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Category: Life hacks

Life hacks…

Living with depression for 35 years – what have I learned?

18 Nov 202222 Nov 2022
I have lived with Major Depressive Disorder (MDD, formerly Clinical Depression) for all of my adult life – that is 35 years. For most of that time, my depression was undiagnosed…
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Grit

14 Nov 2022
Taking this job was the biggest mistake of my life. What on earth was I thinking? I have no IT degree, no Salesforce training, and zero experience with this complex…
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Disability will not define me

19 Aug 2022
Guest post by Trailblazer Craig Pollok, Solutions Consultant, Salesforce Disability will not define me. I was 16 years old, disabled and depressed. Fast forward to today – I am 29 years…
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my name is mark – and i have major depressive disorder

12 Jul 2022
Even today, in an open-minded 2022, depression has a dangerous level of stigma attached to it. Back in 1985, when I first suffered my serious bout of depression, it was…
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Tips for Effective Public Speaking

4 Jun 2022
Glossophobia, or a fear of public speaking, is a very common phobia and one that is believed to affect up to 75% of the population. Some individuals may feel a…
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How can you build a career in the Salesforce ecosystem?

21 Apr 202221 Apr 2022
There has never been a better time to build an exciting and rewarding career around Salesforce, the world’s #1 CRM (Customer Relationship Management software). The global COVID pandemic has acted…
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How did I end up at Salesforce?

14 Dec 202113 Jul 2022
Broke. Depressed. Unemployed. That was me in May of 2016. After leaving the only vocation I had known for 20 years, I was at rock bottom. Even though I have…
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Boosting emotional resilience and mental wellness during COVID

27 Oct 2020
Some people are blessed with that most hardy constitution that rides the waves of life with scarce a whimper or a tear. They are eternally positive and optimistic – their mental…
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I don’t always feel like a trailblazer

20 Apr 202020 Apr 2020
Some days – some weeks – I don’t feel at all like a brave pioneer.  Recently we endured some challenges and disappointments at work, some of which were painfully personal.…
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Lessons from an autodidact

8 Jun 20198 Jun 2019
autodidact: "a person who has learned a subject without the benefit of a teacher or formal education; a self-taught person." It has been three years since I was introduced to…

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