People Friday | Hello Tech Pros

John Sonmez was a shy, unathletic kid who one day decided that he could be anyone he wanted to be. With this realization, he began a journey of personal and career growth. Today he teaches software developers how to plan and execute their own journey of increasing their hourly rate, have better relationships and live a healthy lifestyle. John Sonmez is the creator of SimpleProgrammer.com, a PluralSight author and trainer with over 50 courses and the author of of the book Soft Skills: The Software Developer’s Life Manual. John officially retired from his regular job at the age of 33 by focusing on his personal brand. Through his book, YouTube channel and podcast John Sonmez teaches software developers to succeed by turning up their productivity dial to 11, developing their people skills and establishing their own personal brand.  Show notes at http://hellotechpros.com/john-sonmez-people/ Key Takeaways You can be whoever you want to be, even if it means faking it until you make it The attributes that "define"