Dr. Aygul Zagidullina_Designing Your Career: Explore a Career Change and Do What You Love_Codemotion Berlin 2019

A bioorganic chemist turned quantum chemist turned community manager & digital marketer at Google turned women in tech advocate & UK STEM Ambassador turned international speaker & Google Assistant developer. As a conference-speaking code-writing world-traveling breastfeeding mom, I’ll trace my career path as a woman in tech all the way from the first steps into STEM on up to being named as one of the NEXT 100 Top Influencers of the European Digital Industry and beyond and share 10 things I learned along the way to help you overcome your fears and make it happen.

About: Dr. Aygul Zagidullina, GDE for Assistant - GDG/WTM London

Dr. Aygul Zagidullina is a Google Developer Expert (GDE) for Assistant. Her work experience includes Google, Todoist, MotaWord. She holds a PhD in quantum chemistry and prior to Google dedicated 6 years to scientific research at the University of Stuttgart. Aygul is a very active member of the London digital ecosystem and has been involved in many innovative projects. She is a Google Developer Group (GDG)/Women Techmakers (WTM) London lead, Google Top Contributor (TC) and UK STEM Ambassador. Aygul was named as one of The NEXT 100 Top Influencers of the European Digital Industry in 2013.

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1. Designing Your Career: Explore a Career Change and Do What You Love 12-13 November, 2019
2. Hello! I’m Dr. Aygul Zagidullina I’m here because I want to inspire people. I want someone to look at me and say "Because of you, I didn't give up." 2 www.aygul.co // @aygul
3. Life journey so far... Born in Russia Moved to Germany Research Scientist @ University of Stuttgart Translator PhD Quantum Chemistry GDG Stuttgart Lead TEDxStuttgart Organizer Community Manager @ Google Munich The NEXT 100 Top Influencers of the European Digital Industry Community Manager @ Google Hamburg Head of Community Management @ Todoist Moved to the UK GDG & WTM London Lead Technology Entrepreneurship @ Stanford University Mentor @ Google Launchpad Became a mom UK STEM Ambassador Director @ MotaWord GDE for Google Assistant Women in Voice London Lead AnitaB.org London Event Co-Org -- Speaker at 200+ events in 20+ countries (US, UK, UAE, Germany, France, Italy, etc.) 3 www.aygul.co // @aygul
4. Believe in yourself, build self-confidence 1
5. “ The only thing standing between you and your goal is the bullshit story you keep telling yourself as to why you can’t achieve it. —Jordan Belfort 5
6. Believe in yourself, build self-confidence • Trust yourself. You’re better than you think you are. • Do the thing you fear and get a record of successful experiences behind you. • Overcome impostor syndrome. 6 www.aygul.co // @aygul
7. Be curious, never (ever) stop learning 2
8. “ I have no special talent. I’m only passionately curious. —Albert Einstein The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go. —Dr. Seuss 8
9. Never (ever) stop learning • Your goal is to know something today that you didn’t know yesterday. • Anyone who stops learning is old, whether at 20 or 80. Anyone who keeps learning stays young. • Bonus tip: 3 MOOC courses every quarter (micro habit) 9 www.aygul.co // @aygul
10. Dream big 3
11. “ If your dreams don’t scare you, they’re not big enough. 11
12. Dream big • Create an ongoing One day/Maybe list and review it regularly. • Later, you can easily turn your dreams into goals by adding deadlines + next actions. 12 www.aygul.co // @aygul
13. Learn how to network (efficiently) 4
14. “ You’re the average of the five people you spend the most time with. —Jim Rohn 14
15. Learn how to network (efficiently) • Emails on life events: birthdays, babies, weddings, new jobs, etc. • Events: be prepared (checklist, research, wingman), follow up. • Connect with people who share the same goals & will help you succeed. 15 www.aygul.co // @aygul
16. Get organized, focus & prioritize 5
17. Get organized, focus & prioritize • Digitally organized - Inbox Zero, Task Manager Zero, etc. • Get things done - focus on 3 big tasks per day • Eat the elephant! • GTD (inbox + weekly reviews) 17 www.aygul.co // @aygul
18. Get comfortable with selling yourself 6
19. Get comfortable with selling yourself • Perfect your 30-second personal pitch (aka elevator pitch) • Nail the art of the humble brag 19 www.aygul.co // @aygul
20. Volunteer: give back to the community 7
21. Volunteer: give back to the community • Pro bono volunteering is addictive! • You’ll very soon forget you're volunteering to help change other lives, because it's changing yours. • Share your knowledge & experience generously 21 www.aygul.co // @aygul
22. Be ready to work hard 8
23. “ Don't think what's the cheapest way to do it or what's the fastest way to do it. Think what's the most amazing way to do it. —Richard Branson 23
24. Be ready to work hard • Hustle • Be patient - you don’t start at the top, you have to work your way there • Excel at what you’re doing (or leave early) 24 www.aygul.co // @aygul
25. Embrace discomfort, be willing to fail 9
26. “ Life begins at the end of your comfort zone. —Neale Donald Walsch 26
27. Embrace discomfort, be willing to fail • ‘No pain, no gain.’ You can’t accomplish your goals without experiencing some discomfort. • Statistics rather than inspiration: the more times you try, the more you fail and succeed. 27 www.aygul.co // @aygul
28. Mom in tech: mission possible 0 1
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30. Mom in tech: mission possible • No more procrastination. EVER. • Slightly lower your expectations • Don’t be afraid to ask for support from your partner 30 www.aygul.co // @aygul
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33. 33 Believe in yourself, set career goals and crush them! www.aygul.co // @aygul