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Aditya singh
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๐Ÿš€ From $0 to $100K โ€” My Journey as a Software Developer

๐ŸŒŸ WHY Iโ€™M DOING THIS

Iโ€™m not chasing $100K for luxury. Iโ€™m chasing it for freedom, mastery, and self-respect.
This is the blueprint Iโ€™ll follow, no shortcuts. Only clarity and commitment.

โœ… 1. MY GOAL

Earn $100,000/year as a software developer with strong skills in:

  • DSA
  • Product-building
  • Freelancing
  • Communication
  • Storytelling

โš–๏ธ 2. WHAT I NEED TO ACHIEVE IT

  • ๐Ÿ”ฎ Leetcode: Solve 3 questions in contests
  • ๐Ÿš€ Products: Build 3 scalable products (1M+ users)
  • ๐Ÿ” Mock Interviews: 1/week on tryexponent.com
  • ๐Ÿ“‰ Freelancing: Talk to clients, get gigs
  • ๐ŸŒ Open Source: Real PRs & daily blog posts
  • ๐ŸŽง Podcasting: Record daily story to improve English fluency

โฑ๏ธ 3. TIMEFRAME

2 years of focused, consistent effort.

๐Ÿ“† 4. NEXT 3 MONTHS PLAN

๐ŸŒš MORNING BLOCK (Before 12 PM)

  • 3 questions from NeetCode150 / Striver A-Z
  • 1 daily streak problem
  • 3 random medium Leetcode problems

โฒ๏ธ MIDDAY BLOCK (12 PM โ€“ 7 PM)

  • Development without AI copy-paste
  • Understand & re-write code manually
  • 4 focused hours minimum

๐Ÿ’ผ EVENING BLOCK (7 PM โ€“ 8:30 PM)

  • Outreach: Send 30 messages (3x/week)
  • Rest: Collaborate with better freelancers

๐Ÿ“„ CONTENT CREATION (8:30 PM โ€“ 9:30 PM)

  • Blog post on Dev.to + cross-post to LinkedIn & X
  • Record & upload podcast on Spotify

๐Ÿ“• NIGHT JOURNAL (Before Sleep)

  • Reflect on the day
  • Plan improvements for tomorrow

๐Ÿ“… 5. DAILY CHECK-IN

  • Morning Prompt: Whatโ€™s the 1 thing I must crush today?
  • Evening Prompt: What did I actually do? Where did I grow or drift?

๐Ÿš€ FINAL NOTE

This isnโ€™t about hustle. Itโ€™s about becoming someone who deserves $100K:

  • Clear
  • Consistent
  • World-class at what I do

By - Aditya Singh
Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/aditya-singh-0a7181349/

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