days, who's here to share his remarkable transition from mechanical engineering to Cyber Security, paralleled by his success in powerlifting.

Jacob’s story is a testament to setting ambitious goals and achieving them with grit and perseverance, offering profound lessons for Python developers.

His journey from novice to expert, in both his career and personal passions, mirrors the path many of you navigate in coding - starting from scratch, facing challenges head-on, and thriving through persistence and continuous learning.

Most importantly, Jacob’s experiences underscore the power of persistence, the value of networking, and creative problem-solving.

These lessons are invaluable, whether you're debugging code or striving for personal bests.

We hope his story inspires your own Python endeavors.

Enjoy the episode and share how Jacob's journey inspires you in our community post.

We look forward to your thoughts!

Chapters:
00:00 Intro snippet + music
00:51 Julian intro
03:00 Who is
04:26 Work experience
06:44 Current cybersecurity role
10:20 How did you manage to go from 0 experience?
14:30 Disagree with your current mindset / improve 1% a day
17:30 Wide ranging inspiration / connecting things
19:25 Benefit of immersive learning
21:30 The importance of networking
24:50 Ad segment
25:25 Luck vs putting in the effort
26:55 Overcoming certain fears
29:00 Applying this mindset to other areas in life
31:00 Jacob's weight lifting journey
35:30 Disagree with yourself to progress
37:50 Working with coaches and mitigating injuries
41:00 You often only see the successes, not the failures
41:50 Being creative getting around hurdles (covid)
48:40 Coaching works really well for Python as well
50:00 Parting words / piece of advice
52:00 Wrap up and outro music

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Links:
- Reach out to Jacob on LinkedIn
- Mentioned article

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