Why "Smart" Coders Get Badly Stuck with Taha Hussain | Ep # 55

What if the biggest thing holding you back in tech isn’t your skills—but a hidden emotional pattern almost every engineer ignores?

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Mid-career professionals everywhere are hitting “invisible walls”—applying endlessly, stuck in senior roles, or watching others leap ahead while they feel overlooked, overwhelmed, and full of self-doubt. Traditional advice—bootcamps, LeetCode grind, more certifications—only makes it worse. It’s like trying to unlock a door with the wrong key.

But what if you could rewire how you think, lead, and present your value? In this episode, Taha Hussain (ex-Microsoft, Yahoo, SAP) reveals the mindset shifts and emotional intelligence secrets that help engineers break through plateaus and land high-impact roles—even in a tough market.

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Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tahahussain/

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Website: https://www.tahasmethod.com/ 

💡 Key Sections:

• 🚨 The Real Reason You’re Stuck – It’s not your resume. It’s your story.

• 🧠 Identity Engineering – How to reprogram self-sabotaging thoughts.

• ⚡ Taha’s Method – Why emotional agility beats technical skill every time.

• 🎯 How to Turn Pain into Power – Forgive yourself. Reframe your narrative.

• 🔥 Beyond the Code – Why money follows meaning (not the other way around).

Timestamps

00:00 - Introduction & Taha's Welcome
01:13 - Taha's Background & Achievements
05:13 - Show Intro
05:41 - Early Career & Patterns
11:21 - Career Advice & Mindset
16:01 - CTA: Subscribe & Newsletter
16:38 - Human Programming & Patterns
27:10 - Overcoming Stuckness & Guilt
45:49 - The Taha Method & Emotional Intelligence
49:54 - Final Thoughts

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