Don't use age as an excuse. I'm 22, and am doing what you want to be doing eventually (my story was similar to yours). That said, my work is not 100% programming, which is great.. because it means I can code in my spare time and still enjoy it. Coding 100% of the time would mean I'd choose other pursuits away from work instead.
I was never a good marketer, but I realized I had to learn how to be good at marketing, and good at selling myself, if I ever wanted this to work out. So I've read a lot of books, done a lot of practice, trained, and now I sell myself all the time.. the reward is in the clients you gain.
I was once in the position you are now, a good job, nice pay, but I felt the same as you, and so I broke out.. it's important to remain positive, and to be *totally* open to new idea. If you gotta go learn how to hawk your wares like a salesman, you gotta go learn it. | [reply] [Watch: Dir/Any] |
Can you give any more info about how you made this take off?
That is, what it is you do (in more detail) and how you began to establish a foothold in that area?
Age is hardly an excuse, I do tend to command (and control) meetings full of 40 yr old engineers -- but as a first impression it can be problematic, and it takes a while to command that respect.
again, any help in achieving what (to me) sounds infeasible would be really appreciated!!!
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