Guest:






Aimee Knight
@aimee_knight













Aimee Knight talks with Dave Rael about perspectives, software, learning, planning, taking care of yourself, and achievement


Aimee Knight is a Software Architect and currently lives in Nashville TN. As a former professional figure skater, she has a tremendous amount of energy and grit. Outside of work, she's a Google Developer Expert in Web Technologies, a panelist on the JavaScript Jabber podcast and an international keynote speaker. Currently, she specializes in JS, React, and CSS, however, she's worked extensively in Angular, Node, and Ruby on Rails as well. Her past involvement includes working at npm, Inc., being a weekly panelist on the Angular Air podcast, a co-organizer for CharmCityJS, and mentor for Baltimore NodeSchool and Rails Bridge.


Chapters:

0:57 - Dave introduces the show and Aimee Knight3:10 - Aimee's path to software development10:34 - The reasons software was the path for Aimee14:11 - Aimee and planning15:51 - Community, introversion, connection, and provision21:10 - Gratitude22:38 - Aimee's story of failure - charging too hard25:03 - Achieving goals, shifting perspectives, and choosing your own objectives28:28 - Aimee's book recommendations29:40 - Aimee on podcasting32:50 - Aimee's approach to giving conference talks37:43 - Why Aimee chose JavaScript38:56 - Aimee's top 3 tips for delivering more value40:38 - Keeping up with Aimee



Resources:

Aimee on LinkedIn
Aimee on Instagram
You Can Be Busy or Remarkable — But Not Both - Cal Newport
JavaScript Jabber
Eric Lawrence on Developer On Fire



Aimee's book recommendation:

So Good They Can't Ignore You: Why Skills Trump Passion in the Quest for Work You Love - Cal Newport
Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World - Cal Newport



Aimee's top 3 tips for delivering more value:

Get plenty of sleep
Try to find areas where you can make an impact
Get comfortable with being uncomfortable