girls in technology dc - session #3: embracing fear & learning to fail - 01/24/2017

WelcomeBackGITGIRLSMakesuretosigninatthefront!

NetworkingExercise:Talktoatleast3protégésand/ormentors1. Usethe3PUMPhandshaketointroduceyourself2. Stateyournameandwhereyougotoschoolorwork

3. Sharewhatyouwanttostudyand/orwanttobeifyouknewyoucouldn’tfail

NetworkingExercise:Talktoatleast3protégésand/ormentors1. Usethe3PUMPhandshaketointroduceyourself2. Stateyournameandwhereyougotoschoolorwork3. Sharewhatyouwanttostudyand/orwanttobeifyouknewyou

couldn’tfail

Hi,mynameisJenny.IamtheChairofGITDCMentorProtégé.IfIcouldnotfail,Iwouldtravelaroundtheworldhelpingchildrenandwomen.Andbeaphotographerduringmyglobetrotting!

WELCOMEGirlsinTechnologyMentorProtégéProgram

WashingtonDCSession3:EmbraceFear&LearntoFail

GITTalks:ResilientWomen

Agenda:TheGITMentor-ProtégéProgramstartspromptlyat6:00PM.• 5:45– 6:10pm:Sign-in/Networking/Refreshments(YoumustsigninwiththeGITfrontdeskinordertorecordyourattendance)• 6:10– 6:20pm:Welcome&Announcements• 6:20– 7:20pm:GITTalks:ResilientWomen• 7:20– 8:15pm:Mentor-ProtégéSession• 8:15– 8:30pm:Closing

FIELDOFDREAMS

Iwanttomakeprostheticsforinjuredanimals

IamexcitedaboutstartingaSTEMclubatschoolIwanttointegrateSTEMwithmusictherapy

Iaspiretocreatetechnologiesthatimproveslives

IwilldesignrobotsthathelpwithmedicalproceduresIamgoingtobeanenvironmentalengineertodesigngreenercities

Iamgoingtostudycybersecuritytoprotectusinthevirtualspace

EVERYONEHASDREAMS,PASSIONS,GOALS,

AMBITIONS,andIDEAS

WHYAREN’TYOUPURSUINGTHEM?WHYAREYOUSTOPPING?

WHYAREN’TYOUPERSERVERING?

• Iamnotready• Idon’tknowhow• Myparent’swon’tapprove• Itistoocrazyofanidea• HowwillIaffordit• Whatifitdoesn’twork• Noonewillwantit• Therearecompetitorsthatarebetter• It’stoorisky

#1REASON:FEAROFFAILURE

Education

People

Tools

Finances Experience

Idea

SUCCESS

PATHTOSUCCESS

Education

People

Tools

FinancesExperience

Idea

SUCCESSSuccessFailure

ACTUALPATHTOSUCCESS

ACTUALPATHTOSUCCESS

• It’sNOTwhatwethoughtitwouldlooklike• Therearemanychallengesandobstacles• Therearemanyfailuresalongtheway• Successdoesn’tcomeeasy• Thereisnoonerightwaytowardssuccess

Successdoesn’tcometoyou,YOUGOTOIT

…We should be teaching our students in STEM subjects: how to fail. Right now, we do not explicitly teach our students how to fail so that they can get right back up. That's in direct conflict with our goal: to prepare students to play competitively upon graduation. If our students are going to stop deadly pandemics, solve the energy crisis, and cure world hunger and poverty, they will have to be prepared to fail, over and over—and more important, they will need to know how to learn from those failures.

-Elizabeth Gerber, McCormickSchoolofEngineeringandSchoolofCommunicationatNorthwesternUniversity,andfounderofDesignforAmerica.

LEARNTOFAIL

http://www.usnews.com/opinion/articles/2012/11/23/stem-students-must-be-taught-to-fail

HOWTOFAIL

Whenyoufail Pickyourselfbackup Surroundyourselfwiththerightpeople

Havethegutstoadjustfromfailureandgetbackonyourpath

Avoidmakingthesamemistake.Bestrategic.Haveaplan.Takeadifferentapproach

Don’ttrytodoitbyyourself.Successiseasierasateam

Ifyoufailagain… Pickyourselfupfaster.Realizefailureisallpartofthesuccessequation.Keepyoureyeontheprize

FAILINGISGOODFORSUCCESS“Iwouldn’tbewhereIamnowifIdidn’tfail...alot.Thegood,thebad,it’sallpartofthesuccessequation.”– MarkCuban,OwnerofNBADallasMavericks

“Soitturnsoutthatthecliché"Whenonedoorcloses,anotherdooropens"ismorethanaclichéafterall.Youjustneedtobeconfidentenoughtoseethatotheropendoor.Andthatrequiresthatyounotstareatthecloseddoortoolong.”– EkaterinaWalter,authoroftheWallStreetJournalbestseller"ThinkLikeZuck“

“Manyoflife’sfailuresarepeoplewhodidnotrealizehowclosetheyweretosuccesswhentheygaveup.”- ThomasEdison

“Failures,repeatedfailures,arefingerpostsontheroadtoachievement.Onefailsforwardtowardsuccess.”– C.S.Lewis

“Failureisnecessaryforsuccess,wemustfailfastertosucceedsooner”– Unknown

“Failureandrejectionarepartofthestepstowardachievingsuccess....failureisapartofthatwholeprocess.....Youjustlearntopickyourselfup.AndthequickerandmoreRESILIENTyoubecome,thebetter....”

MichelleObamaFLOTUS

DeputyDirectorGirlUp

UnitedNationsFoundation

ExecutiveDirectoroftheNationalScience&TechnologyCouncil

WhiteHouseStaff

Thesearesamplediscussionquestions.Pleaseremembertogiveeveryoneachancetospeak,andremembertolearneveryone’snames!GITScholarship§ PleasereviewtheGITScholarshipdetails– criteria,duedates,andsubmissionprocess§ Conductmockanswersduringmentoringsession§ HelpGITGirlsprepareforawinningsubmissionQuestionsforProtégés§ Whatisyourdreamjob?§ Whatareyourconcernsaboutchoosingacollege,major,and/orcareer?§ Haveyoueverfailedorhadchallenges?Howdidyouovercomethesituation?§ Afterlisteningtothespeakers,sharetimesyouhavebeenresilientQuestionsforMentors§ Whatwasthemostdifficultchallenge/failureyouhadduringcollege,career,personallife?Howdidyouovercometheseobstacles?

§ WhocanIseekforhelpincollege?Whatresourcesareavailableinhighschool/collegetomakesureIamimproving,orstayontherighttrack?

§ HowcanIconvincemyparentsthatmydreamjob/collegeisworthpursuing?§ Anyadviceonhowtobemoreresilient?

MENTORINGSESSION

Whichprotégéhasinspiredyou

most?

GITMSINSPIRATIONAWARD

Thisawardwillbegiventothegirlwhohassharedherideas,encouragesotherstobemoreactive,andisarolemodelandinspirationtootherprotégés

GITSCHOLARSHIPCONFERENCECALLSThisconferencecallisacourtesyinformationsessionforDCGITGirls,parents,andschooladministrators.LearnabouttheGITScholarshipandsubmissionprocess.

Session1:TuesdayFebruary7,2017@7PM

Or

Session2:WednesdayMarch22,2017@7PM

Emailtofollow.

GITSHARINGOURSUCCESS

SAVETHEDATE:Thursday,March16,20175:00– 7:30PM

Pop-upSTEMfairpluspanelwithWomeninSTEM.

Location:BoozAllenHamiltonInnovationCenter,90115th StreetNW,WashingtonDC

Whichprotégéhasinspiredyoumost?

GITMSINSPIRATIONAWARD

Thisawardwillbegiventothegirlwhohassharedherideas,encouragesotherstobemoreactive,andisarolemodelandinspirationtootherprotégés

GITSITES&RESOURCESPleaseFOLLOW,LIKE,SHARE&CONTRIBUTE!

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CLOSING

REMINDERS:• ApplyforGITScholarship• Registerforexperiencesandopportunities• Challengeyourselfandlearningsomethingnew• AddandsharewithusonsocialMedia• Writeablogaboutwhatyouenjoyed,emailto:girlsintechdc@gmail.com

• NEXTSESSION• Session#4:Passion+STEM- Tuesday,2/28/2017

Reminders:• Applyforjobshadowingandawardopportunities• RegisterforGITEvents• AddandsharewithusonSocialMedia• WriteablogaboutwhatyouenjoyedEmailto:girlsintechdc@gmail.com

• Session#2:LEADERSHIP• Tuesday,11/22/16

CLOSING

Reminders:• Applyforjobshadowingandawardopportunities• RegisterforGITEvents• AddandsharewithusonSocialMedia• WriteablogaboutwhatyouenjoyedEmailto:girlsintechdc@gmail.com

• Session#2:LEADERSHIP• Tuesday,11/22/16

CLOSING