The document details the author's journey from a background in manual labor to becoming a programmer. They grew up doing various manual labor jobs like farming and construction. This experience led them to decide manual labor was not for them and that they were intelligent enough to make a living without it. They fell back on their hobby of video games and began learning programming. Their days of manual labor unexpectedly helped by developing their problem solving skills, which is one of the most important skills for a programmer. With their determination and problem solving abilities, the author believes they make a great programmer.