Laura Duffy on Clubhouse

Bio

WSET 2, CSM 2. Associate State Manager for Antinori USA in WA, OR, CA.

Aside from wine, I study Cloud infrastructure concepts with the determination to cross-pollinate my skill sets between tech and viticulture.
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If I could challenge you with one opportunity, it would be this: Learn a new viable skill. 2020 dealt humanity a rough deck of cards and stretched me in ways I never thought possible. Starting in June of last year, I made it my daily mantra to never again rest on my laurels.
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After being a part of the wine industry for 10 years, I was laid off in summer and faced with a terrifying new reality: My previous skill sets were no longer able to provide for my family and I needed to respond quickly. While my industry was tanking, the tech industry was booming. I had to adapt to new ways of generating income. I chose basic Cloud computing. But that meant quite literally, I had to teach an old dog new tricks. Here’s how I did it:

🐶 Begin with small goals. To start, I could only read about Cloud computing for 30 minutes a day. The words were in English, but they made zero sense to me. Now? I can easily rabbit hole in these concepts for hours.

🐶 Reach out to people who are in the same field or have the position you want and start networking with them. What did books did they read? How did they get their start? Over the summer, I connected with 10 different women to gather information about the tech industry. It was informative, it was free, and I am beyond grateful for their time.

🐶 Celebrate victories within your studies, great and small. Whether it’s making it through that first 30 minutes of study or being able to demonstrate the logical concept of a load balancer’s private and public function by drawing visuals on a foggy bathroom mirror. Celebrate!

🐶 Next, thank the hell out of your support system. The people who have laughed and cried with you throughout your struggles. I am blessed and humbled by how many people made themselves available to me in times of hardship and happiness. 💯 Invaluable. Thank these folks with all your might.

🐶 Finally, perhaps my favorite tool for success is something I have practiced since 2010. Every morning before you even set foot onto the ground, come up with THREE things you’re grateful for that day. It will change your life. It continues to change mine.

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