Learner to Mentor

As I’ve been continuing my passion for coding and the insatiable need to learn, I’m sharing those skills with students at NSS as they undergo the journey I completed earlier this year.

I’ve learned some things about myself that make me proud to be continuing this journey and share the knowledge I’ve learned along the way.

While I’m still defining who I am as a software developer, I am also finding that I am capable of helping students find themselves through code as I did.

It’s been a challenge for me to decide how I want to build my legacy because the need to create has not subsided, yet as I continue on as an educator, mentor and friend to new devs, I have found a peace that I never knew or quite understood fully until now.

This peace has come through authenticity, vulnerability and accepting myself for who I am, but was too afraid to embrace. Working with a strong mentor has helped me see myself through the eyes of both my students and those who see my potential.

A year ago I could have never foreseen the path I’m on and I wouldn’t have believed it if I did. The ability for my brain to calculate and make sense of theory and implement it is something I didn’t think I was capable of and I’m grateful for those who refused to stop believing in me even if I didn’t believe in myself.

It’s so important that we lift as we climb, but it’s even more important that we not lose sight of who we are and who we want to become in the process.

I decided early on that money would not be the only determining factor by which I would measure my success and I am glad that I’ve stuck by that. I’ve found the joy that I never thought I could have by embracing my badassery and helping others discover and embrace theirs too.

I’m not sure where I will be a year from now or even six months from now, but if I can make an impact on someone’s life by helping them see that they are their own hero, then my legacy will be one of which I can be proud.

I need that to survive and my kids need to see this in me as well. So, I trudge on through the mud with my group of students hoping we all make it to the other side with the hope that we will not only be able to change our wealth, but also change our lives.

Dr. T

Hello! I am Dr. T, developer and educator, who helps learners embrace their missions by activating their developer superhero within! You are the hero who you have been waiting for.