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It’s hard to believe 2012 is almost here already. The past year has a brought a ton of new challenges and growth in my career. Some of these challenges include the following:

• Starting my 1st permanent non contract job in 3 years
• Learning about the complex business of my employer
• Surviving my job 1 year while getting good performance evaluations (which calmed my nerves)
• Getting my 1st raise ever  (No complaints there everything helps)

I’ve always found without pain there is no gain. A programmer who always breezes through a job never learns and grows . If you have a positive outlook and know you can improve you will grow.

2012 looks to be a great year and I’m sure I will continue to grow in my personal and professional career.

This is a interesting video about some of the new features of Java 7.

If the world was perfect we would all be working in our ideal location. Unfortunately living in a ideal location may not always be possible. For several years I was living in locations I deemed undesirable just to make a good living. It truly was because I lacked the know how to conduct a job hunt properly. Once I learned how to conduct a regionalized job hunt I truly tapped into the power of controlling where I lived.

I truly believe though nobody should be forced to live in a bad location. The best tip I can give everyone out there is to try to network with others in your field in your preferred locations to live. You may not be able to get your desired city but you should be able to get a network in your desired region which is almost good enough to satisfy your location preference.