002: What an extended European trip taught John Sonmez about Life and Business

Today we’re joined by John Sonmez: founder of Simple Programmer and author of bestselling book:“Soft Skills: The software developer’s life manual”. He’s published 55 courses on topics such as iOS, android, .net, Java and game development for the online development resource plural site, and is also a life coach for software developers. He helps software engineers, programmers and other technical professionals boost their careers and life a more fulfilled life by empowering them to accomplish their goals by making the complex simple.

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Today’s topics included:

  • What John’s major goal is in life and why
  • How he condenses his work week to one day
  • The concept of home exchanges
  • How taking a trip can improve your business
  • The perks of being a minimalist
  • How to make traveling simpler

We dive into John’s experience of traveling through Europe for several months with his family, all while keeping his business alive and well. He tells us what motivated him to pick up and go, and gives advice for people who want to follow in his steps. We talk about everything from dealing with the family aspects of traveling to the things that totally caught John off guard about his trip.


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