Consultant Jorge Colon: Recent Episodes

Jorge Colon

I'm a software developer that wants to share my experience and thoughts for your education and enjoyment

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If you have trouble saying no especially when you're freelancing, this is the episode for you. It took me a while to master it and I hope you'll too.

Full transcription here: https://jorgecolonconsulting.com/podcast-transcript-breaking-out-of-being-a-yes-person/

In this episode:

  • 00:00 Intro
  • 00:58 Questions you could ask yourself
  • 01:52 Why you have trouble saying no as a new freelancer
  • 02:13 Problems you encounter by not saying no
  • 02:52 The upside of saying no
  • 04:42 Figure out the core reason
  • 05:52 Some examples on how to say no without being rude

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My thoughts on macroservices after all of the hype on Twitter.

In this episode:

  • 00:04 - Intro
  • 00:35 - Shiny Object Syndrome
  • 05:27 - Closing

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After learning the hard way I live by the mantra of not trading my health for money. I talk about my points of view on this way of life and how it overflows to many aspects of it. 

In this episode: 

  • 0:03 - Intro 1:12 - My Mantra of Not Trading my Health for Money
  • 2:09 - Short Term Decisions vs Long Term Decisions
  • 3:17 - Business and Financial Decisions
  • 4:28 - Being Reactive vs Proactive
  • 5:18 - Getting Proactive
  • 5:57 - Short Term Decisions
  • 7:05 - What are your Core Values?
  • 7:30 - Underestimating Uncertainty

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After learning the hard way I live by the mantra of not trading my health for money. I talk about my points of view on this way of life and how it overflows to many aspects of it.

In this episode:

  • 0:03 - Intro
  • 1:12 - My Mantra of Not Trading my Health for Money
  • 2:09 - Short Term Decisions vs Long Term Decisions
  • 3:17 - Business and Financial Decisions
  • 4:28 - Being Reactive vs Proactive
  • 5:18 - Getting Proactive
  • 5:57 - Short Term Decisions
  • 7:05 - What are your Core Values?
  • 7:30 - Underestimating Uncertainty

Live Saturday April 4 at 3PM Eastern.


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It's difficult to focus during Covid-19. I'm not going to lie, this has been difficult for me. It's hard to code during a crisis. I'll run through some tips I've applied myself to get into that flow state of mind in order to work during a time of crisis and how you could take advantage of it yourself.


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During these times of stress I think it's a good time to share content so I wanted to introduce myself with my first ever podcast.


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