Dateline 8-16-2016

As much as I've been trying to hype myself into being confident in my latest strategy to learn to code in order to create my own projects with hopes to monetize said projects in the future, I just don't see these projects being profitable anytime soon. 

The problem is that my skill set doesn't quite live up to the idealized vision that I have for how I want my projects to work. I need more training but also need stable income as I learn. Up until now that classes that I've been taking have only been beneficial in my personal growth but these courses aren't accredited so unless I plan to go freelance, I feel stuck on the same page in my professional approach to coding.  

I now feel like I need to work in the industry before venturing out on my own. Whether I end up working freelance or attempt to do my own thing, I now see the benefits of learning how things work in the real world.

Last night, I found an accredited training program complete with career placement and though it barely works within my budget, I think I can pull it off if I continue to tighten my belt. The thing about this program that it is actually geared toward landing a job, unlike the other classes that I've been taking that have been purely about building up my skill set for personal use.

That's not to say that the past courses have been a waste of time. If anything, I'm now ahead of the game. In looking through the syllabus I've already built many apps similar to the ones required to pass. Since this is a self-paced program I should be able to breeze through the first couple lessons, saving me time and money that it would have taken if I were to have started from scratch.

Though the end goal is still to eventually be my own boss, I now see that I need to work for the man at least one more time to see how the workload is structured in the real world before I go renegade.

 I'm really looking forward to this new road. I know I change lanes often, but that's just how I roll.

Now I just have to wait for one more answer from the person from the administration before making it official. As always I'll keep you posted as to how it turns out.

Talk to you tomorrow,

- The Wicker Breaker