HOW TO BECOME SUCCESSFUL- EPISODE 4- FERNANDO LIRA
Tags: career, motivation, interview, education
Published: 2019-08-13 03:34:20

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title: HOW TO BECOME SUCCESSFUL- EPISODE 4- FERNANDO LIRA
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description: Episode four of the blog interview "How to become successful". In this episode, I will be hosting Fernando Lira.
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In this episode, I will be hosting Fernando Lira, a Brazilian self-taught developer. Fernando is a talented software engineer, senior PHP developer, and an experienced system administrator. Over to Fernando...

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<b><h4>1- How did you kickstart your career?</b></h4>
<b>Answer:</b> I started when I was 14 years old. It was just a hobby. I had to create a website to store my games to share with everyone.
I learned Perl and PHP by watching tutorials and websites. Professionally, I started with Support Analyst on Brazillian dial access provider.
<b><h4>2- What would you say is the #1 key to success in your business?</b></h4>
<b>Answer:</b> Do the basics very well done.
<b><h4>3- What's your advice for newbies and fresh graduates?</b></h4>
<b>Answer:</b> My advice for them is to be patient, show progress on Github, and attend community events as much as they can.
<b><h4>4- What 3 things does anyone starting in your industry need to know?</b></h4>
<b>Answer:</b> 
1- Joining can be difficult.
2- Study whenever possible.
3- Practice whenever possible.

<b>Related Article:</b> <a href="https://dev.to/hussein_cheayto/top-5-web-developers-you-should-follow-to-succeed-without-a-degree-25lg">Top 5 Web Developers You Should Follow to Succeed Without a Degree.</a>
<b><h4>5- How do you deal with failures?</b></h4>
<b>Answer:</b> I get sad. However, I think about what went wrong and what I shouldn't do next time.
<b><h4>6- How do you keep yourself motivated?</b></h4>
<b>Answer:</b> I Like technology. Also, I love to keep learning and helping friends and co-workers.
<b><h4>7- What are your success habits?</b></h4>
<b>Answer:</b> 
1- Buy and read books.
2- Practice my programming skills.
3- Search for new things.
4- Sleep and have fun.

<b>Related Article:</b> <a href="https://dev.to/hussein_cheayto/how-to-achieve-your-personal-goals-in-12-months-303o">How to Achieve Your Personal Goals in 12 Months</a>
<b><h4>8- Who is your inspiration?</b></h4>
<b>Answer:</b> My dad, who always works hard.
My family and some people who have gone through my life.
<b><h4>9- If you could go back and do anything differently on this career path, what would you do?</b></h4>
<b>Answer:</b> I would study more Java, Brazilian companies love it.
<b><h4>10- What's your plan for the coming year? Is there any new project that you're working on?</b></h4>
<b>Answer:</b> I am currently unemployed and looking for new opportunities.
I really want to participate in big projects that make a difference for many people.

<b>Related Article:</b> <a href="https://dev.to/hussein_cheayto/how-to-become-successful-episode-3-bryan-guerra-4c0e">HOW TO BECOME SUCCESSFUL- EPISODE 3- BRYAN GUERRA</a>
<b><h4>11- How can people contact you?</b></h4>
<b>Answer:</b> You can find me on <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/liraf/">Linkedin</a> and <a href="https://github.com/lira">GitHub</a>
At the end of this interview, I would like to thank Fernando for his time and for giving me this exclusive and great interview.