We are so lucky we live in a time of opportunity.

We have a multitude of options available to us. The question is, why so many of us are stressed and live unfulfilled in life?

Ever shared your goals and aspirations with a family or friend, only for them to not understand or unable to relate?

“What does it take to be a better leader?"—a lot of things: all kind of great stuff like communication skills, vision, motivations, and emotional intelligence (EI). EI is the ability to identify and manage our own emotions and the emotions of others. Though, it defines our professional growth and how people interpret us as a leader.

A few years ago, I wanted to do so much, but I just didn’t. Instead, I did that thing called procrastination.

This probably depends on where we live and work, but personally, I have not experienced anything negative for being a female programmer in my few years of career.

Most people want to develop self-awareness. Whether we are managers, entrepreneurs, or aspiring software engineers, the more knowledge we have of our strength and weaknesses, the easier life becomes.

Soft skills are as critical as technical skills for a software engineer. No one works in isolation. Each person has to deal with teammates, colleagues, managers, etc. Therefore team interpersonal skills are essential too. Soft skills include things like good communication, honesty, teamwork, integrity, organization, empathy, etc.

After talking to women in the IT industry, it’s clear that the reason they leave their previous companies that they do not like the culture of their work, and do not feel like they have enough support to change it.

If you are constantly questioning yourself about your personal and professional growth that means you are already off to a great start!

It is a well-known fact that all human beings are different and unique in their ways. However, no matter how unique and different we are from one another, one thing which remains the same between all of us is our innate nature to commit mistakes.