Wonderful advice to young women at the "Go Girl, Go for IT" conference
Today, two colleagues of mine and I accompanied 46 year 9 and 10 girls to the Go Girl conference at Deakin University. After a warm welcome by program director, Fi Slaven, the presentations started with the day's conference patron, Karen Stocks, Managing Director of Twitter Australia ( @ KazStocks ). Karen gave the students 3 pieces of advice: It is okay not to have a life plan. Follow passions, dreams. Do something that makes your heart beat faster. Trust that you'll end up somewhere good. Education, education, education. Don't just get a degree, do well. Good grades will show that you can apply yourself. You will earn credibility through sustained performance. Be humble, patient and respect your elders, even when you feel that you're the smartest person at the table. Next up was Tammy Butow ( @ tammybutow ) , senior digital strategist at NAB. It was inspiring to see someone achieve so much at such a young age. She encouraged the girls to build pr