Summary: <div> <div>Guest:</div> <div> <div><a target="_blank" href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnbaluka/">John Baluka</a></div> <div><a target="_blank" href="http://twitter.com/johnbaluka">@johnbaluka</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="podcast-episode"> <div class="subtitle"> John Baluka talks with Dave Rael about business and software, presence in daily activity, the power of mastermind groups, and creating useful content </div> <div class="podcast-summary"> <p>John has been developing software with the Microsoft stack for 20+ years. For most of the last 10 years, John has been a sub-contractor, business owner, and a dad. John enjoys researching and applying new technologies to real world examples.</p> </div> <div class="podcast-chapters"> <h6>Chapters:</h6> <ul> <li><a href="#!"> - Dave introduces the show and John Baluka</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - John's business emphasis</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Becoming fearless</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - John and subcontracting</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - John's experiences with Visual Basic and moving to C# - "It's okay to be a beginner"</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - The things that "light John up"</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Becoming a speaker and creating content</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Parallels between business and producing content - testing an audience to see if there is interest</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - John's story of failure - getting in too deep on borrowed funds</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - John's success story - delivering consistently, code generation that made life easier</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - How John stays current with what he needs to know</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - John's family</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Getting better at presence</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - John's book recommendatons</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - The things that have John most excited</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - The concept of mastermind groups</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - John's top 3 tips for delivering more value</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Keeping up with John</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="podcast-resources"> <h6>Resources:</h6> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnbaluka/" target="_blank">John On LinkedIn</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.nopcommerce.com/downloads.aspx" target="_blank">nopCommerce</a></li> <li><a href="http://developeronfire.com/CoryHouse" target="_blank">Cory House on Developer On Fire</a></li> <li><a href="https://github.com/gnab/remark" target="_blank">remarkjs</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vh_Ikjqbdxw" target="_blank">John's Presentation - Hacking PowerPoint for Developers</a></li> <li><a href="http://blog.cwa.me.uk/" target="_blank">The Morning Brew - Chris Alcock</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pomodoro_Technique" target="_blank">The Pomodoro Technique</a></li> <li><a href="http://developeronfire.com/blog/upgraded-efficiency-focus-to-intensity-to-domination-the-pomodoro-technique" target="_blank">Dave's Blog Post on the Pomodoro Technique</a></li> <li><a href="https://pluralsight.pxf.io/c/1197682/424552/7490?u=https%3A%2F%2Fapp.pluralsight.com%2Fprofile%2Ficomparesolutions" target="_blank">John's completed Pluralsight Courses</a></li> <li><a href="https://pluralsight.pxf.io/c/1197682/424552/7490?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pluralsight.com%2Fauthors%2Fjohn-papa" target="_blank">John Papa's Pluralsight Courses</a></li> <li><a href="http://developeronfire.com/podcast/episode-141-john-papa-family-and-foresight" target="_blank">John Papa on Developer On Fire</a></li> <li><a href="https://pluralsight.pxf.io/c/1197682/424552/7490?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pluralsight.com%2Fauthors%2Fjulie-lerman" target="_blank">Julie Lerman's Pluralsight Courses</a></li> <li><a href="https://pluralsight.pxf.io/c/1197682/424552/7490?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pluralsight.com%2Fcourses%2Fcourses/static-site-generator-build-better-blog" target="_blank">Pluralsight Course - Jeff Ammons - Build a Better Blog with a Static Site Generator</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.dhunplugged.com/" target="_blank">DH Unplugged</a></li> <li><a href="http://developeronfire.com/podcast/episode-046-pam-selle-living-life" target="_blank">Pam Selle on Developer On Fire</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YBoS-svKdgs" target="_blank">Go the F*** Home - Pam Selle's Talk on Getting it Done and Living Life</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.startupsfortherestofus.com/" target="_blank">Startups for the Rest of Us (Podcast with Rob Walling)</a></li> <li><a href="https://mastermindjam.com/" target="_blank">MastermindJam</a></li> <li><a href="http://developeronfire.com/podcast/episode-199-james-sturtevant-masterminding-engagment" target="_blank">James Sturtevant on Developer On Fire</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="podcast-book-recommendation"> <h6>John's book recommendation:</h6> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/1936891026/?tag=devonfir-20" target="_blank">The War of Art: Break Through the Blocks and Win Your Inner Creative Battles - Steven Pressfield</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/0143126563/?tag=devonfir-20" target="_blank">Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity - David Allen</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/1942788290/?tag=devonfir-20" target="_blank">The Phoenix Project: A Novel about IT, DevOps, and Helping Your Business Win - Gene Kim</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.startupbook.net/" target="_blank">Start Small, Stay Small - Rob Walling</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="podcast-tips"> <h6>John's top 3 tips for delivering more value:</h6> <ol> <li>Marry the problem and not the solution</li> <li>Try not to create a solution that's looking for a problem to solve</li> <li>Weekly milestones help better manage the workflow for everyone involved</li> </ol> </div> </div>
