EP144: Not Everyone Gets Out On Their Own Terms - With Steve Palacios
This week we talk about how sometimes we don't always get out of the service on our own terms.
During high school, Steve Palacios joined a youth program called the Civil Air Patrol, which is an auxiliary of the US AirForce. After high school, he went straight into the AirForce, ended up as a Crew Chief on the C-141-C.
After boot camp, Steve was sent to Sheppard AFB for track training. Towards the end of the program, he thought with the wrong head and was caught in the med student dorm when he wasn't supposed to be.
This lead to an AR-15 proceeding, which ended with a sentence of 30 days of correctional custody. Since I was a young Asshole, I ended up being rejected from the program after 28 days and a general under honorable discharge after only 9 months of active duty. This lead to an AR-15 proceeding, which ended with a sentence of 30 days of correctional custody. This ultimately ended his Air Force career.
This week Eddie sits down with Steve as he discusses this time in his life, what he learned from the experience and how he has turned a negative into a positive.
IN THIS PARTICULAR EPISODE YOU WILL LEARN:
Since 2009, Steve has been operating as an independent software developer and he had to figure out the best way to manage all his projects as a "one dev show".
Along the way, he had to develop his own best practices to keep his clients and family happy. Steve created consultingdev.net to collect thoughts on his system and to teach others how it works and how they can build their own system.
Anyone who is a solo freelancer, whether they work with code, processes, visual arts, or whatever is invited to join Steve as he explores solo project management through blog posts, resource guides, a podcast, and a YouTube channel.