I found that my posts haven't been going through so just "republished" them again. A good chunk of reading. And looking at the stuff it's an interesting swing of ups and downs: between getting hit with a virus that killed my laptop to winning the football pool to losing my car. And to end on a high note for the week, I wanted to share this nice message I got today:
"My name is xxx, and this may seem kind of odd but we
actually met at the STEAM Symposium this past Saturday. We sat next to each
other during that great chat by Meredith Walker!
It was great to meet you and I felt like, as they said later
in the presentation, you look like someone I would like to be in five or ten
years -- someone that I can look up to. I would love to learn more about your
own career path and to see if you have any recommendations for me, as I'm just
breaking into the engineering/design/(hopefully sustainability) field.
Would you like to grab coffee or breakfast at some point? My
treat! Thank you and have a great weekend!"
How wonderful is that? I keep telling my younger staff that although you may feel like you are imposing in your asks, a lot of times people like the idea of helping out and providing feedback to younger professionals. I had gone to an event last Saturday that was celebrating women in the STEAM industry (science, technology, engineering, architecture and math). It was a good mix of highschool students, young professionals all the way to senior professionals. And great hearing the stories and inspirational talks. A good way to end the week.
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