How One Decision Can Change Your Life

02/01/23 • 18 min

In 2009, I took one decision to cold email a hacker, and that changed my life forever. That one decision, that one cold message, changed my life forever. TODAY, for the very first time, I share my entire story on how I took that bold but scary decision, how it changed my life forever, and tips on how it can change your life forever, in my latest episode on Monica Talks Cyber.

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Break into Cybersecurity with No Tech Experience and No Certs - 2023 Edition

No matter what people tell you, every single day we are seeing people break into this field with no experience and succeeding. They are coming from all kinds of backgrounds such as retail, medical, transportation, and many other industries.
Cyber Security is unique because you are able to write your own story on how you want to pursue this field. If you are willing to have the motivation and put in hard work, Monica Verma and Mike Miller are going to steer you down the right path on gaining entry into this great field. Even if you have no experience, no degree, and no certs, you need to show up for this event.
Stepping foot into the field of cyber security has the potential of bringing out the best in you while also creating a rewarding career that allows you to work from your house in your pajamas.
Bring your notebook and pen, because we have packed an entire hour of information that we feel can give you a head start in your career going into 2023.
Tip #1 Networking
Tip #2 Communication and Branding
Tip #3 Storytelling
Tip #4 Psychology and People Skills
Tip #5 Finding and Adding Value
Tip #6 Cross Skilling
Tip #7 Finding Your Niche

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Land Your Dream Job Without Applying

How to land your dream job WITHOUT applying? Dream jobs that I landed, I didn’t apply to them. Instead, I was approached, I was connected to, I was networked with. In the last 7 years, I CHANGED entirely the way I approached job searching. Surely, I have applied to jobs online, but those have had the least impact. The biggest impact came from an entirely different approach. How can you land your dream job, without hunting for it like a mad person, I’ll be sharing with you in today’s podcast episode.