Hello World: overcoming the Fear of "How"

I am finally writing words to a blog that I intend on using for professional purposes.

For years, this was just a pipe-dream. Why? Because I always wondered “how”. How would be the best way to show off my code? How would be the best way to represent my thoughts? The how being the biggest blocker to me finally getting words onto this page. I was paralyzed by the fear of how you would interpret these words, and any future words I might write.

Letting perfection be the enemy of good is often my biggest challenge in being able to start the unknown. Starting new endeavors feels scary for all, but I was always raised that if I’m trying at all, I must try my best.

I want to impress you, reader. I want you to see any code, see any insights that I produce and think “Gosh, that Steve sure is a smart guy.” But in the end, you might not, and that’s okay. I don’t know everything, nor do I claim that this page will be proof of genius. Instead, this blog will be proof that I’m learning. Hopefully, through my learning, you can learn something too or at the very least, crack a smile at an article or two.

So with that, let me introduce myself, my imperfect self that you’re reading words from. My name is Stephen Thurgood Reitz. I live in Arlington, Virginia. I’m a Senior Software Engineer in the Salesforce Tech Stack at a large financial institution. Salesforce code is my passion through and through.

But! I bet you’ll find bits and bobs of my personal life infecting here and there. I’m an aspiring ultrarunner. I love a good DnD game. Cooking brings me great amounts of peace. Mindfulness and meditation is an Always on my To-Do list.

Welcome to the blog. Let's see where this goes.

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