Why You Need An Intention For Your Coding Career

Last week, I wrote about the most painful lesson my best job taught me . The concept of a "plan" generated some discussion. Here I'm expanding on that. It took me over 10 years to connect the dots. For years, I didn't have a career plan. I jumped from job to job feeling something was missing. OK, when I say "jump," I mean fired, bored, and laid off. That was my most painful lesson . It cost me my health at the lowest point. A "plan" sounds like a blueprint with every career scenario figured out in advance. Nobody starts with a perfect plan. The early stages of our careers are about discovery, experimentation, and building our coding skills while learning to navigate the corporate world. Plans are hard to follow when layoffs are always around the corner and AI is changing job descriptions . An intention helps you decide when to move Instead of "plan," think of an intention: A guiding principle that helps you decide whether to stay or move on. There's always luck, setbacks, and resets. I