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Hi, this is where you start the course.

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But first I want to tell you a little bit about it, because this is more than a

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course. It's a journey. And it's a challenge.

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A challenge to yourself. I often hear people say,

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"I want to learn to code". "I want to become an app developer". "I want a new job".

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"I want to build my app", but without action,

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those words are meaningless. But *you* are different!

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I know it. Even though I don't know you personally,

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I know you purchased this course and you haven't left it at that.

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You've made a start. And success comes to those who show up. And you showed up

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today. I know you can do this. You can make your dreams come true.

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You can change your own future and you can change the lives of those people

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around you.

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One of the questions I hear most often is: "What's the best way to learn to code?".

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Well, here it

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is! It's the 100 days of code challenge. Code for at least an hour. ⏳

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Over 100 days. You're practising a muscle to get strong at coding.

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Then the next question inevitably is: "Well,

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what do I do each day?" And I've spent years thinking about this question.

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And finally,

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I'm now able to definitively answer that ... it's this course!

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Every day, you're going to learn and apply new programming concepts.

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After a hundred days of repeating this process,

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not only will you have covered the entire professional Python curriculum,

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you'll also be so good that they can't ignore you.

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There are just two rules to get the most out of this course.

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1) Pledge to code for an hour a day for a 100 days. To keep yourself

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accountable. I recommend downloading the course pledge.

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This is a contract 🤝 with yourself. You can print it out and pin 📌 it somewhere.

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You can always see, for example, above your computer or on your desk.

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By signing the pledge, you're making a commitment to yourself.

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It's only for you. No one else needs to see it.

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You can download the pledge in the course resources for this lesson.

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The second rule is to log your progress.

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Using the #100DaysOfCode hashtag on Twitter.

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There are millions of other students who are on this journey with you.

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And they will support you when times get tough.

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I recommend tweeting your progress each day with the hashtag #100DaysOfCode

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and search the hashtag on Twitter to see what others are doing as a part

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of their 100 days. And that's all there is to it!

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So here's to your success and let's get started with the course. 🤞