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How WordPress Made My Dreams Come True

Kat Christofer
May 20, 2017
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How WordPress Made My Dreams Come True

Unemployed and living in an economically devastated country, I discovered WordPress in 2007 and everything changed. I pulled myself out of poverty, and today I have the privilege to live my dreams and help others make theirs come true.

Talk given at WordCamp Kathmandu https://2017.kathmandu.wordcamp.org/speaker/kat-christofer/

Watch the video at WordPress.tv http://wordpress.tv/2017/06/19/kat-christofer-how-wordpress-made-my-dreams-come-true/

Kat Christofer

May 20, 2017
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Transcript

  1. HOW WORDPRESS MADE MY
    DREAMS COME TRUE
    KAT CHRISTOFER

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  4. My Story and My Dreams

    How I Did It

    Resources for Your Dreams

    Where I’ve Been

    Q&A

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  5. WHAT’S THE STORY,
    MORNING GLORY?

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  6. ATHENS, GREECE
    2007

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  8. WordPress.com

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  17. HOW TO & RESOURCES

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  18. Get What You Want
    Find Passion and Motivation

    State What You Want

    Strategize

    Be Specific

    Take Action

    Be Grateful

    Filter

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  19. What I Offer

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  20. What I Want

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  21. Resources
    Get the Job You Want Even When No One is Hiring
    by Ford R. Myers

    Resume Magic

    Weekly Support Group - all positive, accountability

    codecademy

    coursera

    meetup.com

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  22. WordPress.org

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  23. TO THE WORLD

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  27. Photo: Elio Rivero

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  37. Photo: Elio Rivero

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  46. Photo: Elio Rivero

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  47. Rich & other a12s

    on my birthday

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  50. DON’T LET
    ANYONE
    STEAL YOUR
    DREAM

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  51. NAMASTE & BE HAPPY
    ☺

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  52. KAT CHRISTOFER
    @katchristofer

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