This uniform represented everything I wanted to escape.

Long hours, low pay, and no flexibility.

No future that excited me. That was six years ago.

I used to put on my NHS uniform at 5:30am, cycle 40 minutes in the dark, and work 12-hour shifts for £24k a year. But I refused to accept that this was my life forever.

So I made a decision.

I'd spend every spare hour learning to code.

Before shifts.

After shifts.

Weekends.

Holidays.

I'd say no to everything else.

While my colleagues were watching Netflix, I was debugging code. While they were going out, I was building projects. It wasn't glamorous and it wasn't easy. But I tracked my hours, and put 1hr/day.

But 6 months later, I landed my first tech interview, and 2 months after that - my first job offer

Today, Alhamdulilah I'm making 6x what I made in the NHS.

I work remotely from Dubai, and I choose who I work with.

I wake up excited about what I'm building.

But here's what I learned:

The skills weren't the hard part, staying consistent was.

Maintaining focus for 6 months while working full-time was.

Look, just because you signed up to a program doesn't mean you're guaranteed success.

Whenever I have a call with someone enquiring about the bootcamp, I ask: "

Can you dedicate 1 hour per day to this?"

Only if they say yes do I let them in.

Because the truth is, unlimited 1-1s, weekly classes, and course content that helped hundreds learn to code are a WASTE if you don't have commitment.

So what's the one secret to staying focused for 6 months straight?

Say no to more things.

I've read dozens of business and self-development books, and they all seem to gloss over this simple truth.

Steve Jobs mastered it and his company is worth $4 trillion.

By saying no to things that excite you, you stay focused on the ONE thing that actually drives results.

I see this all the time:

Someone comes to me saying "but I want to do DevOps" or "what about cybersecurity?" while they're already 1 month deep into a software engineering program.

Or they start lifting weights, then get pulled into "maybe I should pick up yoga instead."

Stop.

Say no to more things.

Guard your focus like your future depends on it.

Because it does. Pick one path, and follow it relentlessly for 6 months.

That's how you win.

Not by collecting options.

Not by keeping your possibilities open.

By committing to ONE thing and seeing it through.

What are you saying no to this week so you can say yes to your future?

Drop it in the comments.

P.S We're approaching the final 8 spaces of our bootcamps. Whether you want to make $3-5k/month with copywriting, or land a tech job in 6-8 months...book a call here to apply

PPS. Im doing a FREE Copywriting workshop next Thursday at 19:30 GMT (open to all). Come along, and RSVP whilst there's still spots

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