...so I found this exercise "What's Cool About YOU" that's going to make you WAY more interesting to talk to. Seriously. I got this from Sean Stephenson (the three-foot-tall giant, may he rest in peace)... ....and it's called "What's Cool About You?" Here's the deal... ...when we meet people in Skool communities, we do the boring stuff: "I'm a course creator" or "I run a marketing agency" or whatever. YAWN. 🥱 But what if you could share the WEIRD, COOL, RANDOM stuff about yourself that actually makes people go "Wait, WHAT? Tell me more about that!" That's what this exercise does. It helps you remember (and share) the stuff you've done or experienced that you normally wouldn't mention... but which opens the door to WAY deeper, more fun, and more intellectual conversations. ...because let's be honest... nobody remembers the person who said "I do Facebook ads." But they DEFINITELY remember the person who said "I once trained myself to become #3 in the world at footbag" or "I have a street dog in India named Scooby who's in charge of 12th Road." 😂 HERE'S THE EXERCISE: Write down everything that's COOL, WEIRD, INTERESTING, or UNIQUE about YOU. Not your business accomplishments (boring). YOUR life accomplishments. YOUR quirks. YOUR stories. Some examples to get you started: - "I was a vegetarian for 25 years" (then went back to eating meat like a savage) - "At twelve years old, I won a silver medal in sailing in the Norwegian championship" - "I became one of the biggest party promoters in San Francisco" - "I pet or talk to ALL dogs I meet on the street... because I know they need love" - "I was in the Army and became the second-best dog handler... with a BRAND NEW dog that had never been trained" (the winner had a dog that had been there for 6 years... just saying 😏) Or maybe you've got stuff like: - "I can solve a Rubik's cube in under 2 minutes" (okay, that's not impressive, but if it's under 30 seconds, NOW we're talking) - "I once ate 47 tacos in one sitting" (don't judge me) - "I taught myself to play ukulele during lockdown and now I annoy everyone at parties" - "I lived in a van for 6 months and loved every second of it" - "I can name every country in the world in under 5 minutes" (nerd alert)

𝗚𝗼𝗼𝗱𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝗿𝗮𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀! We’re making a few 𝘂𝗽𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲𝘀 inside the free community to 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗲 your 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 and help you build 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗰𝘆 and 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀 If you haven’t yet, read the new Start Here post, finish the onboarding, and update your profile ring That will be your foundation 🤝 𝗞𝘂𝗯𝗲𝗤𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝘀 𝗨𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲 From this week on 𝗜’𝗹𝗹 𝗯𝗲 𝗵𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗞𝘂𝗯𝗲𝗤𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝘀 and keeping the accountability high here in the free community while @Mischa van den Burg shifts his focus toward the 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗿 𝗔𝗰𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿 We’re shifting the KubeQuests to 𝗮 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁 because it creates more momentum, more connections, and more consistent progress Every week we set goals, show progress, and build real proof So let’s lock in your focus for the week 👇 𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗣 𝟭: 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝗚𝗼𝗮𝗹𝘀 (𝗠𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆) Post your 1–3 DevOps goals for the week in the comments under this post 𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗣 𝟮: 𝗨𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲 & 𝗪𝗶𝗻 (𝗙𝗿𝗶/𝗦𝘂𝗻) Before the week ends, reply to your own comment with your status update and your biggest win Whether you completed every goal or not, accountability is what matters 🗓️ 𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲: Weeks run from Monday to Sunday 👉 𝗘𝘅𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗦𝘂𝗯𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻: See the example below. Each week we'll create a fresh new post to keep the momentum going 🏆 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝘄𝗶𝗻𝘀 & 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀: Each week we select a member who submitted both their goals and their update. They will receive a weekly prize and a community shoutout 🌟 Make sure to connect with a few members this week. Share something, help someone, and have fun while you build proof together 🔥 Post your goals today, then return on Saturday or Sunday to share your proof Let’s build some momentum, Crafters 👨‍💻 Good luck this week!! PS: Add a GIF to bring some energy and show your Monday Mood.

One thing I’ve learned on this journey is that sometimes the biggest breakthroughs come from the smallest shifts.For me, that shift was when someone encouraged me to apply my DevOps skills inside real e-commerce environments. I wasn’t trying to switch fields I just wanted a place to practice for real.But that experience taught me more than I expected: I learned how systems behave when real people are using them. I saw how automation and monitoring actually support a live business. I understood the difference between knowing a tool and owning a result. What surprised me most wasn’t the technical part it was how much confidence it gave me.Not because everything worked perfectly, but because I finally saw my skills making real impact. It reminded me why many of us joined this community in the first place:To grow. To build. To see our knowledge come alive. Just curious has anyone here found an unexpected place where your DevOps skills became useful? Would love to hear your experiences.

Hi friends, May I ask you a question? Please post in the comments where you are from. This way, we can see where all the members live. Afterward, take a look through the comments and feel free to like or say "hi" to members who are from your area. I'm super curious to see where you're all from and will read every single comment. Let's gooooo! - Mischa 🫡

After a year using Ubuntu, created a SSH tunnel, managed permission keys to allow only my computers to communicate with my home server, commiting basic repo changes on my Github, and used dockerfiles to stablized my developping environment, it's time to be serious about DevOps and stop patch-working. Starting off with the Mischa's roadmap, I'm going to deep dive into Linux with Arch Linux. Can't wait to show my first milestone!