Cultivating Successful Development Habits

Today’s .NET Rocks! podcast featured an interview with Llewellyn Falco, who does coaching/consulting work for companies that are trying to improve their processes and techniques. There were several concepts that were worth noting, so I thought I’d create the TL;DL (too…

Professional Development – 2015 – Week 17

Dates covered: April 20-26, 2015 (week 17 of 52) Career Defining The Corporate Hierarchy (via Erik Dietrich) Career Spotlight: What I Do as a Software Architect (via Lifehacker) How to Interview Your Interviewers (via Alan Barber) 5 Questions To Ask Yourself Every Morning…

RPM 66 Review

RPM 66 is the 2015 Q2 release. You may also want to check out my comments on just the music. Track-by-Track Breakdown Pack Ride – Angel in Blue Jeans Unlike the last four releases, we gradually find Racing load over the first…

RPM AIM-1

Last weekend I attended my second Advanced Instructor Module (AIM) for a Les Mills program; this module focused on RPM. This post is about my experience. The people The two trainers were Mark De Luccia (presented on RPM 65) and Heather…

Professional Development – 2015 – Week 14

Dates covered: March 30-April 5, 2015 (week 14 of 52) Career Salary Negotiations: Win by Losing (via Erik Dietrich) The Soft Skills Gap (via Phillip Andreason) The Tech Lead Role: Lessons from Ancient Rome (via Erik Dietrich) Career Decisions (via Software Lead Weekly) Communication…

April 2015 BODYJAM Mix

Although BODYJAM is not currently on the schedule, it will be part of the Les Mills Spring Sneak Peek Weekend (Saturday/Sunday April 18-19). We’ll be surveying members to see when/where BODYJAM should go on the group fitness schedule. The launch event will…

April/May 2015 RPM Mix

Here are my RPM track lists for April and May, 2015. I’ll teach the mix a few times in April before the Les Mills Spring Sneak Peek Weekend (Saturday/Sunday April 18-19), then I’ll stick with the latest release (RPM 66) for a…

BODYJAM 72 Music Review

Part of my process of learning a BODYJAM release is to listen to the music first before doing anything with the choreography. Considering the Les Mills program directors pick the music first and choreograph later, I’m trying to approach the release…