New To Tech - Goal Setting with Sara Betts

Sara Betts is returning to helm this session of New To Tech on Goal Setting! From her:

"When it comes to goal setting, I think we can all agree that it’s hard. Failing to meet our goals can have a devastating impact on our self-esteem and self-worth … but what if there was a way to divorce failure from goals? What if there was a way to build success into the goal-setting process from the start?
Projects often go off the rails, change in scope, or get abandoned altogether if something else becomes a bigger priority. Why should our “goals” be any different? After all, one of the core principles of agile methodology is effectively responding to change over following a plan; if we are agile technologists, why would we suddenly become devotees of waterfall processes when it comes to our careers?
Every step of your career plan should therefore begin with three questions:

1. Can I do the task?
2. Do I want to do the task?
3. Am I free of barriers that prevent me from investing resources into the task?

This is known as the expectancy-value-cost model, and it’s a fantastic way to create success for ourselves by reframing goal-setting as project management to reclaim the power of our self-worth."

Take a look at her video here for a preview!

New to Tech is a group meeting monthly targeted at folks who are just starting to learn about software development, up through those already employed in the industry who are targeting their first promotion.* Topics will be presented twice, at the top of the month and then in the back half of the following month.

Topics will be split between software development fundamentals & career guidance and there will be plenty of time for group discussion & live coding. Please bring your laptop!

Feel free to pop into the Gem City Tech discord. More experienced folks are welcome to attend & share their knowledge!