Category Archives: Challenges

Own Your Own Business

I hope you are doing well in your career. Enjoying what you do makes the work go by quickly. There are many advantages to owning your own side-business. Choosing the proper one takes some planning. Evaluating Business Opportunities To evaluate … Continue reading

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When is Good Enough Not Good Enough?

In our project team at Hewlett Packard, there was one question that often arose: “When is good enough not good enough? on any project, you can optimize two of the three parameters: Features, Defects, and Schedule. Defects always had to … Continue reading

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Women Coders

Women are important in the history of coding. Recently, fewer are starting down this path. Besides teaching at Front Range Community College, my goal is to help more women become better coders. With the development of artificial intelligence, the need … Continue reading

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Strive for Understanding Principals and Concepts

When learning something new, always strive to understand the why behind the basic principles and concepts. Too often I see students cram for a test only to forget everything after the test is completed. If you strive for understanding the … Continue reading

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Thrive in Hard Classes

Fall forward, try something new each day. Love life and live it fully. Learn to help others and help them succeed. You will receive more successes in your life than you can ever imagine. We each need to be our best and that will make the world around us a much better place. Continue reading

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Growth Comes from Solving Harder Problems

Embrace harder challenges, do not avoid them. Solving harder problems is rewarding. Continue reading

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