From Zero to Hero

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Seven weeks of deliberate learning turns into tangible results: six weeks of self study with an OpenClassrooms mentor produces a booking engine in React and a follow-up Chrome extension, plus a WordPress build, after doing 12-hour study days seven days a week. Hundreds of peer reviews (over 100+ peer reviews) build confidence, a two-day coding challenge wins a job offer, and earlier setbacks (four years of medical treatments and eight failed attempts) give context to becoming a Google Developer Expert and Microsoft MVP.

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1. 0:00Introduction and background
2. 1:08Early tech beginnings
3. 3:34Flash era and career shifts
4. 6:04Life as an English teacher
5. 7:50Struggles and setbacks
6. 11:24Finding motivation and purpose
7. 13:31Dreaming big and setting goals
8. 15:58Learning JavaScript intensively
9. 18:44Job application to trivago
10. 21:34Overcoming interview challenges
11. 23:59First real tech job
12. 25:45Imposter syndrome and growth
13. 27:07Mentoring and course writing
14. 27:52First public speaking
15. 29:16Pushing beyond fear
16. 30:37Conclusion and takeaways

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