MY STORY
AND WHAT IT MEANS FOR YOU
FUTURE ORIENTATION
Since my first year as one of a handful of women studying Electrical and
Computer Engineering at the University of Wisconsin in 1975, to the same
working at Hewlett-Packard from 1980 to 2012, I’ve been pioneering new
pathways. I’m also a founding member of the Idaho Clean Tech Association and
Idaho Business for the Outdoors. I’m always looking at the future of work and
careers, especially, your future career opportunities, and how you might thrive
and prosper.
RESILIENCY AND CONFIDENCE BUILDING
During my 32 years in high-tech, as a woman in a mostly male profession, I
faced plenty of challenges. In 2009, I faced both a life-threatening illness and the
death of my former husband, while supporting our children and his family
emotionally even as I continued working to support us financially. The resilience
I learned from that, and from coach training on a foundation of Positive
Psychology, are skills and tools I use to help you work through challenging
employment situations: layoffs, career changes, difficulty finding employment.
action is the antidote to despair.