THE Book That Changed My Life As A Developer

I read this book when I was 37, determined who and where I wanted to be at 40, and the rest is history. I can attribute this book to my success as a Software Engineer, KZbinr, Blogger, etc.
Whatever big goal you have set, doesn't have to even be tech related, this system will get you there.
Check out the video for the secret sauce. Then leave a comment telling me where YOU'LL be in the next couple of years.
Timestamps
00:00 Introduction
00:38 Summary of the book
02:04 Goal setting to the NOW
02:15 How it works
03:10 A practical example
05:41 Bringing it all together
06:35 It worked for me!
07:19 Outro
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[@ericmwai1149]

Perhaps u will never read this but Thank you Travis. I’m 36yo with 2 kids under 2yo. No background in tech, and currently self studying Python. I will set and use this method and scale it up. Hopefully to get back to you in 2 yrs and update u with better results. God bless!

[@ayanayan8969]

you go boy...cheers to your journey

[@MuhammadAkbar-sy7zm]

good luck brother

[@TravisMedia]

Keep us updated! And thanks for sharing

[@maalikserebryakov]

Lemme guess 2 weeks later you’ve been bumming around lol

[@abcdwxyz3819]

Proud of you brother!! Godspeed!!

[@Pinkman3000]

Love your content Travis, currently using your 6 month blueprint to learn web dev, and I gotta say its been rough. I dont have kids or a S.O. but its still been hard to make time after work to learn something new. Im grateful to have the blueprint to hold me accountable for my progress because life can get in the way real quick but having a plan helps keep me on track.

[@krilurisdua7870]

Thx! Good advice! I did similar stuff 35 yrs ago and found it beneficial, set goals. AAS/BS/MS degrees & various certs too. However, after being Sr Dev many years, then team leads, got into multiple Manager roles only to find it mostly sucked and preferred being a Dev. LOL. Then after being forced into the job market again for past several years, I really really hate the "Where do you see yourself in 5yrs" type of questions. I tell them I did all that and just want to be a good programmer until forever. But they seem to dislike that answer. In my opinion it sux that everyone is always coerced into being a leader, "everyone" can't be a leader or else there will be nobody to lead. Its like too many cooks in the kitchen Lol. Anyway, most people should be encouraged to be decent followers, cuz most folks seem to be bad at even doing that. .... 57yo guy says.

[@ash1kh]

I can relate to you, I jumped to the ladder pretty fast, then realized sr lead is not what I thought it would be. Of course exp is something that most junior didn't have and I was there to guide them, but the drive the core fun I had years ago for coding is vanished, so quit everything, got into investment to make a living and only learn or do stuff that I really enjoy, sessioned programmer who doesn't enjoy what they do, don't expect anything from them, they are useless dumb to do the bidding very worst way.

[@gsf4lyf]

Great video thanks Travis. Really enjoyed hearing your story and feel like I resonate with it a lot. Got the goal of securing a junior backend role in 2 months and this way of thinking really helps with decision making and planning. Much appreciated!

[@Ans_aka_Inzi1073]

A great piece of advice💯 Being in my 20s, worrying about the job landscapes changing faster than ever... I really needed a youtube channel like this!

[@biggersam5326]

I really appreciate your content. I want to get a job in devops soon and this video is really helpful

[@luizrc4409]

Hey, Travis! Awesome content. Thank you so much.

[@chelsHQ]

Thank you for the videos. They are very helpful for a someone who is starting off as a new dev

[@newdev-lg9pv]

Love it! Thanks Travis. Good material.

[@nikolasovilj6169]

great strategy, thanks for the video!

[@busyrand]

Thank you for this Travis... I'm working through your Cloud DevOps blueprint right now... I really enjoy Python...

[@codecat8430]

Thank you for sharing this great approach!

[@bobbyv3]

That really was one of the better self-help books. Wish you all the best on your journey, sir. Thanks for sharing.

[@jeffd6540]

Hi Travis, Really nice approach and advice. Nice video, again. Thanks.

[@bahauddinchishte]

Feeling so motivated and energetic after watching this video. Thanks a lot; I am jumping in...

[@pandurangtiwari6517]

Awesome Concept. Thanks for sharing.

[@kurt745]

Thank you for the content. 😊

[@TienBui-wl2pn]

Great content. Thank you!

[@flabbybum9562]

This has got to be worth a try. Many thanks.

[@adamrocks529]

Great advice. Will implement this technique.

[@LelouchBritannia-id6nx]

Travis, you are Gold ❤️ As a 27 year old who really wants to be a programmer or cloud Engineer your advice really helps. I watch your videos to keep me motivated. Thank you!

[@lancelotdulac6076]

thank you Travis for the good advice!

[@RyanJanousek]

Currently, I'm 34 and making that intentional move to learn to code. Have to keep moving even when it gets frustrating and motivation is low 💻 I look forward to digging through your videos 👍

[@exincident]

Thanks for sharing your success kickers with us .

[@AmeerulIslam]

Hei thanks man, really helpful.

[@pablourbanohernandezvizcarra]

Oh thanks for the great video and the great course.

[@sitrakaforler8696]

It's really funny. I just finished the book and youtube is recommanding me tyour vidéo ! Great vidéo and yeah I then still have to set my clear goal !

[@TravisMedia]

Ha scary!

[@sugaslate14]

I’m a 36 yr old welder and started an AAS in Software Development at my local community college. Been super stoked as the structure is great. Always looking for more tips and advice!

[@MrTactics26]

I have my own company and just like you I found that the local community college had coding classes. Best decision I made. Keep going.

[@sugaslate14]

@@MrTactics26 thank you brotha! I will!

[@ericmwai1149]

This motivates me! Let’s do it bros!

[@sugaslate14]

@@ericmwai1149 yessssir!

[@sugaslate14]

@@MrTactics26 yessir. About 8 months ago I started to learn html, css, js, and python. Did a couple of personal projects from tutorials like a speech recognition ai assistant. Just for querying data when I didn’t feel like typing. And messed with some GUI stuff. I found that I was jumping around way too much between languages. Hahahaha. We got this fellas! One step at a time!

[@kazoobab.l2836]

Its practical videos like this that make a difference!

[@eyobateklu5774]

before even starting i feel like this would really help me that i am struggling now, thankyou

[@imflyingoverclouds]

i'm 37 years old and in middle of the career transition. again, another gold level content. thanks.

[@merv893]

Great advice, Thanks

[@user-ow5mn6dn7n]

Man, I was wondering what this book is going to be. And turned out it's my fav. book that also changed my life and habits.

[@yuvalmishor9753]

Great stuff thank you very much

[@LANRIE-DEV21]

Really appreciate this content, want to accomplish the goal of becoming a junior JAVASCRIPT developer in a startup company, and this has increased my willpower to continue pushing. Again, this is very much appreciated, thank a lot🙏🙏🙏🙏.

[@lewispil3529]

great explanation!

[@ctrade8837]

Stay Blessed everyone. You have a great life Travis🙏

[@urmibhakta]

awesome video!!

[@testautodev]

Great advice. However, I'm looking forward another guide how to choose the one thing PROPERLY. I believe we have many things that make us overwhelm and fluctuate in the road to the goals.

[@carlosf3421]

Awesome. Thank you

[@Laughbankrip]

❤ This is amazing.

[@ttcc5273]

Starting at the desired end goal and working backwards stepwise is a pretty good problem solving algorithm in general

[@f.c.4875]

Thanks, Travis

[@sunrockbaitulla3056]

I would add just one thing. And this thing is advice to add one extra step in planning stages. Planning stages should not start from goal in five years, it has to start with questions such as what is the aim in your life, what is the main thing you want to accomplish in lifetime. Because person who could not answer it in the beginning of their journey could find themselves to be in the wrong place after five years of strictly moving by his initial plan.

[@iYB404]

Thank you.

[@smspelomundo]

WOW, i'm impressed with that video, i'll do the same. I'll try to replicate this "sheet" in the Obsidian calendar. ill back here when i get my dream job

[@ArgumentumAdHominem]

Cool plan. Two questions. How do you actually decide if your daily/weekly/monthly plan is too hard/too easy/just right? Please don't tell me "from experience", you gave the example of learning something new, your experience is limited. Second question: do you immediately sit down and do all weekly plans for the whole 2 years? If not, how do you make sure that your weekly goal pace is adequate to achieve the 2 years goal?

[@basharabawee7951]

Thank you

[@sammymathenge7551]

Thanks Brother

[@lillyinthefield2787]

HEY. QUICK QUESTION WHICH ZTM COURSE DID YOU PAY FOR MOUTHLY OR YEARLY???

[@ago255]

Thanks for sharing this book! Could you recommend alternative courses for the ML path that are equally good if not better than ZTM and geared for beginner to expert?

[@bogdanpopescu1401]

Coursera has good specializations on Deep learning, Bayesian methods, Reinforcement learning, and more

[@Ab-cj6gl]

i'm 22 years old college dropout. i already learnt html, css, tailwind and JS and right now i have a job as VA and the company is using php and wordpress so i'm slowly learning those two so i can become a full time developer for the company i'm already working for. wish me luck :)

[@alemayehudesta2744]

I always struggle to make a decision and take action. The plethora of online information & the commercialisation of everything makes its difficult. It’s overwhelming!

[@JerichoLeon]

Praise God! I used this exact method to set a one-year goal to earn a specific amount of money, and thankfully that has been accomplished, and I start the new job this Monday!

[@TravisMedia]

Congrats!

[@anthonyloganhall]

My favorite part of this book was the phrase, “what is the one thing I can do, such that by doing it, everything else will be easier or unnecessary.”

[@wm5000]

Love this channel. Was so motivated to get into SWE and starting to learn Python, but the use of AI is making me think whether there will still be freelancing jobs and careers in 2 - 3 years time, to justify the investment?

[@invictuz4803]

No, with AI coming, there won't be any jobs period. Might as well just start working as a janitor now. Robotics has a long way to go before it catches up with AI.

[@ceekay4649]

They will always need human supervisors for the AIs. Can a company trust an AI has completed the task it has been assigned? A human will always need to verify this.

[@imnottellingyoumyname3050]

My someday goal is reading the book

[@normalhether5806]

You said when you were in your teens worked at a fast food restaurant i want to get my first job so i can buy s setup to share my coding journey... Did you go to the restaurant and asked for a job? I like it because i hsve have a goal with it but im a bit lost..

[@TheBlackManMythLegend]

38 yr senior android dev freelance but with some trouble to find clients in the USA as I’m based in the French West Indies I will use that frameworks to divide a plan of action to properly prospect find ans secure contract with a USA company thanks

[@BilalAulakh23]

Weldone sir

[@ramzbew5674]

What book ? The link is broken

[@afafadsbbrs5503]

How much money do you get to promote this book?

[@thesanoopraj369]

Nice

[@CaimAstraea]

I can't make income goals sadly :( In Japan wages are locked so even if you switch positions you remain at the same income level.

[@donventura2116]

Is there a reason for that? And how does anyone receive an increase in pay?

[@coddude3284]

for all young dudes out there, this guy did that in 37 years old !! yes 37

[@vimalalwaysrocks]

In search for Gold, I found Diamond.. Thank you! ❤❤

[@jojob_clips269]

Overall...if you have a goal, "JUST DO IT!"

[@manojkumar-jt3fw]

I choose AWS-DevOps . 1.Learning Ubuntu -Linux right now. (silently learning Python too from Tim Buchalka from Udemy) 2.Next is Bash scripting.........

[@seetsamolapo5600]

I don't know how Tim is but Colt Steele is a total beast at python

[@manojkumar-jt3fw]

@@seetsamolapo5600 I picked Tim bcoz he took his time to explain details. It's a solid 55hrs course (70 if include old parts).

[@seetsamolapo5600]

@@manojkumar-jt3fw all the best in your journey! If it's working for you it must be good 😉

[@musaddiqali1]

Me, read The One Thing book. Me, working on my goal of making X amount of money as a full-time Y developer in Z years. Me, reading the news and online chatter that AI will take away my job soon. Me, changing my goals. And this cycle keeps going until I find something to do that can't be replaced by AI.

[@musaddiqali1]

Not trying to discourage anyone, but this is somewhat the reality. Also, I am almost the same age (will be 36 this September) like Travis, and also having the same kind of goals like Travis.

[@strangnet]

Does it really make sense to set a goal you can't control? If you don't set your own salary, it shouldn't be a goal. Set a goal that you can achieve, and the bi-product might be the salary level but not the goal itself.

[@jawlinejohnny4454]

Born and living in America is definitely the greatest advantage

[@rockrecon]

What if you have 5 things instead of 1?

[@wearegeeks]

Right, I'd be easy if we where unidimensional. But most of us have three or four goals at the same time. Time is the key. I guess we should stick to one or two

[@krishnadaskp21]

You will end up missing all 5. Sadly this is how it is. You will waste 2-3 years only to realise you should have just doubled in on one thing. Write all your goals down and ruthlessly eliminate all but 1-2.

[@abjee1602]

You read this book a year ago?

[@TravisMedia]

I first read it 4-5 years ago (2018)

[@abjee1602]

@@TravisMedia I don't believe you. You don't look a day older than 38

[@vuxuanhuy9079]

List learn todo: + redux-saga + lodash + ant-design + regex + authen + role + migrate + seed

[@TheLostBijou]

The great fallacy is - how do you know the steps? Second, no plan ever survived meeting the enemy. Things will happen, often even catastrophes, to mess the heck outta your life and your plans. Third, because we are all different, this might work for you, depending on you - your experiences, strengths and weaknesses. Fourth, Never Give up - be who you want to be, who you are meant to be - find your vision. Fifth, F8 and be there! (good luck!)

[@bal6464]

A stable relationship and kids, taking in account that I'm worthy in that country 😁🤗

[@TheMrCattyCat]

Sounds like Obama. Buttery smooth voice. Dig it haha. Great advice.

[@yashS4201]

Let me save you some time, Gist of the video is "Backtracking to the one thing that you can do daily " in order to achieve the goal that you set for yourself.

[@FTKJoskontjes301]

It's funny I thought he said he was 7 when he read the book and learned himself to programm after that LOL

[@TravisMedia]

😂

[@tommyholmberg]

I like your video but hate these overly optimistic time goals. You won't get far coding 1 hour a day.

[@TravisMedia]

Much further than an hour a week though, right?

[@SajinKomamura-cp2zu]

Congrats but this is survivorship bias in action. The true hindrance for most people is not the fact that they don't have goals (or even broken down goals), it's the hard part of sticking to them

[@anasouardini]

This book is... duuuuh. I just wasted my time reading through almost half of it.

[@Bankoru]

If your whole goal as a dev is to make money, I duuno what to say.

[@maalikserebryakov]

You exaggerate

[@ifuncuran]

oh god, i hate capitalism

[@MrMikomi]

It's better than the alternatives.

[@akashpandey1215]

Ok be ready to start begging in Subway

[@krilurisdua7870]

Move to North Korea. I heard that it is completely anti capitalism too. Or Venezuela is also a good choice. I have friends who left cuz they really prefer capitalist countries and now can send money back to help feed relatives and friends.

[@hello-cn5nh]

Move to a communist country like China then. Just be ready to spend the rest of your life doing hard labor in a gulag though for uttering the phrase "oh god"

[@thatryanp]

I hate rampant corporatism and paid-off governance. FTFY

[@KL4NNNN]

Ah this is just a big ad for his product curse.

[@kudzaishebiza4783]

This is Gold!🪙

[@rahulpanda123]

Hello sir. ,i need ur guidance, how to connect you , pls pin ur email.

[@yourdailydoseofcommonsense5495]

This is exactly what I needed; you are a godsend 😭 tysm sir 🙏🫡