I was very drawn to your article - the title alone grabbed me. On November 4-7, I'm signed up for an Azure course - through work. We are beginning to implement Azure and I very much want to learn it. I think that I can learn to love and get excited about it. My worry though is that I'll lose interest at some point. The class even comes with a voucher for taking the Microsoft exam!! I'm totally loving that aspect because it's expensive when chasing certifications. I have plenty of hardware and also some software subscriptions that should propel me along. However, all my previous attempts to achieve a cert that I liked barely got started; much less achieved. I strongly desire to be motivated, inspired and enthused about several projects. Even though I've been something of an Infrastructure Engineer for the past 12 years, I'm really excited about things like DevOps; which of course includes things I love like PowerShell, SQL, and new things like Terraform, Ansible. Even as I'm typing this to you, I feel a warm spot inside. I just don't know how to keep that going throughout the day; much less for months or years. I get discouraged because I feel like I'm being lazy. I feel like something is trying to steal my joy.
I really want to learn these technologies; not just because they're needed, but because I understand the value of being someone who is needed because of their skill set. I want to be that 'indispensable' person in the DevOps and Data Warehouse, BI kind of person.
I really want to do this and if you can guide me on ways to make myself love what I want to do, I'm all in. Thank you for writing such an awesome post. I was just what I needed today.
I was very drawn to your article - the title alone grabbed me. On November 4-7, I'm signed up for an Azure course - through work. We are beginning to implement Azure and I very much want to learn it. I think that I can learn to love and get excited about it. My worry though is that I'll lose interest at some point. The class even comes with a voucher for taking the Microsoft exam!! I'm totally loving that aspect because it's expensive when chasing certifications. I have plenty of hardware and also some software subscriptions that should propel me along. However, all my previous attempts to achieve a cert that I liked barely got started; much less achieved. I strongly desire to be motivated, inspired and enthused about several projects. Even though I've been something of an Infrastructure Engineer for the past 12 years, I'm really excited about things like DevOps; which of course includes things I love like PowerShell, SQL, and new things like Terraform, Ansible. Even as I'm typing this to you, I feel a warm spot inside. I just don't know how to keep that going throughout the day; much less for months or years. I get discouraged because I feel like I'm being lazy. I feel like something is trying to steal my joy.
I really want to learn these technologies; not just because they're needed, but because I understand the value of being someone who is needed because of their skill set. I want to be that 'indispensable' person in the DevOps and Data Warehouse, BI kind of person.
I really want to do this and if you can guide me on ways to make myself love what I want to do, I'm all in. Thank you for writing such an awesome post. I was just what I needed today.
Thank you so much for taking the time to write this up Miguel. <3
I'm sorry but I don't think I have any specific advice for you right now. I really hope that you find your way.