Influence, Confidence and Empowering Others | Francisca Dias | Beyond Coding Podcast #132

Connect with Francisca Dias: https://www.linkedin.com/in/francisca-dias OUTLINE 00:00:00 - Intro 00:00:26 - Francisca's day 00:02:23 - How Francisca got great at public speaking 00:03:44 - Educating others 00:04:47 - Patrick's siblings and growing up 00:06:28 - From aerospace engineering to tech 00:08:13 - No one hearing your opinion 00:11:43 - Empowering yourself 00:13:28 - The way others perceive you 00:15:28 - Understanding your value 00:17:20 - How do you find your secret sauce 00:18:49 - Looking at the past 00:20:30 - Upholding your values 00:23:42 - Different nourishment 00:26:58 - Personalised education 00:30:46 - Being in the dark, building your own flashlight 00:33:16 - Surrounding yourself with entrepreneurs 00:34:38 - Building relationships 00:37:05 - A mindset of abundance 00:38:39 - Removing perfection 00:39:44 - Abundance creates abundance 00:41:34 - Client mismatches 00:42:41 - Having a business coach 00:45:48 - Believe in yourself and have fun! #Software #Technology #Podcast - Connect with Patrick Akil: https://www.linkedin.com/in/patrick-akil https://twitter.com/PatrickAkil_ Feedback is always welcome :) Beyond Coding is a weekly podcast with fireside chats on tech, entrepreneurship and career journeys. Common topics are: software engineering, leadership, self-improvement and entrepreneurship. Authentic, informative and inspiring. That's the aim for each episode. Shoutout to Xebia for making these episodes possible 💜: https://www.xebia.com Beyond Coding on your favourite podcast platforms 🎙: Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7asIKIPU3N6n0SNWHxwMnQ Apple Podcasts - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/beyond-coding/id1572440477 Google Podcasts - https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy81YmI1N2VhYy9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw== Audible - https://www.audible.com/pd/Podcast/B08K56MZBQ Anchor- https://anchor.fm/beyond-coding Castbox - https://castbox.fm/channel/id4169675 Breaker - https://www.breaker.audio/beyond-coding Pocket Casts - https://pca.st/gljc9jhh Radio Public - https://radiopublic.com/beyond-coding-G3YVLg Equipment we use 💕 Rodecaster Pro - https://www.amazon.com/-/en/dp/B07M5LQ1YZ/ref=sr_1_1 Rode Procaster - https://www.amazon.com/Rode-Procaster-Broadcast-Dynamic-Microphone/dp/B001IPUJJI/ Beyerdynamic DT770 Pro - https://www.amazon.com/Beyerdynamic-Professional-Headphones-Limited-Renewed/dp/B07KWY57MR/