Michael Eaton talks with Dave Rael about soft skills, writing, friends, conference speaking, and valuable life experiences
Michael Eaton is a speaker, leader, developer. Voracious reader. Lover of heavy metal. He also blogs at http://samestuffdifferentday.com. You can read more about him there.
Chapters:
- - Dave introduces the show and Michael Eaton
- - Mike's writing practice, the content of his book on going independent, and the talk that started the inspiration
- - The story and origin of KalamzaooX
- - Building a network and deep human connections
- - Mike, the speaker
- - How Mike got started in software
- - Remote work
- - Mike's story of failure - gong over budget without communicating
- - Mike's book recommendations
- - Mike's top 3 tips for delivering more value
Resources:
- Same Stuff Different Day - Mike's Blog
- Thoughts On Writing
- Jim Holmes on Developer On Fire
- John Grisham and writing one page every day
- Jeff Strauss
- Jay Harris on Developer On Fire
- Josh Holmes
- Kalamzaoo X
- Elizabeth Barron
- Sarah Dutkiewicz on Developer On Fire
- Mike Wood
- Jay Wren
- Spencer Schneidenbach on Developer On Fire
- Computer Shopper
- CompuServe
- Dustin Campbell
Michael's book recommendation:
- How to Win Friends and Influence People - Dale Carnegie
- The War of Art: Break Through the Blocks and Win Your Inner Creative Battles - Steven Pressfield
- Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World - Cal Newport
- Rebel Talent: Why It Pays to Break the Rules at Work and in Life - Francesca Gino
- Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry into Values - Robert M Pirsig
- Gates of Fire: An Epic Novel of the Battle of Thermopylae - Steven Pressfield
Michael's top 3 tips for delivering more value:
- Work on emotional intelligence
- Communication is key - talk
- Don't be afraid to ask questions