Aug 24, 2026 · 30 min · 10 segments
What if the opportunities that change your life are met long before they arrive? In this episode of *Honor Roll*, DeVonn Tyson shares how vision, preparation, and intentionality shaped his path into…
DeVonn TysonGuest
Jasmine ColemanHost
So initially, for all of our listeners, I wanted to be a developer, okay? For two reasons.
People go to work mostly because they have to pay bills, and they want to support themselves, and sometimes we take a step up because we want to make a lot of money.
We want to make a great amount of money for whatever personal reasons we have.
But I'm going to be honest, every time I took those courses, I fell asleep, okay? It may sound embarrassing, but I'm just gonna call it, I'm just gonna say what it is because I wanna be fully transparent with everyone who's listening.
I learned very quickly, I would say over, like, the course of, like, three to six months, that development, being a dev was just wasn't for me.
What I was good at was analyzing requirements and translating them into actionable results, holding people accountable in a positive fashion, and helping them reach their goals, creating documentation that helps them reach their goals, translating from the top down.
I mean, in, in organizational hierarchy, executives are at the top and from, let's say, from team to team, from C-suite execs and their teams to people who are just starting out who are interns.
And what I did, what I decided to do was I've decided to pursue certifications that were in the realm of what I was already good at, as opposed to my weak, my weak points.
So I went for the certified system admin certification, and I also went for the certified application developer certification.
But I did get my certified system admin cert because it was something I was genuinely curious in.
So initially, for all of our listeners, I wanted to be a developer, okay? For two reasons.
People go to work mostly because they have to pay bills, and they want to support themselves, and sometimes we take a step up because we want to make a lot of money.
We want to make a great amount of money for whatever personal reasons we have.
But I'm going to be honest, every time I took those courses, I fell asleep, okay? It may sound embarrassing, but I'm just gonna call it, I'm just gonna say what it is because I wanna be fully transparent with everyone who's listening.
I learned very quickly, I would say over, like, the course of, like, three to six months, that development, being a dev was just wasn't for me.
What I was good at was analyzing requirements and translating them into actionable results, holding people accountable in a positive fashion, and helping them reach their goals, creating documentation that helps them reach their goals, translating from the top down.
I mean, in, in organizational hierarchy, executives are at the top and from, let's say, from team to team, from C-suite execs and their teams to people who are just starting out who are interns.
And what I did, what I decided to do was I've decided to pursue certifications that were in the realm of what I was already good at, as opposed to my weak, my weak points.
So I went for the certified system admin certification, and I also went for the certified application developer certification.
But I did get my certified system admin cert because it was something I was genuinely curious in.
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