Last year this time I was a middle school science teacher with little to no technical background. Now I'm a JavaScript software engineer and I teach others how

Last year this time I was a middle school science teacher with little to no technical background. Now I'm a JavaScript software engineer and I teach others how to become software engineers in my free time. Some common trends I notice among my clients who are successful: 1) Grit - the ability the struggle through problems and dig through many rabbit holes/frustrations 2) Passion - true passion for technology and trends to keep up with latest frameworks/languages/etc and patterns- generally (but not necessarily) is the first step for grit 3) Problem Solving Frameworks - the ability to create frameworks for yourself to solve programming issues including debugging, asking questions, talking to a duck, etc. Feel free to e-mail (in profile) me and I can set up an intro advice call with your friend.