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WITI Women | Carol Thompson

4. Who has been the most influential person in your life? Why?
Spiritually , my church person Reverend Kerr, has been the most influential person in my life. However, I've encountered many influential people - teachers who challenged me to excel, parents who were always there, best friends and supporters who knew when and where to help, and my staff and my children who have been and are most influential daily. When a UT intern says "I know I'll never have another boss in my life like you," I know why I'm here and why I do what I do daily.

5. What lessons have you learned that would be valuable to women beginning their careers in technology?
1. Find a mentor and be a mentor.
2. Remember your school as an ongoing resource, as well as a place to give back to.
3. Education is ongoing, but communication and networking skills are just as important.
4. Women have to learn to pay to play. Men understand advice comes for a fee; women still think it should be free.

6. What strategies do you use to maintain balance in your life?
It can be for 5 minutes or an hour or a day. It's not an everyday deal as some suppose. I have a "Carol Care" regime:
1. A personal shopper
2. A pilates trainer
3. A business coach
4. An occupational therapist (preventative)
5. And am on my way to try hypnotherapy next.
We only pass this way once, so I want to experience all I can!

7. What new technology do you believe will have the most positive impact on the world in the next 20 years? The most negative impact?
The convergence of technologies will be positive, but will we have time to sleep? Can our brains process all of this? Will we recognize and be able to endure the quiet solitude for our souls?
Quote for the week by John Muir: "The sun shines not on us, but in us."

Carol Thompson answers these questions:
1. What was your first job in technology?
2. Who has been your most significant mentor? Why?
3. What has been your greatest challenge and what strategies did you use to overcome obstacles?
4. Who has been the most influential person in your life? Why?
5. What lessons have you learned that would be valuable to women beginning their careers in technology?
6. What strategies do you use to maintain balance in your life?
7. What new technology do you believe will have the most positive impact on the world in the next 20 years? The most negative impact?

On the lighter side:
1. If you could have dinner with any 2 people (living or not), who would they be?
2. Define success in 10 words or less.
3. If you could only subscribe to 3 magazines, what would they be?
4. What was the last book you read?

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