Dial M For Mentor

A presentation at PyCon in May 2017 in Portland, OR, USA by Mariatta

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DIAL M FOR MENTOR MARIATTA WIJAYA #DialMForMentor   PyCon 2017  

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Hello! #DialMForMentor  

  Who am I? @mariatta

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Who are you? #DialMForMentor  

 

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#DialMForMentor   M is for Mission Possible   On a mission:

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• To i m p r o v e y o u r s e l f #DialMForMentor   M is for Mission Possible   On a mission:

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• To i m p r o v e y o u r s e l f • To t a k e o n n e w c h a l l e n g e s #DialMForMentor   M is for Mission Possible   On a mission:

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• To i m p r o v e y o u r s e l f • To t a k e o n n e w c h a l l e n g e s • To l e v e l u p y o u r s k i l l s #DialMForMentor   M is for Mission Possible   On a mission:

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#DialMForMentor  

 

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#DialMForMentor   M is for Motivation   EFFORT?

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#DialMForMentor   M is for Moving On   STORY: GIVE UP EFFORT: XS

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I gave it my best shot I’m not meant for this It’s just too hard It’s not worth trying #DialMForMentor   M is for Moving On  

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#DialMForMentor  

 

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#DialMForMentor   M is for Moving Forward   STORY: REACH OUT FOR HELP EFFORT: XL

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My questions are stupid #DialMForMentor   M is for Mansplainer  

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My questions are stupid #DialMForMentor   M is for Mansplainer   myth

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Finding a mentor is hard REAL #DialMForMentor  

 

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Only newbies need help #DialMForMentor  

 

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Only newbies need help myth #DialMForMentor  

 

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Nobody’s perfect REAL #DialMForMentor  

 

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I’m wasting people’s time #DialMForMentor  

 

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I’m wasting people’s time myth #DialMForMentor  

 

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Mentors learn from you too REAL #DialMForMentor  

 

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I don’t deserve any help #DialMForMentor  

 

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I don’t deserve any help myth #DialMForMentor  

 

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Impostor Syndrome REAL #DialMForMentor  

 

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I’m a failure for needing help #DialMForMentor  

 

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I’m a failure for needing help myth #DialMForMentor  

 

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Asking for help is not a failure REAL #DialMForMentor  

 

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Delay and prevent you from reaching out myths #DialMForMentor  

 

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#DialMForMentor   M is for Mentor  

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#DialMForMentor  

  pip install pyladies slackin.pyladies.com

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#DialMForMentor  

  Meetups and Python User Groups

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#DialMForMentor  

  Open Source Project Maintainers

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#DialMForMentor  

  Python Core Mentorship pythonmentors.com

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#DialMForMentor  

  Now what?

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#DialMForMentor  

  Commitment

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#DialMForMentor  

  Respect

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#DialMForMentor  

 

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#DialMForMentor  

 

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#DialMForMentor  

  It’s your own story

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#DialMForMentor  

  Mentors are there to support you

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It’s your responsibility to follow through #DialMForMentor   M is for Mojo  

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#DialMForMentor  

  Ta k e c r e d i t f o r y o u r o w n w o r k

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Thank your mentor #DialMForMentor   M is for Mentor  

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Mentor others #DialMForMentor   M is for Mentor  

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btw.. Who am I? #DialMForMentor   M is for Mediocre  

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#DialMForMentor  

  PyLadies Vancouver organizer

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#DialMForMentor  

  PyCascades Conference organizer Va n c o u v e r, B C J a n u a r y 2 2 - 2 3 , 2 0 1 8

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#DialMForMentor  

  Python contributor CPython, Dev Guide, python.org

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it me

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I have stupid questions I’m wasting people’s time I don’t deserve to be helped I’m a failure for needing help it me

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it me

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#DialMForMentor  

  Python contributor CPython, Dev Guide, python.org

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Python is 20+ years old REAL

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2017 : 1st woman in Developer Log REAL

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2017 : 1st woman in Developer Log REAL DevGuide PR #98

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btw.. Who am I, again?

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Python Core Developer

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Python Core Developer IT ME

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Thanks! M is for Mission Accomplished #DialMForMentor @mariatta