As an 8x Salesforce Certified Professional, I spent a lot of time, energy, and money earning my Salesforce credentials. The last thing I want to do is lose them. Thankfully, Salesforce just released a credential status request tool that helps you keep your Salesforce credentials up-to-date. Specifically, the tool tracks which Salesforce credentials you currently […]
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Dreamforce 2017: Part I
This week, 170,000 people from all around the world will converge on San Francisco for Dreamforce, Salesforce’s flagship event and one of the largest corporate events in the world. But there is something special about Dreamforce 2017: I will be there! That’s right. For the first time, I will be going to Dreamforce, a goal […]
Becoming a Salesforce Certified CPQ Specialist: Part I
Last week, I became a Salesforce Certified CPQ Specialist, earning my seventh Salesforce certification. While I already wrote a post on Reddit about my experience taking the CPQ Specialist exam and added my CPQ Specialist certification to my LinkedIn profile, I wanted to write a series of articles diving into what I learned taking the […]
The Salesforce Expertise Matrix: Your Salesforce career roadmap
In April 2013, I attended my first Salesforce event. It felt amazing to be surrounded by so many like-minded people. I knew then that I wanted to work in the Salesforce world, but I had a problem: I was a Salesforce newbie with no experience or certifications. At that point, I barely knew what Salesforce […]
Don’t get bitter, get better
You will fail. Now that we got that out of the way, let’s focus on something more important: how you react when you fail. You see, everyone fails. I fail every day. So do you. But failure does not make you special. Failure does not make me special either. In fact, failure does not make any […]
A brain dump on careers
Last week, I sent a massive brain dump on careers to a couple of college buddies, Sean and Brendan. Sean and Brendan reached out to me because they are both music teachers who want to enter the business world and I am someone who has done just that. Here are some of the questions they […]
Why you should start your own business in 2017
Every year, millions of Americans make New Year’s resolutions, often pursuing health-related goals. Then, every January like clockwork, interest soars for words like “diet”, “exercise”, and “gym”. While I believe that physical fitness is important, we must remember that there are multiple types of fitness: physical, mental, emotional, spiritual, and financial. Most people focus exclusively […]
Why you should want to make more money
I want to be perfectly clear about two things: (1) money is not the most important thing in life; (2) money is one of the most important things in life. In short, you should want to make more money because money helps you do the most important things in life. Whether you admit it or […]
Take the damn offer (and eat the bird already)
Imagine that someone gave you an offer of some kind. It could be anything: a job a place to live a car While you appreciate their offer, you might have another offer — a better offer — down the road. Someone else might offer you something better: a better job a better place to live a better car You […]
Forefront 2016: Everything I learned (and more)
I knew that I belonged when I walked in the room. In October 2016, 500 people from all around the world came to New York City for an action-packed event called Forefront. Over the course of three days, I learned a great deal about myself, worked to overcome personal barriers that have been holding me back […]