Modernizing My Jekyll Blog with AI: A Complete Transformation Journey
How I transformed my basic Jekyll blog into a modern, professional platform using AI assistance - including the exact prompts and techniques that made it...
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Getting Started with GitHub Copilot for DevOps: Building Your Azure Lab with Vibe Coding
Are you ready to supercharge your DevOps workflow with AI-powered coding assistance? GitHub Copilot isn’t just for application development—it’s a game-changer for infrastructure automation and...
Read More →Choosing the Right Cybersecurity Career Path
Cybersecurity Career Path Questions
Read More →Should Cybersecurity Certificates Shape Your Salary Expectations?
One of the questions I’ve often heard is, “Once I get my X certification, what should my salary expectations be?”
Read More →Balancing Work, Education, and Personal Life: A Time Blocking Schedule
As someone who works a full-time job at Microsoft, teaches part-time, and is also working on obtaining multiple certifications through the SANS Institute, I understand...
Read More →The Importance of Keeping Daily Habits
We all know that having a routine and sticking to it can be a challenge, but the benefits of doing so are undeniable. Whether it’s...
Read More →One million hours
When it comes to setting goals for ourselves, we often think in terms of years or decades. We set a goal to retire by a...
Read More →Taking Your Career to the Next Level
Introduction
Read More →ChatGPT: A Game Changer for Script Writing
As a writer and content creator, I am always on the lookout for tools that can help me streamline my workflow and improve the quality...
Read More →Helpful Links
I often get asked for some links that would would help supplement learning and add in a bit of gamification to cyber. Here are my...
Read More →Infrastructure as Code
I have a sneaking suspicion that Infrastructure as Code will become increasingly important as time goes on. So, while I have some downtime, I figured...
Read More →Twitter to Power BI
Another tech tutorial!
Read More →Do you need to know how to code before getting into Cybersecurity?
I’ve been asked different variations of the question: Do I need to know how to code before going into cyber? If so, then when should...
Read More →Azure-to-AWS
Alright! This was a little lab that I did to connect an Azure vNet to an AWS VPC. I’ll walk you through doing a complete...
Read More →How to choose your cybersecurity career with Feedback Loops
I’ve had a tough time answering the question - “How do I get into Cybersecurity?”
Read More →How to use a hammer vs make a hammer
I’m the type of person that enjoys taking aptitude tests. I remember a career aptitude test that once classified me as a “Change-focused” individual. The...
Read More →A beginners guide to standing out in a training program online
I’ve worked in the training space my entire career. With more training programs moving online, I’m often asked at the beginning of a cohort:
Read More →How to get into the Game!
I’m fortunate enough to find myself speaking to a lot of job-seekers and career changers. I love talking about professional development and career ambitions. Over...
Read More →Learning Techniques
Learning a new trade can be extremely challenging. When I made the transition from Sales to Tech, I had to relearn how to learn. If...
Read More →Don’t Wait. Contribute Now.
There are two types of people—those who find problems and those who bring solutions.
Read More →Alignment
You’re supposed to check the alignment on your tires at least once a year. So on top of ensuring a smooth ride, you get benefits...
Read More →Goal Methodology
Go from ‘Goal-Changer’ to ‘Goal-Doer’.
Read More →Building a Framework: Soft skills to help you dominate a career change
Changing careers is a daunting task.
Read More →Experience without experience
Has anyone else heard the advice of “just ignore the experience requirement and apply anyway?” I agree (mainly because I’m a believer in you miss...
Read More →Creating your momentum
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Read More →Raising the Average
According to Jim Rohn: “You’re the average of the five people you spend the most time with.” Meaning, the people you spend the most time...
Read More →Planning for Success
Imagine walking into a sales presentation and right as you finish shaking hands with your prospect, they turn to you and say, “you know what?...
Read More →Growing your network virtually
It’s not what you know. It’s who you know. So if your career changes or the world gets flipped on its head, and you’re not...
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