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Finding My Path by Daring to Wander
It’s been a month. One whirlwind month of living a double life: a professional by day, and a passionate builder by night. It has been a blur of late-night coding sessions and early-morning strategy meetings with myself. This journey of building Skill-Wanderer alongside my full-time work has been tough, but it’s already teaching me lessons my day job never could, and for that, it is worth every single moment.
When I started, I felt like I was wandering aimlessly, searching for a clear direction in a fog of infinite possibilities. But I named this platform Skill-Wanderer for a reason. I believe that it’s only when you truly allow yourself to wander—to explore, to experiment, to get a little lost—that you can find your true path. Staying in one place helps no one. The great philosopher Lao Tzu said, “A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.” I took those first uncertain steps, and with each one, the path forward has become clearer and brighter.
More Than Just Code: A Mission for Brighter Futures
Some of you who have followed my previous blog posts have seen my rants and explorations into AI and my Home Data Center. That was part of my “wandering saga,” and if you enjoyed those series, don’t worry—I won’t abandon them. They will return, more structured and purposeful. But for now, my focus has sharpened on the deeper “why” behind this project.
I am building Skill-Wanderer to be a non-profit educational platform. The mission is simple but profound: We believe quality education shapes brighter futures. My goal is to achieve this by integrating the real-world insights from my technology services directly into highly practical e-learning. This isn’t just about teaching code; it’s about bridging the gap between theory and the messy, complex, and wonderful reality of building things that work.
This platform is being built on a foundation of unshakeable principles.
A core tenet is Integrity and Impartiality. The learning platform will never use paid advertisements or affiliate marketing. Our guidance will always be unbiased, driven only by what is best for the learner.
All core learning content will be free and accessible to everyone, everywhere.
This is my commitment. All net revenue from core operations will be entirely reinvested back into the global mission, ensuring that our growth fuels our impact.
The Teacher’s Secret: How Giving is the Ultimate Way to Grow
To help decide our first steps, I recently ran a poll on LinkedIn, asking the community what course they wanted to see first: Algorithms & Design Patterns, Cloud & DevOps, or Modern APIs like GraphQL & gRPC. The response has been a critical guidepost.
This process reminded me of a powerful truth I’ve discovered over years of mentoring: teaching is as much a gift to oneself as it is to others. This realization is the very soul of Skill-Wanderer. What benefits do I mean?
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True Mastery: I’ve formalized this into my personal “Teach-to-Master” strategy. To teach a concept well, you must understand it profoundly. The act of structuring a course, of breaking down complexity into simple terms, forces you to confront every gap in your own knowledge. It’s in preparing to teach that you truly learn.
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Deep, Lasting Relationships: Every single mentee I have ever had the privilege of guiding is still just a “hello” away, even years later. I’ve had the joy of asking one mentee to help another find a job in his company, creating a cycle of support.
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It’s Fun!: There is no feeling quite like watching your students grow and succeed—it’s like seeing a cub grow into a confident lion. And then there’s the laughter, like the time a few mentees started telling strangers that I could summon storms or perform magic (for the record, I am not a wizard!).
This is the real reason Skill-Wanderer exists. It all started with a simple question: “I’m good at learning, what can I do with that?” The answer that came back, loud and clear, was “teach.”
An Invitation to Wander
A month ago, I took that first step. The first course is still on the horizon, but the knowledge I’ve gained and the passion this journey has ignited are things I wouldn’t trade for anything.
Honestly, I don’t know if Skill-Wanderer will be a “success.” Only God knows. But I’ve realized that I don’t need to know. The journey itself is the reward. This platform is built on the philosophy to “Savor the Failure”—to see every challenge and setback not as an endpoint, but as a crucial learning opportunity.
Lately, I’ve been watching the Medal of Honor documentary. I was struck by a common thread that connects every one of those incredibly brave and respected souls. They all knew, from the very start, that they could die. They understood the ultimate price of their mission, and they made peace with it before taking their first step into the fray. Some lived and some died, but every single one of them had accepted the cost.
It made me think about this journey with Skill-Wanderer. What is the worst that can happen here? The platform might not achieve the grand vision I have for it. My ideas might not resonate. In the absolute worst-case scenario, I will have to lay it to rest. That is a much, much smaller price to pay than the one faced by those brave souls. When I frame it that way, the risk feels insignificant compared to the potential for growth, connection, and impact.
If the guaranteed reward is the knowledge gained on the journey itself, and the risk is so comparatively small, then why not now? Why not give this everything I have?
That is the soul of Skill-Wanderer, and the soul of the wandering I. The journey of a thousand miles has begun. The path awaits. I invite you to wander with me.
Thank you for being here. The adventure is just getting started.
