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11 Minutes to Leveling Up

Phyllis•podcasters.spotify.com
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In 11 minutes, or less, listen to life hacks, productivity tips, musings on social issues, and thought-provoking perspectives on the world we live in. These are short audio diaries about my experience in the tech industry, networking, and learning to grow more as a person. Thank you for listening!
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Set Your Ego Aside for Growth 🐠

Are you a big fish in a small pond kind of person or a relatively small fish in a big pond? We expand to fit the size of our beliefs but sometimes we can purposely limit ourselves for the sake of comfort and false confidence. There’s risk in pushing ourselves into new environments and responsibilities but in that risk, there is reward.

Jul 18, 2020•10 min•Season 3Ep. 5

Tips on Public Speaking

Talking to or in front of other people can be stressful and intimidating. When you aim to get your point across well rather than get your point across perfectly, you can focus on articulating yourself rather than getting hung up on any mistakes that you make along the way.

Jul 17, 2020•11 min•Season 3Ep. 4

Interview Prep Tips

A recap of the things I’ve learned from peers and recruiters about preparing for the Product Manager interview process.

Jul 16, 2020•7 min•Season 3Ep. 3

Go to Sleep!

My body force quit on me last night after about 10 days of 16 hour work days. Don’t wait for your body to tell you when to take care of it. Be proactive about your wellbeing.

Jul 15, 2020•5 min•Season 3Ep. 2

My “Why” is Wanting No One to Struggle Like I Did

I loved art as a kid but stopped when it felt ‘too’ emotional. I’m hoping to get a great job so I can afford to make the art that meaningfully connects with the experiences of kids like me

Jul 13, 2020•11 min

Know Yourself Before You Listen to Anyone Else

People will give you all kinds of advice but they’re speaking from their own experiences of what they know to be true. Don’t let other people’s perception of facts become what limits your from your own potential. Make waves and make a way where others see no way!

Jul 12, 2020•11 min•Season 3Ep. 1

Know Thyself to Know Who Others Should Be

LinkedIn has connected me with some dope people that I really didn’t know were out there like this. So blessed to have the opportunity to build relationships with people that I would never cross paths with otherwise.

Jul 12, 2020•8 min

Solve User Problems. Don’t Make Up Things For Your Ego

People want to add things into the world to have their name on without critically considering the value that’s added by their efforts and costs invested. Solve problems in the world more than you make products in the world just for the sake of it.

Jul 09, 2020•7 min•Season 2Ep. 10

Say Yes to Yourself! And Your Value to Others

Don’t Let imposter syndrome make you decide that you don’t know enough to contribute. Either you can provide more value than you perceive or you can iterate and get feedback on how to improve. You win either way so tell self doubt to sit down and you speak up!

Jul 08, 2020•7 min•Season 2Ep. 9

Networking Secrets: Be Kind and Make Content

Do good work but also be a good person and there will be plenty of people willing to support you. Don’t overthink strategy and branding. Just be yourself! Here’s the recording of the amazing Product Buds branding event https://youtu.be/o69WIEHbOB8

Jul 03, 2020•7 min•Season 2Ep. 7

Learning to Prioritize with A Lot On Your Plate

I’m in a full time Software Engineering bootcamp, creative director of a Product Management community Product Buds, working part time as a graphic designer and public speaking coach, and doing full time interview prep. Learning how to prioritize is part of my dream job - Product Manager - but also essential to life in general as I balance several meaningful competing priorities

Jul 02, 2020•9 min•Season 2Ep. 6

Using LinkedIn as a Recent Grad To Network

I’ve double my connections, attend webinars or informational interviews almost daily, and have many new friends and great resources...all with people that I’ve never met in person because of LinkedIn’s algorithms and current content undersaturated state.

Jun 26, 2020•8 min•Season 2Ep. 5

Coding taught me to let go of perfection - Fl SE

Reflecting on my first few months of coding, I am encouraging others to ignore imposter syndrome, feel the fear of failing and owe it to yourself to see who you can come out as on the other side of those failures because of growth, and prioritize progress over perfection.

Jun 24, 2020•11 min•Season 2Ep. 4

Need No One’s Permission to Reach Your Goals

Imposter syndrome makes me doubt whether I am worthy of calling myself a full stack software engineer despite the fact that I prove my ability every day during my 9 hours of bootcamp daily. It wasn’t until I really took in the full user flow of my website that I realized that I need to acknowledge my ability and not wait for some external imaginary authority to crown me a software developer.

Jun 24, 2020•6 min•Season 2Ep. 3

Why should I do homework BEFORE class? - FI SE

It may seem like a lot to be doing labs and assignments before the lecture when the lecture is supposed to be the one teaching you the material, right? As much as reading beforehand seems like double work, if you realize how every exposure to the material is an opportunity to learn and have data about your own weaknesses and strengths, you can understand how early exposure and sustained practice can be better than single instance exposure and cram “mastery.”

May 01, 2020•6 min•Season 2Ep. 2

My coding bootcamp experience intro - FI SE

Background on how I found the Flatiron School through LinkedIn and passed their cultural and technical interview to begin with their software engineering immersive coding bootcamp experience in Houston, Texas. I found out about the program and immediately applied. I was accepted about a week later and decided to end my gap year in Kenya to move to Houston where I knew no one. I borrowed a laptop to apply to the school and had to suddenly buy a computer to meet their machine requirements when I w...

Apr 30, 2020•19 min•Season 2Ep. 1

DUMP YOUR NEW YEARS RESOLUTIONS

Change the way you view New Years resolutions and start setting realistic, incremental goals any day of the year.

Jan 14, 2020•8 min•Season 1Ep. 3

New Years != A New You

#garyveechallenge you will not be any different on an arbitrary winter day (January 1st) than you are now if you don’t take action in the present to build the bridge between the person you have been and the person that you would like to be.

Dec 27, 2019•8 min•Season 1Ep. 2

Stop Telling Women to Smile

Telling someone to smile may seem like a positive suggestion but more often than not, it’s more harmful than helpful. This directive is often aimed at women, especially women of color and women in the workplace, as a way to perpetuate harmful narratives about marginalized groups. Think carefully when you tell someone to smile and if their happiness is of great concern to you, be intentional about solving the problem not just masking it with a plastic, taped on solution of a smile.

Dec 10, 2019•5 min•Season 1Ep. 1
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