I’m Cory Miller!Founder of iThemes.com

HELLO WordCamp Dayton!

Why are we here? What do we have in

common?

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What is WordPress helping us do?

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4 Takeaways From Living My Dreams

Online

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Key Takeaway #1!

Be Chasing a World-Changing Vision

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You, your family, your team, your customers

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This is Your Why, Purpose & Summit

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The Cause Dictates the Journey

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In 2008, it was clear, focused and simple

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In 2013, I felt lost

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Realized how valuable it was to me and everyone

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Make People’s Lives Awesome

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Protect. Prosper. Productive.

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Tip #1

Have two lifetimes worth of dreams

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Tip #2

Be ready to change & make new ones

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Key Takeaway #2!

Go Far Together

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‘If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to

go far, go together.”—African Proverb

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Individuals don’t climb mountains.

Teams do.

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We can do more together than apart

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Plus, the real reward isn’t profit, but people

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All about the places you go together &

the legends you create

Watch people bloom & blossom

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Tip #1

Get a sidekick

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Tip #2

Find a peer group

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Takeaway #3!

Ruthlessly Guard What Matters Most

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You, your family, your team, your customers

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Everything else is noise & distraction

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I was miserable

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I vowed to never, ever let it happen again

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Tip #1

You are the protector of your happiness

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Tip #2

You must be happy & healthy first

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Tip #3

Set healthy boundaries

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Tip #4

Read ‘Happiness Advantage’

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Big Takeaway #4!

Keep Clicking Publish

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I Clicked Publish in 2006

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And I Keep Clicking Publish

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“The tragedy of life is what dies inside

a man while he lives.”—Albert Schweitzer

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Ship and iterate

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Do the work. Ship the work.

Improve the work. Ship the work.

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But ship the work!

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We have to keep taking chances & little bets

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If we don’t, we risk being irrelevant or wasting our

opportunity

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4 years ago, we took a little bet that paid off big

Ship and See

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Tip #1

Perfectionism is evil

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Tip #2

You only fail if you don’t try & learn

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Tip #3

Success is mostly showing up & trying

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Tip #4

Read ‘Do the Work’ by Steven Pressfield

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My guess is …

You have something you haven’t shipped

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My challenge to you …

Go home & ship it

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What’s your two-lifetime vision? Who are you going with?

Are you protecting what matters? What will you ship today?

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This is me …

cory@iThemes.com @corymiller303