Carrie Solinger

Sr. UX Researcher @CiscoCX | Serious-minded with a sense of humor - wit and sarcasm greatly appreciated | * Disclaimer: These tweets are my own, not @Cisco’s *

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Thank you @WomenOfCisco for an amazing #CiscoWOI day of great speakers!

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.@MelanieSpring : “Stop waiting for the light at the end of the tunnel and light that bitch on fire yourself.” #CiscoWOI @WomenOfCisco #WomenofCisco

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FORGIVENESS: who do you need to forgive? Forgivenesses is not same as apologizing
IDENTITY: what identity needs to go?
REVOLUTION: what’s your inner rebel screaming to say? What’s the “gift” you give other people?
EVOLUTION: who is showing me the truth? #CiscoWOI @WomenOfCisco

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.@MelanieSpring lives by FIRE: Forgiveness, Identity, Revolution, Evolution #CiscoWOI @WomenOfCisco #WomenofCisco

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.@MelanieSpring lives by FIRE: Forgiveness, Identity, Revolution, Evolution #CiscoWOI @WomenOfCisco #WomenofCisco

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.@MelanieSpring defines herself as an “Approachable Badass” #CiscoWOI @WomenOfCisco #WomenofImpacr #womenofcisco

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@GinnyClarke encourages women to craft their narrative by owning and including those experiences in that narrative #CiscoWOI #WomenofCisco @WomenOfCisco

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.@GinnyClarke’s 6th affirmation: I am a conscious leader #CiscoWOI #WomenofCisco #Cisco

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. @GinnyClarke’s 5 affirmations: 1) I don’t let my past define me, 2) I own my career, 3) I am shifting the paradigm, 4) I am a master (of my skills), and 5) I am worthy (and I love myself). #CiscoWOI @WomenOfCisco #Cisco

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. @GinnyClarke’s 5 affirmations: 1) I don’t let my past define me, 2) I own my career, 3) I am shifting the paradigm, 4) I am a master (of my skills), and 5) I am worthy (and I love myself). #CiscoWOI @WomenOfCisco #Cisco

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@GinnyClarke: “Lean in at times, pull back at times, but always recognize how good you are.” #CiscoWOI #WomenofCisco #Cisco

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@GinnyClarke speaks about owning your experiences, good and bad. #CiscoWOI #WomenofCisco #cisco

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@s_slate90: Allyship creates a conscious culture #CiscoWOI #WomenofCisco #Cisco

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@ThimayaS: Diversity brings different points of view and this is a key component of allyship #CiscoWOI #WomenofCisco

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@s_slate90, @rscottherren, @ThimayaS are arguing over who has the best job @Cisco #CiscoWOI #WomenofCisco

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@s_slate90: I have the best job at #Cisco! #WomenofCisco #CiscoWOI

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@gerri_elliott: Vulnerability is a superpower, too. Ask for help when you need it, and give help when you have the time to give it. #CiscoWOI #WomenofCisco

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@hanwaddingham’s advice to #WomenofCisco: Own your superpower quietly. Keep it bubbling inside and use it sparingly - and only when it deserves to be used #CiscoWOI

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@hanwaddingham: Women inherently have guilt #CiscoWOI #WomenofCisco

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@hanwaddingham sets boundaries with her work life: She’s a Mum first a foremost, but she has more to give that will benefit both her and her daughter #CiscoWOI

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@hanwaddingham: Surround yourself with people who will fall down to support you just as much as you do them #CiscoWOI

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@hanwaddingham comes from an old fashioned Victorian upbringing where, “If you say you’re going to do something, then just do it” #CiscoWOI