Diary of a Saasy Girl

In just over a week's time the biggest event in Salesforce's yearly calendar will begin - Dreamforce. I'm lucky to be going again, my third year running. As with the previous years I am super excited and have been quietly planning my trip for some time.  Dreamforce isn't your usual conference, by a long chalk. I don't know anyone else who gets this passionate about a work trip, unless you're in this industry. In addition to the learning its also a great opportunity to network, hang out with Salesforce family and have a bit of fun. Speaking of fun... So, for added fun this year I've decided to paint my toes in Salesforce blue and added clouds to the big ones. If you're wondering about the nick on my left toe, well I was using a scalpel earlier and I dropped it. Its was OK though, I managed to catch it with my left toe.  It may surprise some of you to learn but its my first time speaking at Dreamforce. I have an official slot around the campfire on...

This time last year I sat down at my kitchen table and started to write. For too long there had been way too much jumbling around in my head. I needed a more productive outlet for my thoughts. I wasn't being heard at work. In fact, work was becoming more constrictive on the impact I could make on the business and it it was becoming less of a positive place for me to be in. I was frustrated and the Salesforce Org was no longer an environment that I enjoyed enhancing. There were Apps clashing with each other, stakeholders fighting over my team's time and leadership not listening to our requests to fix, improve and grow. So one Sunday afternoon, I decided to reflect back over most of the year and put some things into words. I started from January 2017 and made a pact to write twice a month. Sometimes the dates would be neatly separated, other times completely on the bounce if I'd been on a roll with a particular subject. Occasionally I would only write once in a month, but...