Coronavirus Support Package: Learning, Events & More
On Thursday, together with my husband, we decided to socially distance ourselves as much as can be from everyone. To skip straight to the black humour, by Friday I was already feeling edgy. I’ve been here before; when I was (much) younger I suffered from severe...
Meet the User Community in real life during Basecamp Netherlands
Yes! Basecamp Netherlands is coming. Thursday 26 March will be a day full of innovation and inspiration. I can't wait to meet 6000 like-minded people and share knowledge with them. It will be a fantastic edition where you can meet the User Community in real life and...
Salesforce Ohana Twitter Starter Pack: What and Who to Follow
Recently, I introduced a friend into the world of Salesforce. They’d heard a lot about it, and wanted to spend the next couple of months getting some Trailhead trails under their belt to see if it’s right for them. Then I added: “But, to really understand Salesforce...
Dyspraxia Awareness Week
I often write about Salesforce, but did you know how much my attitude is influenced by dyspraxia? (also known as DCD / Developmental Coordination Disorder) During October I participated in an awareness week. An interview was published. Read the original over the...
How to Network in the Salesforce Ecosystem
Why Social Networking is a Must With a friendly crowd, networking can be relaxing and rewarding simultaneously Do you love going to events with lots of people that you don’t know? Spending an evening with people you’ve never met? Excited by the prospect of making...
Diary Planning – Some Tips
Before every meeting we would discuss diary dates. We would play snap a number of minutes (and sometimes days, if communicating by email), trying to find a date when all us co-leaders would be available for the next meeting. This was a frustrating game and...
We Need Volunteers! (& How to Get Them)
Is it work or something else? Look at the smiles on these Czech Dreamin volunteers to make your own decision For ages I’ve been trying to work out some of the magic that helps create the friendly, welcoming spirit throughout the Dutch Salesforce community. I’ve...
Trailblazer Community Emails: Declutter & Take Back Control!
This week we are stepping away from the trendy kids, to talk about email. It’s that monster that lurks in your Outlook or Gmail inbox, morally blackmailing you about things you might need to do. I’m horrified by people with thousands of emails. How to keep up?...
My #SecretOhana
Twitter is a place of despair, hopelessness and namecalling… unless you’re in the Salesforce ecosystem 😁. Instead, it’s like the sun has been turned on and the darkness has been banished to the corners! That said, today I’m going to write about a particularly bright...
Where Did You Get That Hoodie? My Journey to Golden Hoodie Glory
It’s been described as an “over-the-top gold lamé jacket”, but – I have to tell you – I am fiercely proud of mine. I’m referring to the coveted ‘Golden Jacket’, which you may have seen Trailblazers all over the world wear proudly. But, how did I get mine? I’ve...
After YeurDreamin – diving deeper into the Ohana!
You've come, networked, been educated, and had the opportunity to reflect on your own business challenges and opportunities. What comes next? We’ve got a few calls to action that you might want to consider to keep in touch with your inner Ohana over the next 12 months...
Paul’s Cloud Integrate Diary (June edition)
So I made it back from Bulgaria via Indianapolis (see photo above), as one does, just in time for the sell-out inaugural YeurDreamin, with 350 Trailblazers coming to Amsterdam. I’m on the organising committee so I’m keenly looking forward to how the year’s worth of...
Seizing the Opportunity: A Trailblazing Day (part 4)… it’s never really over, thank goodness!
You might be happy to know this is a shorter piece than my other entries in the series. If you want to read from the beginning I recommend you start with my prologue or my arrival in Indianapolis. Exhaustion has set in. Not with typing this out, no, that’s been good...
Seizing the Opportunity: A Trailblazing Day (part 3)… TrailblazerDay itself
This is Part 3 of my Indianapolis adventure. Click here to read the prologue or you can skip that and read my first night if you want. I’ve received an email update; we’re to meet in the hotel lobby at 8am and then we’re off for a “Special experience at Indianapolis...
Seizing the Opportunity: A Trailblazing Day (part 2)… arrival
Indianapolis You can read my prologue if you want the run up, but suffice it to say that in the 13 day period that I had between getting my initial invite and arriving in Indianapolis I hadn’t slept well. Too excited! Thanks body – just when I could really do with...
Seizing the Opportunity: A Trailblazing Day (part 1)… the prologue!
This is one part a diary entry, another part a letter to my friends; I’m publishing to a wider audience because I want to share with you the art (or perhaps science) of the possible. It’s a lengthy piece, but I wanted to convey my particular emotions; I’m sure others...
Paul’s Cloud Integrate Diary (May edition)
I don’t know if anyone would believe me, but once upon a time I didn’t care for travelling. Now you can’t stop me. The start of this week finds me in Bulgaria at the Developers Group (via a local narrow-gauge railway, above, courtesy of wonderful host and Community...
Paul’s Cloud Integrate Diary (April edition)
Earlier in the month, I was one of around 30 who flew in from around the world, to Amsterdam, to contribute to the future of Salesforce.org’s Nonprofit Success Pack. It needs a blog post all of its own, so in the meantime we have some April insights on the following...
Paul’s Cloud Integrate Diary (March edition)
It’s been an exciting month with Amsterdam World Tour and celebrating Salesforce’s 20th birthday; but there’s still time to tell you What’s the most exciting Salesforce news I’ve recently heardWhat’s going on in the Dutch Salesforce CommunityWhat’s the projects that...
Paul’s Cloud Integrate Diary, episode 1!
This is my new monthly collection of thoughts on the following themes: What’s the most exciting Salesforce news I’ve recently heard.What’s going on in the Dutch Salesforce Community.What’s the projects that I, and my colleagues, are working on at Cloud Integrate,...