Mentor Walks with
Nora Denzel 

Career Advice

Watch Nora Denzel's Keynote 
at the Grace Hopper Conference
Career Advice ~25 min.  
nora.denzel@gmail.com  
   

 

There is no such thing as a career 'path' or 'ladder'-- it's a 'career obstacle course'!  #GHC12 @ndenzel

Things don't happen 'TO' you in your career-- they happen 'FOR' you.  @ndenzel #GHC12

A bad attitude is like a flat tire, you can't go anywhere until you change it. @ndenzel #ghc12

Obstacles are put in your career not to kick you out-- but to see how bad you really want one' (RIP @RandyPausch) @ndenzel #ghc12 

In order to progress in your career, you have to learn how to be comfortable with being uncomfortable. @ndenzel #ghc12

Mario Andretti: 'If everything seems under control, you're not going fast enough' @ndenzel #ghc12

Learn how to 'Act as If' in your career and you will soar! @ndenzel #ghc12

I found it easier to act my way into a new way of thinking, versus thinking my way into a new way of acting.  @ndenzel #ghc2012

Courage isn't the absence of fear, it's the ability to do great things even if you are scared. @ndenzel #ghc12

Learn to control your career PR agent -- you!  #GHC12 @ndenzel

Every time you say something about your career-- you are issuing a personal press release...be deliberate. #GHC12 @ndenzel

Always tell the truth-- but just not so much of it!! @ndenzel #ghc2012

To really learn, seek criticism, not praise. @ndenzel #GHC12

Don't work alone in your career, it takes a village-- but you have to create it for yourself. @ndenzel #GHC12

It's not only what you know-- it's who knows you know!!! @ndenzel #ghc12

Women Engineers have the power to change the world! @ndenzel #GHC12

More gender-diverse engineering teams produce better business outcomes. @ndenzel #GHC12

It isn't how much you know, it's how fast you can learn! Technology changes, keep up! @ndenzel #GHC12

There should be a special place in hell for women who don't help other women. --M. Albright @ndenzel #GHC12

As one of a scarce number of woman in computing, part of your job is to attract others like you into the field. @ndenzel #ghc12

Live in the world of 'what's possible' not in the land of 'I am afraid of what isn't' @ndenzel #ghc12

Churchill 'Success is going from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm.' @ndenzel #ghc12

Grace Hopper ' A ship in port is safe, but that is not what ships were built for. Sail out to sea, and do new things.' @ndenzel #ghc12

I wish you the very best in your career,  if I can help you, please contact me:
nora.denzel@gmail.com.    Warm regards,    Nora 

 

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