Episode 210 | Kirsten Greed - Motivation, Steps, Sharing

Guest: Kirsten Greed @https://twitter.com/kirstengreed Kirsten Greed talks with Dave Rael about punching fear in the face, incremental improvement, family, business, and having a story to share Kirsten Greed writes software to solve problems in small business. Her business, JobTalk, tackles just about anything to do with Product Specifications, Inventory Management and Workflow. Especially with regard to made to order manufacturing. She is a big fan of Dev Express XAF Platform with Entity Framework She lives in Melbourne Australia with husband, 2 adult sons, dog, cat and body corporate neighbors. Chapters: 1:46 - Dave introduces the show and Kirsten Greed4:07 - The things that have Kirsten most excited6:06 - Punch Fear in the Face7:11 - Dev eXpressApp Framework10:26 - Kirsten's circuitous journey, ultimately landing on software and business15:34 - The roller coaster of writing software16:46 - Getting involved in software and the value of creating custom software for a business18:06 - The things that "light Kirsten up"19:29 - Kirsten's story of failure - inability to connect with a team and a technical problem with a simple but elusive cause and solution24:11 - Kirsten's success story - recognizing useful features and navigation and making usable software without lockin27:37 - Having a story to share and sharing it intelligently30:46 - How Kirsten stays current with what she needs to know31:55 - Kirsten's book recommendations35:46 - Mastermind groups, accountability, and collaboration to move forward39:20 - Kirsten's sources of pain and suffering41:35 - The things about which Kirsten likes to geek out42:51 - Kirsten's top 3 tips for delivering more value47:33 - Keeping up with Kirsten Resources: JobTalk - Kirsten's Business and Website Brené Brown: Why Your Critics Aren't The Ones Who Count Pavneet Singh Saund on Developer On Fire Punch Fear In The Face The Developer On Fire Community on FaceBook Dev eXpressApp Framework The Pragmatic Programmer: From Journeyman to Master - Andrew Hunt Saito Sensei Aikido Andy Hunt on Developer On Fire "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic." - Arthur C. Clarke Bryan Cantrill on Developer On Fire Zach Lieberman on Developer On Fire In Search of Memory: The Emergence of a New Science of Mind - Eric R. Kandel The Pensieve in the Harry Potter Saga Scott Allen on Developer On Fire Becoming Successful and Finding Your Own Strengths – Interview With Scott Allen - Lars Klint Pamela Gay on Developer On Fire The Executive Connection Auditory Processing The Sense of Style: The Thinking Person's Guide to Writing in the 21st Century - Steven Pinker James Sturtevant on Developer On Fire I’m a very slow thinker - Derek Sivers Support Developer On Fire and Get Great Rewards Sandi Metz on Developer On Fire Edge Jonathan Haidt on Edge Steven Pinker on Edge Job Stories Alan Cooper on Developer On Fire Kirsten's book recommendation: The Sexual Paradox: Men, Women and the Real Gender Gap - Susan Pinker The Village Effect: How Face-to-Face Contact Can Make Us Healthier, Happier, and Smarter - Susan Pinker Thinking, Fast and Slow - Daniel Kahneman The Snowball: Warren Buffett and the Business of Life - Alice Schroeder Kirsten's top 3 tips for delivering more value: Have backup Use Job Stories to get clarity on what is needed Always maintain clarity about who owns what and who does what