A great opening to a WordCamp, this is a tale of overcoming, revisiting dormant passions, inspiration, and motivating others through giving back to Community.<\/p>\n
After years of general fatigue, a myriad of tests without an answer, a catheter was inserted through my hip eventually winding its way to my heart, discovering two blocked arteries. After successfully re-opening them, I set out on difficult cardio-rehabilitation to regain heart fitness. During the next three months (including a leave of absence from work), Joe set out to restore my physical, spiritual and emotional well being. This speech details a 3-month journey of rediscovery the things that nourish and nurture each of these three areas \u2014 a thirst for learning, unearthing my dormant creativity and all things WordPress.<\/p>\n
He set out to become more mindful of the things that bring me positive energy including truly engaging in the Community \u2014 4 WordCamps, 16+ WordPress Meetups, and Events, designed a Wapuu, and a website build\/brand to give back. From Castaic north to Palmdale (northernmost Los Angeles County), east to Riverside and all ports of call in-between (Pasadena, Whittier, Hollywood, Downtown Los Angeles) learn what makes good clubs while finding a network of common minds and colorful characters and gain inspiration to start the WordPress Santa Clarita Valley Meetup, over 8,000 Miles later.<\/p>\n
In this presentation, you\u2019ll learn:<\/p>\n
What are the benefits of attending WordCamp?
\nWhy join a WordPress Slack Channel?
\nWhy volunteer to help at a WordCamp (experience being on both sides of the table)?
\nWhat is a WordPress Meetup?
\nWhat are the \u2018five rules\u2019 of hosting a WP Meetup?
\nHow to get started? From visiting your local WordPress Meetup to even starting your own.
\nHow to harness the energy from attending a WordCamp in your WP Meetups?
\nWhat are the benefits of attending a WordPress Meetup?
\nWhat is WordPress.tv?
\nWhat are my favorite WordPress podcasts?
\nWho are the faces of WordPress Community?
\nLearning resources \u2013 Codex, videos and more.
\nWhy would I do something so crazy (deal with LA traffic)?
\nMy takeaways or goals (get better at WordPress, start a local Meetup, etc)<\/p>\n
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