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HELLO
WordCamp Dayton!
I¡¯m Cory Miller!
Founder of iThemes.com
Why are we here?
What do we have in
common?
#wcdayton

@corymiller303
What is WordPress
helping us do?

#wcdayton

@corymiller303
4 Takeaways From
Living My Dreams
Online
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@corymiller303
Key Takeaway #1!

Be Chasing a WorldChanging 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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@corymiller303
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.¡±
¡ªAfrican 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 pro?t, 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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@corymiller303
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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@corymiller303
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 ?rst
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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.¡±
¡ªAlbert 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 Press?eld
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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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@corymiller303
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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@corymiller303
This is me ¡­

cory@iThemes.com
@corymiller303

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