Are you feeling stuck in your comfort zone and ready for a change? Expanding your comfort zone can be intimidating, but it’s also essential…

In this video, I will walk you through my career switch from consultant to software engineer at the age of 32, and with this story hope to…

Let me tell you how I got the idea. I have this fancy coffee machine where I can select a different kinds of beans. And I like a cup of…

How do I keep performing as a developer, stay healthy and spend time with friends and family? I Manage my time. As a developer, especially…

You want a daily routine to make the most of your day and make you feel fulfilled and happy about it. However, you don’t want to wake up at…

Today we’re going to talk about how writing your thoughts down helps you to improve your thinking and to make room for creative ideas moving…

Introduction TDD stands for Test-Driven Development. It means that you write tests before the code. At first sight that doesn’t sound very…

An exotic option for a NodeJS backend is FeathersJS. It’s a lightweight framework on top of nodeJS and Express. The key features are its…

Podcast Episode 13 - The Perfect Picture

It has an excellent sound to it, right? Safety, being safe. But what does it mean, where does it come from, and what is its primary driver…

I will start with a short introduction to the power list concept. It is a concept developed by Andy Frisella. It’s free and easy to get…

You are creating a plan for yourself and setting goals. You even made a vision of where you want to be. But how do you get there? Keep it…

Podcast Episode 12 - Everything Has A Price

Knowledge is power “Knowledge is power(Proverb) With knowledge and/or education, one’s potential or ability to succeed in the pursuit of…

Everything has a price, a sentence you hear a lot nowadays. But how does this apply to your life? In this article, I will give you my take…

Podcast Episode 11 - Why should you appreciate the process?

There are people and successful businesses that are growing and always seem to do well. As almost if they know something we don’t. A secret…

Podcast Episode 10 - What is the MVP mindset, and how can you apply it to different aspects of life?

MVP is a term used within Agile SCRUM; it means minimal viable product. It means you deliver a very minimal version of the product, with a…

Nuxt is a framework based upon VueJS and is getting popular, and there is a good reason for that, which I will be covering in this article…

Podcast Episode 9 - Why you should start writing articles about the things you love

Nowadays, you see a lot of people starting blogs, myself included. How can you stay motivated and keep going? In this article, I explain why…

I'm Michael Awad a former project management consultant/business analyst for over ten years who followed his passion and became a web developer.

Podcast Episode 8 - Be hyper-productive and grow using next action thinking

When you start with a new project or this big feature you need to start working on, you think by yourself: Where do I start? There are…

To be productive, you need to feel satisfied, energized, and fulfilled; that does not happen overnight. It needs to be built from the ground…

Podcast Episode 7 - Daily Routine for maximum programming productivity

Podcast Episode 6 - Be like Hercules and take the path of most resistance

Podcast Episode 5 - The goose that laid golden eggs

Podcast Episode 4 -How can you use emotional response triggers to grow?

Podcast Episode 3 - I completed Andy Frisella's 75 hard challenge phase 1

Podcast Episode 2 - How restrictions give you freedom

Podcast Episode 1 - How to get into a constant self improvement cycle

You can use emotional triggers to make yourself grow. How? You can find it in your response to things people say to you or hear or see on…

Last summer, I completed the regular 75hard program. Which was a great experience for me. It put me in a flow state where I just kept…

The 75hard challenge is a mindset challenge created by Andy Frisella. It trains you to strengthen your grit, your ability to execute, your…

Sounds like a paradox, giving yourself more restrictions but experience freedom out of that. It can give you even more than that; purpose…

In this article, I want to talk to you about self improvement when you are in the enlightenment stage. What do I mean by enlightenment? I…

Recently I replaced my weightlifting routine with a kettlebell routine. In the beginning, it was forced, but now I don’t want to go back to…

I recently listened to Grit by Angela Duckworth and got inspired to write this article. Since I noticed a lot of resemblance with the things…

You planned to create some order in the chaos by creating a todo and action list. You have a clear overview of actions and to-do’s, but…

When the time comes for you to make a difficult decision, for example: Switching jobs Moving to another city Having kids You freeze and get…

Want to get started with React styled-components? Here is a quick guide to get you started. In this article, I’ll guide you through a quick…

You probably know the saying, less is more. In this article, I will go into depth and let you know my take on less is more. Because it is…

Chances are that when you are working on a front-end application that you have to test an HTTP request. In this article, I’ll share a…

I’m writing this article while in a global pandemic. It’s almost the holiday season and we got the news today that there will be a lockdown…

<--- Angular Time management App Part 1 In the previous article we started with the creation of our Angular Typescript app. We created the…

We all have our ideas about happiness and how to achieve happiness. My question to you is: Is it short term happiness? Or is it long term…

The thing that holds us back the most is our thoughts and it’s not our conscious thoughts it’s our subconscious thoughts, our lizard brain…

Some people have more control over it than others, but in the end, everybody loses it sometimes. You got angry and feel regretful right…

The short version of the story is as follows: A farmer had a goose that one day began to lay golden eggs. Which he could sell for a lot of…

The brain is the most powerful tool we are gifted with. It is the command center of our body and our souls. Still to this day, with all…

This is going to sound paradoxical. You are a high performer and you want to do things as efficiently as possible. The question is: Is being…

Angular Time management App Part 2 ---> It is time I combine what I say in my blog with my craft: Development. I’m building a web-app, that…

The only way to improve yourself is to hold yourself accountable for the choices you made in your life. This forces you to look at the…

Do you have the feeling that you are taking action? You are motivated but things are just not moving forward and you keep falling back into…

On this blog I write about creating a strong mindset, about performing, and about being the best version of yourself you can be both…

I want to bring up another concept from David Goggins’s book: Can’t Hurt me. It’s called Remove the Governor. So what is a governor? A…

Imagine going somewhere, you always have a destination. With that destination in mind, you know what vehicle you want to use and on a lower…

What is the definition of imposter syndrome: Psychological pattern into which an individual doubts their skills, talents, accomplishments…

I’ve been listening to David Goggins’s book Can’t Hurt me and I want to discuss with you one concept that resonated with me. If you don’t…

Do you recognize the feeling that you feel you had been very busy during the day? But when you think of it nothing much was actually done…

When you feel fearful there is a gap that is not controllable by you. That gap resides between the current actual situation, your…

Isn’t that what we hear nowadays? Keep everything balanced, make sure your work-life balance is okay. Work from 9 to 5. Go home and relax…

Are you having a hard time mentally? Are you feeling tired, no energy to do anything? We all know that feeling. It almost feels like you are…

Being average at a lot is not going to reap the benefits you desire. I like to use this analogy: Imagine a light bulb, it can light up a…

Utilize time management to become pro-active and efficient.