😉 Cool story... at least I think so! Hopefully it gives you a little inspiration.☺️ 

@Jerry Thomas handed me a Trailblazer hoodie after today's Manila Meetup with APAC DevRel for having attended several Salesforce events in the past weeks. Of course, he wouldn't have known my streak if not for @Joey Chan sharing my story with the APAC Developer Relations Team. I've always wanted a hoodie, but I never thought of getting one because of my dedication to being part of the Salesforce Trailblazers community. 

Here’s how it started…

It all started back in 2019. I was two years into Salesforce and wasn’t even certified yet. Back then, I was pretty much an explorer trying to find my way into Salesforce and the Trailblazer community. I got into Trailhead and started learning about community groups and events after a few Trailmixes.  I learned about Dreamforce and quickly planned a trip to SF for the 2019 Dreamforce event with generous help from my company. Unfortunately, I was denied US Visa to attend this already-booked Dreamforce ticket to Salesforce San Francisco. Of course, it was frustrating after all the arduous filing of Visa application requirements.

But that didn't stop me from exploring what was then "few in my own knowledge" opportunities to attend Salesforce Trailblazer community events. I didn't know if there were any Salesforce professional group meetups nearby, so I hit Google and started looking around. Not for long, and I found trailblazercommunitygroups.com. I joined all the groups I could find and started monitoring upcoming events. 

Since then, I have attended several meetups until, boom!💥 pandemic lockdown!😷 However, as trailblazers, we're all innovative and creative. So virtual meetups and VirtualDreamin' events started happening. And yeah, I joined pretty much every virtual event I could join. From SEA Dreamin to VirtualDreamin and yes, the main Dreamforce event was also run virtually during the pandemic.

To this day, it's always been a great opportunity to participate in these events (especially getting back to in-person) and connect to the trailblazer community group, and it has given me many ways to grow professionally. 

Suffice it to say, this hoodie is a simple yet instrumental reminder that being a trailblazer is worth the time and effort.

So don’t stop learning, connecting, and be forever a trailblazer. 😉

Thank you, Salesforce and the trailblazer community! 🥳

It was great meeting the APAC Salesforce Developer Relations team @Naga Kiran Manyala  @Vishwa Vikas Dagala @Jerry Thomas @Satya Sekhar Chegondi @Adrian Tiong

Please feel free to connect with me. Check out my links in my trailblazer.me profile.

Manila Meetup with APAC DevRel

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