Job vs. Career, Content Creation & Motivation with James Q Quick

James shares how developer advocacy experience and content creation has helped him throughout his career, especially early on. Next to that, we discuss the difference between a job and a career, motivation and passion. Enjoy! 🎙 Connect with James Q Quick: https://www.jamesqquick.com https://twitter.com/jamesqquick https://www.learnbuildteach.com https://www.youtube.com/@JamesQQuick Full episode on YouTube ▶️ https://youtu.be/tdvuAbc7P7U New episodes every Wednesday with our host 🎙Patrick Akil!   Big shoutout to Xebia for making this episode possible! OUTLINE: 00:00:00 - Intro 00:00:25 - Finding your voice 00:01:41 - James's experience as evangelist 00:03:05 - Content strategies 00:04:57 - Consistency vs. Quality 00:07:08 - Listening to feedback 00:10:56 - Feedback that has stuck with James 00:15:44 - James's early in career experience 00:19:29 - Job vs. Career 00:20:42 - Comparing yourself to others 00:26:35 - From evangelist to full-time programming 00:29:51 - Stepping away from the developer role 00:32:07 - Content creators are at the forefront 00:36:56 - Advocating for yourself 00:37:44 - Work ethic 00:40:20 - Work life balance 00:44:10 - Flexibility and overworking 00:48:02 - Advice for early in career in tech 00:50:37 - Changing teams and companies 00:53:40 - Make sure you're happy 00:56:16 - Last thoughts