"The biggest risk is not taking any risk... In a world that is changing quickly, the only strategy that is guaranteed to fail is not taking risks". Mark Zuckerberg.
Here's the lovely story of how I got started in technology, namely Back-end Web Development.
Some background information
My name is Abayomi Ogunnusi, and I am a graduate of the Federal University of Agriculture in Abeokuta, Nigeria. As a degree, I majored in Microbiology. During my mandated youth service i did a professional course on Health, Safety and Environmental Management and on completion, I was hired as a Health and Safety Officer in a haulage company.
The arrival of the Corona Virus, however, changed everything.
People lost their jobs as a result of the Covid-19 outbreak, and while I was unaffected, I pondered what would happen if I were?🤷🏽♂️. There was no safety net to fall back on and at that point, I realized I needed a career that could grow with me.
I was confined to my home, but my drive to learn new things inspired me to learn a skill. During my search, I came across a 🔎 Tech Hub Link within a few kilometers from my house.
I inquired, attended a meet-up organized by the Tech Hub (Grazac) at that time. I got motivated and decided to learn a skill at that instance.
🥦 Photos for the Meetup
Although the Covid effect was fading, but prior to my decision, I resigned as a Safety Officer and embarked on a Back-end Web Development adventure with Grazac Academy.
👳🏽♂️Intermission
After a few weeks of training, I was exposed to the fundamentals of server-side application development and technologies like as Postman, Express-Js (framework), Mongodb (No-SQL Database), and others.
🥦 Image from one of the classes.
I'd like to emphasize the benefits of joining a Tech Community, whether online or in person.
🥦 Networking You get to meet others who have dealt with and overcome the situation you're currently facing.
🥦 Team work: In this field, no one can live alone.
You will get better at working with people and their differences, the earlier you learn to do so, the better.
🥦 Accountability: When working alone as a beginner, it's easy to get distracted and hop from one project to the next.
As a result, you'll have a lot of unfinished projects.
However, a community, especially one that is paid, will push you out of your comfort zone.
The experience of working with a team of developers on a service apartment website called spaceet has been exciting.
🥦 Photo: During a project presentation
🎯Conclusion🎯
I have no regrets about leaving my previous employment and I am glad I took the risk.
This is a stepping stone to greatness, not my end destination.
Continue to learn, network, and believe in yourself.
May the force be with you as we work together to achieve greatness.
Top comments (2)
this is inspiring, I've always been wanting to learn Node at Grazac's place
wow