Welcome back to the Pybites podcast. This week we have a wonderful chat with Michael Knott.We talk about the most valuable things about Michael's Python journey, including what he achieved through our PDM program. We talk about:- Michael's work as a fitness coach and how he got into Python as a tool to automate repetitive tasks in his daily work. - How he improved his Python and developer skills in PDM with us.- What challenges he faced when started his programmer journey.- Some really cool technologies he has learned and applied in his apps so far.- How the things he learned with us are positively impacting his craft.- How he gained confidence in spite of feeling imposter syndrome (e.g. getting his code out there).- And ... (as usual) how important the mindset side turned out to be.We also celebrate wins and share what we're reading (book links below).Links:- The PDM program (Michael's ISSF Scraper is featured under the projects section!)- Julian's Flask Udemy courseBooks: - Still Life (fiction)- Practices of the Python Pro (SW best practices)- Publishing Python Packages (new!)- The Dream of Europe (history)- Find Your Strength (productivity)We hope you enjoy this episode and reach out if you have any feedback: info@pybit.esTo reach out to Michael, you can do so:- On LinkedIn- On Twitter- On our Slack