Make sure whatever you work on is something you are passionate about. Something you think is the coolest thing ever. Doesn't matter if it is useful or if it is

Make sure whatever you work on is something you are passionate about. Something you think is the coolest thing ever. Doesn't matter if it is useful or if it is something people will pay for. It could also be something really ambitious; don't limit yourself by what you think you can do. If you don't pick a project you really really care about then learning programming and finishing your project is going to be twice as difficult. Good luck! Check back in in a couple months to let us know how it went!