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February 28, 2020 The Cocoa Nomad Lifestyle, Nomad Life, travel

Casual Spanish Conversations

It’s one thing to have a conversation about the weather in Spanish and quite another to try to explain crypto currency and digital wallets.

February 27, 2020 The Cocoa Nomad Dev Community, Entrepreneurship, Lifestyle, Mindset, Mobile Dev, Nomad Life, Remote Work

CN #50: Brainstorming

I often meet people who struggle with ideas when trying to create passion or side projects. As someone who has the opposite problem, I’ll share some of the techniques I use to come up with ideas in the latest episode.

February 20, 2020 The Cocoa Nomad Dev Community, Entrepreneurship, Lifestyle, Mindset, Nomad Life, Remote Work

CN Podcast #49: Practice vs Game Time

The time you spend honing your craft doesn’t have to be dour or onerous. Make sure that you make room for that in your practice. Balance is key.

February 18, 2020 The Cocoa Nomad Entrepreneurship, Lifestyle, Mindset, Mobile Dev, Nomad Life, Remote Work

CNPodcast – Retrospective #22

In the latest retrospective, I share my excitement about the launch of my YouTube channel, how fun it’s been to build a SwiftUI app for Menus Del Día and my progress with doing training in Spanish.

February 14, 2020 The Cocoa Nomad Mindset, Mobile Dev, Remote Work

Which one has two zero and two four?

I came across a post on Facebook, in which you're challenged to provide the "correct" answer. Normally, I would bypass these as I don't have much time in the day-to-day work to engage but I had a build that was particularly slow so I "play" “Which one has two zero and two four?” A) 0024B) … Continue reading Which one has two zero and two four?

February 13, 2020February 13, 2020 The Cocoa Nomad Entrepreneurship, Lifestyle, Mindset, Nomad Life, Remote Work

CN Podcast #47: Creating Small Things

In this week’s episode, I talk about the value in creating small things and how you can use it to increase your likelihood of success. I’ll share some of the advantages of starting small and using those wins as building blocks

February 12, 2020 The Cocoa Nomad Entrepreneurship, Lifestyle, Mindset, Nomad Life, Remote Work

Aspiration and Inspiration

As aspirational people (those who want to do), we often look to the inspirational people (those who have done it) for the keys to success. We would do well to learn from those who are in media res (those who are in the middle of doing).

February 11, 2020 The Cocoa Nomad Entrepreneurship, Lifestyle, Mindset, Nomad Life, Remote Work

11 Habits of an Effective Developer

Most of these habits listed in this blog post by Andrew King are effective for non-developers as well. https://andrewking.ca/2020/02/11-habits-of-an-effective-developer/

February 10, 2020 The Cocoa Nomad Entrepreneurship, Lifestyle, Mindset, Remote Work

The Best Time

The best time to look for the next opportunity is when you already have one.  The best time to start your side hustle is when you don’t have to depend on it for income. The challenge is that there’s no sense of urgency. You have comfort. You have consistent income. Things are getting taken care … Continue reading The Best Time

February 6, 2020March 19, 2020 The Cocoa Nomad Mindset

Technology’s Impact on Work

I had the pleasure of sitting down and talking with Prof. Temple this past week in Medellin. In the wake of so much technological change and it's impact our lives, we need to reevaluate what it means to be a human being and how we define our worth. He impressed upon me the need for … Continue reading Technology’s Impact on Work

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