Going all in, and managing the fear

Lately, the biggest hurdle in building LearnGit.io hasn't been technical, but mental. Since quitting my job at Amazon back in summer 2022, I've been wrestling with my identity: Am I just a guy taking a break from his lucrative tech job, or am I an entrepreneur fully invested in doing something different with his career? This month, I took a leap of faith.

It starts with a realization: businesses require investment to grow. That investment can be time, money or both. In the beginning, The Modern Coder (my blog and YouTube channel) was a place where I could passively invest extra time. Small investment equals slow growth, and that type of growth was correlated to my (relatively modest) time investment.

When I quit my job in July 2022, one driving goal was to pursue a path that would leverage my current skills, yet involve something new and different. Little did I know that doing something wholly different is a much harder mental challenge than I anticipated.

Taking the momentum from The Modern Coder and using it launch LearnGit.io was not something I planned to do. The past five months have been a mental shift out of the corporate world as I became an entrepreneur fully committed to self-employment.

This week, I took a leap of faith that firmly cements my intentions: I've leased an office space for the express purpose of creating LearnGit.io.

The new space

Let me introduce you to the office. It's a private office inside a co-working space that will function as my dedicated video studio and desk space while I build out LearnGit.io. The office is small, but (relatively) inexpensive for Brooklyn.

Click the video above for an in-depth tour of the new office space.

Leasing this space is a monetary investment to save hours in setup/teardown each time I create a video. With over 20 videos planned for LearnGit.io, this allows me to save time and enjoy the process of creating LearnGit.io. Goals are mostly about the journey, and not the end state. If you don't enjoy the journey, the goal itself won't be enough to compensate for the day-to-day slog of reaching it.

I'm looking forward to the quality improvements this setup with bring. As an added bonus, the videos for The Modern Coder YouTube channel will enjoy the benefits as well.