Coding Is Hard But I WON'T LET YOU QUIT (Pep Talk) | A Day In The Life When You're Not Giving Up

This comes straight from my heart because I see so many people every week on here that are struggling with engineering and want to quit the job. It’s freaking hard, I know! But you’re not gonna quit today or tomorrow. I know this video turned into a mini pep-talk but sometimes you need to hear it with a bit more enforcement. So, YOU’RE NOT QUITTING TODAY.
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[techmentormaria]

I hope this helped some people. It energized me a lot when I can figure out how to make people more motivated. I’d love to know if there are other areas that you struggle with so I can respond with another pep talk 💕

[InternetMadeCoder]

As long as you never quit, you will never fail. Because you only fail when you stop trying.

[KW-dsze]

it's amazing to tell right away that you really care about mentoring engineers and helping them grow. I wish I get an engineering manager like you for my first role as an engineer!

[codyt_arsis]

I like the way you approach tough situations. confidence, positivity and most importantly never give up an opportunity to learn and grow. Great vid. Thanks for sharing!

[lenn]

Love your energy and positive attitude!

[bctrujillog]

my new great discovery! I'm software engineer but i also love the perfection of the things as apple's products and your videos and the edition of them looks like that.They are very pacefull and make a mix between tech and peace. Perfecto for me, thanks and continue please :)

[markersandmemories]

I started learning how to code just a few months ago and almost quit! I'm slowly getting it piece by piece. Thank you for this video. I subscribed.

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what i struggle with the most is being patient lol I like being fast and efficient that when I can't find the solution to my problem I become irritated BUT i think that's what I enjoy the job. I like not knowing something and then being able to figure it out. There's times when I can't figure something out and have to rely on others and I become worried that I may be relying on others too much and that would make me a bad engineer/teammate.

[opti]

Honestly, this video came into my timeline at a great moment, thank you for the motivation :)

[jathebest]

I'm in my late 20s now, and last summer, since I decided to change my job and situation, I've been learning every day, step by step, not too intensely but not slowly. Thank you for your solid advice, which is charismatic and engaging for beginners like me.
I've watched this type of videos many times from different youtubers, and the key I concluded is consistency and the right material to study. It's great to hear valuable tips from a long-year software engineer, and I'll keep that in mind..!😇

[benbentlin]

Thank you!!! I’m trying to teach myself right now and sometimes I get frustrated or distracted…your words of encouragement are motivating!

[debbypramana]

thanks, I'm just a little confused to combine everything in my head into html, javascript and css with the samsung chromebook that I have now. Sometimes my visual studio crashes after I install various materials, but I still want to keep learning. Which makes me eventually can't get away from the code.

[patriciamaenamoro]

Thank you! currently working as a junior developer and I feel like giving up but this video lifts me up to become better.

[Ajay-knhz]

yes the video did help a lot, something about Tech learning is that you sometimes want to give up especially when you get into errors you have no idea how to fix but by trying you end up getting it done. Thank you for sharing!

[toddmason]

Thank you for the motivation, the struggle is real! I'm currently looking for a job

[muhammadtalhabasharat]

Thanks for the amazing and inspirational video!

[leonardodavidguarnizreyna]

Gracias por la motivación, me gustan mucho tus videos, sigue así! (Y espero sigas mejorando tu español también), gracias por todo <3

[suanthang]

Hey Maria! Just stumbled on your channel and been watching your videos! Thank you so much for making this content! You inspire me to not quit about just yet!

[amityanarayan]

It helps. Lots of engg from India needs this.

[ToonLikeEpic]

Danke für die Motivation, ich mag coden aber ich hab immer große Pausen und vergesse dann alles wieder und muss jetzt wieder von vorne Anfangen.
Ich hab immer Angst, dass ich nicht gut genug bin obwohl ich mehrere kleine Projekte habe aber ich hab Angst, dass ich irgendwann an meine Grenzen komme und es nur bei kleinen simplen Projekten bleibt.
Aber ich versuchs weiter und hoffe dass ich weiter wachsen kann und irgendwann genug Skills und Erfahrung hab, um in eine Junior Position reinzukommen!

Greetings from Germany <3