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1. Get in touch with your Regional Director or Senior Mentor. Find out what teams are in the area.
2. Invite the area teams to your workspace - or invite yourself to theirs. Have donuts. Make friends.
3. Find out what these local teams are excellent at, then contact them for tips and tricks throughout your design and build.
4. Weeks 3-5 are the toughest - find some way to stay motivated and on-task. Don't lose sight of the fun of the program, but don't let the fun overtake the work.
5. Design your pits during build season. Note which tools and hardware you are using, so you'll have them at events.
6. Schedule in time to do programming throughout the build season.