Just start! You don't gain anything by doing nothing. Try! ~ Salma Adam
Meet Salma Adam, an aspiring software engineer passionate about leveraging technology to create innovative solutions she's eager to master VA & shape the future of intelligent systems.
You know how people say "focus on one thing"? Salma Adam didn't get that memo. And thank goodness for that!
Picture someone who dives into fiber optics, real estate, AND marketing - all while chasing a software engineering dream. Sounds crazy? That's Salma's normal. But here's what makes her story special: she's not jumping between fields because she's lost. She's connecting dots most people don't even see.
"It was like trying to boil the ocean," she admits about juggling multiple fields. (Can we all relate to that feeling?) But instead of picking just one path, she chose patience and adaptability, “The tech space is diverse thus allowing creativity to thrive this is what excites me the most.”
The best part? Salma's not your typical tech person who lives behind screens. She's out there preaching the gospel of "network, network, network!" Because in her world, tech skills without people skills is like a smartphone without internet - technically working, but missing the point.
Her advice to anyone starting out? "Just start!" (Yes, it's that simple!) She learned the hard way that doing nothing teaches you nothing. And failure? She calls it her stepping stone, not her stopping point, “failure is good and when you learn it leads to success, after a setback the only option is to keep going!”
What makes Salma's journey truly inspiring isn't just what she's achieved - it's how she thinks. Every day, she takes one small step forward, “Sara Soveidan, she inspires me with how one can leverage social media and networking platforms created for independent front-end developers...Martin Fowlor too, he is exceptionally good at writing influential software engineer books.”
To everyone feeling pulled in different directions or worried about trying something new, Salma's story screams one thing: Your diverse interests aren't a weakness - they're your strength!
If you would like to connect further with Salma, you can do so via her LinkedIn
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