{"id":1315,"date":"2016-03-02T08:00:18","date_gmt":"2016-03-02T13:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/geek-whisperers.com\/?p=1315"},"modified":"2016-03-01T19:04:26","modified_gmt":"2016-03-02T00:04:26","slug":"how-to-publicly-resign-as-a-tech-evangelist-kenneth-hui-ep-105","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/geek-whisperers.com\/2016\/03\/how-to-publicly-resign-as-a-tech-evangelist-kenneth-hui-ep-105\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Publicly Resign as a Tech Evangelist &#8211; Kenneth Hui Ep 105"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/cloudarchitectmusings.com\/2016\/01\/21\/new-year-and-new-learnings\/\" target=\"_blank\">Kenneth Hui wrote a powerful blog post on leaving his job<\/a>\u00a0that caused this podcast. He made the tough\u00a0call to quit his\u00a0job without another one lined up. Here&#8217;s some of the story you can&#8217;t find online and some important questions to ask yourself as you consider your next move.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Screen-Shot-2016-03-01-at-3.17.21-PM.png\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1318\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1318 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Screen-Shot-2016-03-01-at-3.17.21-PM-862x1024.png\" alt=\"Kenneth Hui - OpenStack Evangelist\" width=\"324\" height=\"384\" srcset=\"http:\/\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Screen-Shot-2016-03-01-at-3.17.21-PM-862x1024.png 862w, http:\/\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Screen-Shot-2016-03-01-at-3.17.21-PM-252x300.png 252w, http:\/\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Screen-Shot-2016-03-01-at-3.17.21-PM-768x913.png 768w, http:\/\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Screen-Shot-2016-03-01-at-3.17.21-PM-295x350.png 295w, http:\/\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Screen-Shot-2016-03-01-at-3.17.21-PM.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 324px) 100vw, 324px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Part of this was\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/geek-whisperers.com\/2015\/01\/the-geek-who-listened-to-whisperers-keith-townsend-episode-74\/\" target=\"_blank\">inspired by Keith Townsend<\/a>&#8216;s experience on a similar process<\/li>\n<li>No wish to stringing along the company when he&#8217;s not passionate about his current work<\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<li>Reminiscent of <a href=\"http:\/\/geek-whisperers.com\/2015\/10\/facing-the-fear-of-failure-with-scott-lowe-ep-99\/\" target=\"_blank\">Scott Lowe&#8217;s words<\/a>\u00a0of wisdom to never forget the power of your own community<\/li>\n<li>The sense of having a powerful community around him<\/li>\n<li>More successful by being in public than in private<\/li>\n<li>Knowing your strengths &#8211; Ken&#8217;s gone through <a href=\"http:\/\/www.strengthsfinder.com\/home.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">Strength Finder<\/a>\u00a0and found value from it<\/li>\n<li>Structure and method to the process of considering quitting<\/li>\n<li>Tips and tricks Kenneth uses to work through his career options<\/li>\n<li>Community is a cornerstone of his opportunities<\/li>\n<li>The diversity of definitions of the job &#8220;Tech Evangelist&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>Talk to people outside of the technology world as a gut check for crazy ideas<\/li>\n<li>The impact and importances of (multiple conversations) with your family<\/li>\n<li>The vulnerability of admitting you&#8217;re out there looking for work<\/li>\n<li>The impact of a huge commute<\/li>\n<li>What it means to &#8220;not be a startup guy&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>Ken discusses Matt&#8217;s blog post on\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/neckbeardinfluence.com\/on-pioneers-settlers-and-towns-planners-or-understanding-my-personal-brand\/\" target=\"_blank\">Pioneers, Settlers and Towns Planners model<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>If you haven&#8217;t already, dig into <a href=\"http:\/\/cloudarchitectmusings.com\/2016\/01\/21\/new-year-and-new-learnings\/\" target=\"_blank\">Ken&#8217;s blog posts<\/a> on this topic and his exploration of technology. Follow up with him on Twitter <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kenhuiny\" target=\"_blank\">@kenhuiny<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_7515\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-1315-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/geek_whisperers\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Geek-Whisperers-Podcast-Publicly-Resigning-as-a-Tech-Evangelist-Kenneth-Hui-Ep-105.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/geek_whisperers\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Geek-Whisperers-Podcast-Publicly-Resigning-as-a-Tech-Evangelist-Kenneth-Hui-Ep-105.mp3\">http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/geek_whisperers\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Geek-Whisperers-Podcast-Publicly-Resigning-as-a-Tech-Evangelist-Kenneth-Hui-Ep-105.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\">Podcast: <a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/geek_whisperers\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Geek-Whisperers-Podcast-Publicly-Resigning-as-a-Tech-Evangelist-Kenneth-Hui-Ep-105.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('http:\/\/geek-whisperers.com\/?powerpress_pinw=1315-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/geek_whisperers\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Geek-Whisperers-Podcast-Publicly-Resigning-as-a-Tech-Evangelist-Kenneth-Hui-Ep-105.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"Geek-Whisperers-Podcast-Publicly-Resigning-as-a-Tech-Evangelist-Kenneth-Hui-Ep-105.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"http:\/\/geek-whisperers.com\/feed\/podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kenneth Hui wrote a powerful blog post on leaving his job\u00a0that caused this podcast. He made the tough\u00a0call to quit his\u00a0job without another one lined up. Here&#8217;s some of the story you can&#8217;t find online and some important questions to ask yourself as you consider your next move.\u00a0 Part of&#8230;<\/p>\n<div class=\"more-link-wrapper\"><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"http:\/\/geek-whisperers.com\/2016\/03\/how-to-publicly-resign-as-a-tech-evangelist-kenneth-hui-ep-105\/\">Read All Show Notes<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">How to Publicly Resign as a Tech Evangelist &#8211; Kenneth Hui Ep 105<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_7516\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-1315-2\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/geek_whisperers\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Geek-Whisperers-Podcast-Publicly-Resigning-as-a-Tech-Evangelist-Kenneth-Hui-Ep-105.mp3?_=2\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/geek_whisperers\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Geek-Whisperers-Podcast-Publicly-Resigning-as-a-Tech-Evangelist-Kenneth-Hui-Ep-105.mp3\">http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/geek_whisperers\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Geek-Whisperers-Podcast-Publicly-Resigning-as-a-Tech-Evangelist-Kenneth-Hui-Ep-105.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\">Podcast: <a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/geek_whisperers\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Geek-Whisperers-Podcast-Publicly-Resigning-as-a-Tech-Evangelist-Kenneth-Hui-Ep-105.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('http:\/\/geek-whisperers.com\/?powerpress_pinw=1315-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/geek_whisperers\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Geek-Whisperers-Podcast-Publicly-Resigning-as-a-Tech-Evangelist-Kenneth-Hui-Ep-105.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"Geek-Whisperers-Podcast-Publicly-Resigning-as-a-Tech-Evangelist-Kenneth-Hui-Ep-105.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"http:\/\/geek-whisperers.com\/feed\/podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1317,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1315"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1315"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"http:\/\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1315\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1323,"href":"http:\/\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1315\/revisions\/1323"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1317"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1315"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1315"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1315"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}