How did you start off as a Software Engineer? I'm an aspiring SEng undergraduate in Canada and I'd like to know how you moved through the industry! :)

I accepted a job as a Technical Support Technician for Gateway Computers in South Dakota. I worked in the position for a year and during this time I networked within the company to find development gigs. It worked :) Another option would be to offer your services for little to nothing. This way you can use the company that you did the work for as a reference. Good luck buddy.

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What's more important - who you know or what you know?

What I know. Initially it is who you know but in the end it is really what you know.

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It is never to late to pay it forward. If you have seen success with P90X or TurboJam, please DM me as I have a special offer for you!

As brilliant an individual that Michael Jordan was, he was not successful until he got with a good team unit.

Yesterday will never come, but today could be your day for a health change.

The doors of wisdom are never shut.

In order to succeed, your desire for success should be greater than your fear of failure.

Put health on your goal or to-do list and always do what is on the list.

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If someone is going down the wrong road, he doesn't need motivation to speed him up. What he needs is education to turn him around.

Life belongs to the living, and he who lives must be prepared for changes.

A hero is born among a hundred, a wise man is found among a thousand, but an accomplished one might not be found even among a hundred thousand men.

Sometimes when people are pushing you it can get frustrating. Stay the course and power through. Focus on your end game!

I'm riding my bike about 545 miles from San Francisco to LA to End AIDS. Hv to raise $3000. Pls RT and donate. - http://ow.ly/4afQK

When you are tough on yourself, life is going to be infinitely easier on you.

Put health on your goal or to-do list and always do what is on the list.

If you want to reach a goal, you must see the reaching" in your own mind before you actually arrive at your goal."

Here is a cool protein intake calculator. What do you use to determine how much protein you can consume in a day? - http://ow.ly/49nLm

A hero is born among a hundred, a wise man is found among a thousand, but an accomplished one might not be found even among a hundred thousand men.

If you remind yourself of the great things in life, the tough times don't seem so devastating.

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Realize your potential

Hope everyone had a great weekend. Did a 4 hour bike ride with my son and 3 of his friends on Saturday. Went aroung lake Perris and stopped in the museum. Ran some errands with daughter on Sunday.

Here is how I keep my life in order. Well kinda sorta in order :) - http://ow.ly/47gWq

A man who dares to waste one hour of time has not discovered the value of life. ~ Charles Darwin

Burn fat by drinking Green Tea. - http://ow.ly/47gWp

Snagit is a great tool. Want to cut and paste with ease, check it. Works on the Mac as well. - http://ow.ly/47gWo

If you don't see yourself as a winner, then you cannot perform as a winner. ~ Zig Ziglar

Bananas for good health. - http://ow.ly/47gWn

Does drinking ice water burn calories? Time to start knocking back eight 8 ounce glasses of ice cold water folks! - http://ow.ly/47gWm

Those who believe that they are exclusively in the right are generally those who achieve something.

The ability to quickly process and synthesize information and turn it into actions is one of the most emergent skills.

If you want to live a happy life, tie it to a goal, not to people or things.

Speak to urself in a positive & loving voice & others will

For the meat eaters,fish, or chicken without the skin can be added to the diet with a careful watch on the intake of calories in each meal

Replace self-doubt with positive affirmations.

Champions in any field have made a habit of doing what others find boring or uncomfortable

Give people the benefit of the doubt. A small person first assumes the worst.

What's your daily morning routine?

Workout to P90X @ 5a, breakfast @ 6a, take kids to school @ 7:30a, read @ 8a, and work @ 8:30a

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Most people underestimate what they are eating by 40%! Wow! No wonder we think we 'just can't lose weight'. Time to get real.

Juice is often sweetened but fresh fruits have natural sugars. When you eat fruit, you are taking in a lot of fiber, which is needed by the body

Try to spend 5-10 minutes each day on planning your activities with a daily to do list. Start your day with it.

The secret of success is to know something nobody else knows.

Work on a dreaded task for 10 minutes each day. Once you get started, you may find you can finish it.

Unless you're willing to have a go, fail miserably, and have another go, success won't happen.

Those who know how to win are much more numerous than those who know how to make proper use of their victories.

You have achieved success if you have lived well, laughed often and loved much.

Comparing one child to another is not motivating. It's potentially damaging.

If u do not respect ur time & ur priorities, how will u expect others to.

Who has never tasted what is bitter does not know what is sweet.

Leaders/bosess/coaches/business owners-greet ur team w/the enthusiasm & energy u would give a long lost friend.