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Worth, TX &#8211;<a href=\"https://2015.dfw.wordcamp.org/2015/07/06/announcing-wordcamp-for-kids/\"> https://2015.dfw.wordcamp.org/2015/07/06/announcing-wordcamp-for-kids/</a></li>\n<li>2016-10-29 &#8211; Seattle &#8211;<a href=\"https://2016.seattle.wordcamp.org/speaker/nichole-betterley/\"> Nichole Betterley</a> &#8211;<a href=\"https://2016.seattle.wordcamp.org/session/kidscamp/\"> https://2016.seattle.wordcamp.org/session/kidscamp/</a></li>\n<li>2017-03-18 &#8211; Atlanta, GA &#8211; Sandy Edwards<a href=\"https://2017.atlanta.wordcamp.org/2017/01/28/kids-camp/\"> https://2017.atlanta.wordcamp.org/2017/01/28/kids-camp/</a></li>\n<li>2017-05-20 &#8211; Jacksonville, FL &#8211; Sandy Edwards<a href=\"https://2017.jacksonville.wordcamp.org/kidscamp/\"> https://2017.jacksonville.wordcamp.org/kidscamp/</a></li>\n<li>2017-08-21 &#8211; Austin &#8211;<a href=\"https://2017.austin.wordcamp.org/kidscamp/\"> https://2017.austin.wordcamp.org/kidscamp/</a></li>\n<li>2017-11-11 &#8211; Orlando, FL &#8211; Sandy Edwards<a href=\"https://2017.orlando.wordcamp.org/kidscamp/\"> https://2017.orlando.wordcamp.org/kidscamp/</a></li>\n<li>2018-03-17 &#8211; Miami, FL &#8211; Chris Christoff, Sandy Edwards, Sam Smith, Paul Champeau, Angelica Yarde, Andrew Wikel, Josh Pollock, David Wolfpaw, Adam Warner, Brian Richards, Chris Edwards, Beka Rice, Joe Howard, Dr Nancy Richmond, Peta Bisset<a href=\"https://2018.miami.wordcamp.org/kids/\"> https://2018.miami.wordcamp.org/kids/</a></li>\n<li>2018-04-07 &#8211; Jacksonville, FL &#8211; Sandy Edwards<a href=\"https://2018.jacksonville.wordcamp.org/kidscamp/\"> https://2018.jacksonville.wordcamp.org/kidscamp/</a></li>\n<li>2018-04-14 &#8211; Atlanta, GA &#8211; Sandy Edwards<a href=\"https://2018.atlanta.wordcamp.org/schedule/\"> https://2018.atlanta.wordcamp.org/schedule/</a></li>\n<li>2018-05-26 &#8211; Calgary, Canada &#8211; Christina Workman &#8211;<a href=\"https://2018.calgary.wordcamp.org/kidscamp/\"> https://2018.calgary.wordcamp.org/kidscamp/</a></li>\n<li>2018-07-22 &#8211; San Jose, Costa Rica &#8211; Roberto Remedios, Ana Maria Montero<a href=\"https://2018.sanjose.wordcamp.org/programa/kids-camp/\"> https://2018.sanjose.wordcamp.org/programa/kids-camp/</a></li>\n<li>2018-11-24 &#8211; Harrare, Africa &#8211; Thelma Mutete &#8211;<a href=\"https://2018.harare.wordcamp.org/2018/11/17/the-wordcamp-juniors-workshop/\"> https://2018.harare.wordcamp.org/2018/11/17/the-wordcamp-juniors-workshop/</a></li>\n<li>2018-11-10 &#8211; Orlando, FL &#8211; William Jackson, Aida Correa &#8211;<a href=\"https://www.krishna.me/wordcamp-ireland-in-kilkenny-has-its-own-kids-camp/\"> https://www.krishna.me/wordcamp-ireland-in-kilkenny-has-its-own-kids-camp/</a></li>\n<li>2019-03-07 &#8211; Nordic, Helsinki, Finland &#8211; Petya<a href=\"https://2019.nordic.wordcamp.org/contributor-day/wordpress-workshop-for-kids/\"> https://2019.nordic.wordcamp.org/contributor-day/wordpress-workshop-for-kids/</a></li>\n<li>2019-04-06 &#8211; Raleigh, NC &#8211; Sandy Edwards, Patrik Seus<a href=\"https://2019.raleigh.wordcamp.org/kidscamp/\"> https://2019.raleigh.wordcamp.org/kidscamp/</a></li>\n<li>2019-05-11 &#8211; Calgary, Canada &#8211; Christina Workman <a href=\"https://2019.calgary.wordcamp.org/2019/03/19/kidscamp-is-back/\"> https://2019.calgary.wordcamp.org/2019/03/19/kidscamp-is-back/</a></li>\n<li>2019-06-29 &#8211; Jacksonville, Fl &#8211; William Jackson, Aida Correa <a href=\"https://2019.jacksonville.wordcamp.org/kidscamp/\">https://2019.jacksonville.wordcamp.org/kidscamp/</a></li>\n<li>2019-07-20 &#8211; Boston, MA &#8211; Sandy Edwards, Jim Reevoir, and Elizabeth Desrosiers <a href=\"https://2019.boston.wordcamp.org/kidscamp/\">https://2019.boston.wordcamp.org/kidscamp/</a></li>\n</ul>\n<h2>More Kids Event Information</h2>\n<p>Kids programming with WordPress is here to provide a solid opportunity for minors to be included in the community. The programs offer events, workshops, and inclusion in the ever-growing WordPress community.</p>\n<p>The community as a whole has always provided educational and networking events to further personal development. Kids Programming is no different.</p>\n<p>Events focus on key skill sets such as public speaking, writing, networking, and communication. Children get to work with peers in exciting and fulfilling ways and leave the events with new friends. These friends often live in various places around the globe and create the opportunity for long-distance friendships fostered through technological resources.</p>\n<p>For example, my son lives in Orlando and has friends in Tampa, Jacksonville and even out of state. He keeps in touch through Facebook Messenger or Slack.</p>\n<p>The fact is our kids need a fun way to use real-world skills in a non-threatening environment. A place where they won’t be tested and where they can’t fail.</p>\n<p>These programs offer just that. With over 40 different volunteers helping to foster this program across the globe it is becoming a WordPress community staple.</p>\n<p>There is still much to do. Safety has to be our #1 priority when working with minors and that means keeping things pretty consistent. There is a group of amazing volunteers documenting the process of planning a kids event and class curriculum.</p>\n<p>The team is working on checklists and curriculum to make it super easy for a meetup chapter or WordCamp to add a kids event or kids program to their offering.</p>\n<p>The future for these programs is looking very bright. There is ever-growing interested in events, and more people wanting to be part of the kids&#8217; event revolution.</p>\n<p>You too can be a hero. We need more people to write, edit, translate and test these programs. No experience is necessary and you don’t have to love kids either. This initiative allows so many children from different backgrounds and walks of life to be included in a super caring community. We see kids whose parents are already in the community and also kids who otherwise would never know the community exists. Your time is going to help create the next generation of WordPress! 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This post is an assortment of items related to WordPress that caught my eye but didn’t make it into a full post.</p>\n\n\n\n<h2>Changes to WordPress PHP Coding Standards</h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Based on changes that were <a href=\"https://make.wordpress.org/core/2019/03/26/coding-standards-updates-for-php-5-6/\">proposed back in March</a>, the <a href=\"https://make.wordpress.org/core/handbook/best-practices/coding-standards/php/\">PHP Coding Standards</a> for WordPress have been altered. Note that these changes apply to WordPress core only and Gary Pendergast recommends that developers can and should choose practices that best suit your needs for plugins and themes. </p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><a href=\"https://make.wordpress.org/core/2019/07/12/php-coding-standards-changes/\">PHP Coding Standards Changes</a></blockquote>\n</div>\n\n\n\n<h2>Excluding Remote Employee Job Applicants Based on the State They Live In</h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Like Brad, the topic of not hiring job applicants for a remote company based on the state they live in because of tax laws is not something I&#8217;ve seen discussed. </p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">A really interesting topic around remote companies, and one I haven\'t seen talked about much, is the idea of \"stateism\". Basically, not hiring from certain states because of their heavy handed laws (usually tax related). There are a few states I\'d rather avoid at this point.</p>&mdash; Brad Williams (@williamsba) <a href=\"https://twitter.com/williamsba/status/1149727445450481664?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 12, 2019</a></blockquote>\n</div>\n\n\n\n<p>In certain situations, companies that go the extra mile to hire a remote worker can also turn that person into an advocate. </p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Interesting. <a href=\"https://twitter.com/wpengine?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@wpengine</a> had to jump through some additional hoops to employ me remotely as a Canadian and I think that shows what a good employer they are and makes me advocate for them more. 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Serious problems seem to generate unhelpfully broad and exaggerated headlines, like Alexis Madrigal at <em>The Atlantic </em>describing &#8220;<a href=\"https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2019/06/how-politicians-and-scholars-turned-against-big-tech/591052/\">the coalition out to kill tech as we know it</a>.&#8221; He provides a good breakdown of the many interest groups and the perspectives in play, however, from Antitrust Theorists to Shoshana Zuboff, who coined the term &#8220;<a href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2019/jan/20/shoshana-zuboff-age-of-surveillance-capitalism-google-facebook\">surveillance capitalism</a>.&#8221;</p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote><p>Writer and Kickstarter co-founder Yancey Strickler says the internet is becoming a &#8220;dark forest&#8221; as people retreat to &#8220;wild&#8221; spaces.</p></blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Madrigal is <a href=\"https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2019/06/facebook-and-youtubes-platform-excuse-dying/591466/\">probably right</a> that people are tired of hearing that publishing platforms like Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter have no role in policing &#8220;provably false information&#8221; posted by their users. <a href=\"https://poststatus.com/free-speech-privacy-and-web/\">Brian predicted this</a> several years ago before WordPress.com <a href=\"https://techcrunch.com/2018/08/16/new-wordpress-policy-allows-it-to-shut-down-blogs-of-sandy-hook-deniers/\">came under pressure</a> to shut down sites denying the Sandy Hook school shooting ever happened. Now the boundaries of acceptable content are more actively guarded but not consistently or well, and <a href=\"https://www.theverge.com/2019/2/25/18229714/cognizant-facebook-content-moderator-interviews-trauma-working-conditions-arizona\">in some cases like Facebook</a> or YouTube, if the cure is human moderation, <a href=\"https://www.theverge.com/2019/6/19/18681845/facebook-moderator-interviews-video-trauma-ptsd-cognizant-tampa\">it&#8217;s as bad as the disease</a>.</p>\n\n\n\n<p>Former Google product manager and <a href=\"https://humanetech.com/\">Center for Humane Technology</a> founder Tristan Harris is near the top of Madrigal&#8217;s list of tech-killers. Harris <a href=\"https://gizmodo.com/this-is-how-youre-being-manipulated-1835853810\">recently testified</a> before the US Senate with <a href=\"https://www.commerce.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/2019/6/optimizing-for-engagement-understanding-the-use-of-persuasive-technology-on-internet-platforms\">such stark examples of manipulative interfaces</a> that one senator said he was thankful he would &#8220;be dead and gone &#8230; when  all this shit comes to fruition.&#8221; </p>\n\n\n\n<p>While Harris is good at generating outrage by publicizing truly outrageous things Google, Facebook, and others are doing, it&#8217;s not always clear what he thinks should be done. 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We may already be past that point, <a href=\"https://taibbi.substack.com/p/russiagate-is-wmd-times-a-million\">as Matt Taibbi has argued about the press</a>.</p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cory Doctorow has been working this beat for a long time and has some excellent, recent contributions to the debate:</p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>A discussion of <a href=\"https://corecursive.com/33-cory-doctorow-digital-rights/\">monopolies and why software has power</a> on the CoRecursive podcast with Adam Gordon Bell. <img src=\"https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/11.2.0/72x72/1f399.png\" alt=\"?\" class=\"wp-smiley\" /></li><li>A contribution to the <em>New York Times&#8217;</em> “Op-Eds From the Future” series with a piece called “<a href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/24/opinion/future-free-speech-social-media-platforms.html\">I Shouldn’t Have to Publish This in The New York Times</a>.” <img src=\"https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/11.2.0/72x72/1f4f0.png\" alt=\"?\" class=\"wp-smiley\" /></li></ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Doctorow&#8217;s Op-Ed from the future comes from a time &#8220;in which we have decided to solve the problems of Big Tech by making them liable for what their users say and do.&#8221; </p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this possible future:</p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><p>[A]ll our speech is vetted by algorithms that delete anything that looks like misinformation, harassment, copyright infringement, incitement to terrorism, etc — with the result that the only place where you can discuss anything of import is newspapers themselves. 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With increased ease in shipping products across the continent thanks to better rail links, Jozsef Dobos&nbsp;had set a goal of getting his cakes into homes across Europe. But while trains were fast they weren’t refrigerated, and fluffy whipped cream-layered fancies would quickly become rancid mush in a hot railway carriage. Innovative delicatessen owner Dobos created the solution: a five-layer cake that took a cue from France with a filling of stable chocolate buttercream, a trend that hadn’t yet hit central Europe. 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Her Lowerline Street bakery flooded with customers who called her “the Doberge Queen of New Orleans,” perhaps not realizing that she had invented both the cake and the name. Her business grew into a new spot on South Claiborne Avenue and a new name — the Mrs. Charles Ledner Bakery. The torte options grew, too. Chocolate was the standard flavor, but there were lemon, caramel, and strawberry versions. The half-and-half cake, which allowed customers the option to taste chocolate and lemon in a single go, became the most beloved version.</p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite her success, Ledner sold the business and all its recipes in 1946, blaming health issues and World War II sugar rations. The purchaser, Joe Gambino, adhered strictly to her recipes. 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We discussed how and why the <a href=\"https://make.wordpress.org/training/handbook/lesson-plans/speaker-training/\">Diverse Speaker Training group</a> was created, how <a href=\"https://make.wordpress.org/community/handbook/meetup-organizer/event-formats/diversity-speaker-training-workshop/\">the training</a> encourages underrepresented people to speak at WordCamps, and how the <a href=\"https://en.blog.wordpress.com/2019/06/19/want-to-see-a-more-diverse-wordpress-contributor-community-so-do-we/\">recent 50% sponsorship funds</a> from Automattic will be used.</p>\n<p>We also learned that local communities that have participated in the training at the meetup level have seen a sharp increase in the number of diverse speaker applications submitted to WordCamps. Binder is hoping to be sponsored 100% so she can work on the project full-time. If you&#8217;re interested in <a href=\"https://jillbinder.com/contact/\">sponsoring her work</a>, please visit her contact page and get in touch.</p>\n<h2>Stories Discussed:</h2>\n<p><a href=\"https://pantheon.io/blog/announcing-pantheon-localdev-early-access\">Announcing Pantheon Localdev Early Access</a></p>\n<p><a href=\"https://woocommerce.wordpress.com/2019/07/02/woocommerce-3-6-5-security-release/\">WooCommerce 3.6.5 security release</a></p>\n<p><a href=\"https://jetpack.com/2019/07/02/jetpack-7-5/\">Jetpack 7.5</a></p>\n<p><a href=\"https://twitter.com/JohnONolan/status/1146075173134618625\">Discuss This Tweet by John O’ Nolan</a></p>\n<h2>Transcript:</h2>\n<p><a href=\"https://wptavern.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/EPISODE-359-Transcript.rtf\">EPISODE 359 Transcript</a></p>\n<h2>WPWeekly Meta:</h2>\n<p><strong>Next Episode:</strong> Wednesday, July 10 3:00 P.M. 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All your solutions in one place, possibly to the point you don’t recognize it’s WordPress.<br />\n</span></p>\n<p><a href=\"https://twitter.com/StephenCronin/status/1143388011586920448\">Stephen Cronin</a> &#8211; <span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">DXP is an enterprise thing and has been around for ages in various guises. WordPress is not listed by Gartner, but Drupal and SharePoint are, along with other enterprise CMS&#8217;s. If people want to create DXPs out of WordPress, more power to them.</span></p>\n<p><a href=\"https://twitter.com/karimmarucchi/status/1143307026421997571\">Karim Marucchi</a> &#8211; <span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">Forget the buzz, large sites are moving past &#8216;just&#8217; content, no one product (not </span><span class=\"r-18u37iz\"><a class=\"css-4rbku5 css-18t94o4 css-901oao css-16my406 r-1n1174f r-1loqt21 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\" dir=\"ltr\" href=\"https://twitter.com/hashtag/AEM?src=hashtag_click\">#AEM</a></span><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\"> not </span><span class=\"r-18u37iz\"><a class=\"css-4rbku5 css-18t94o4 css-901oao css-16my406 r-1n1174f r-1loqt21 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\" dir=\"ltr\" href=\"https://twitter.com/hashtag/Sitecore?src=hashtag_click\">#Sitecore</a></span><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">) will ever be perfect for all the existing &amp; new features that are popping up &#8216;monthly&#8217;, so with </span><span class=\"r-18u37iz\"><a class=\"css-4rbku5 css-18t94o4 css-901oao css-16my406 r-1n1174f r-1loqt21 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\" dir=\"ltr\" href=\"https://twitter.com/hashtag/OpenSourse?src=hashtag_click\">#OpenSourse</a></span><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\"> we all can make the most open easy/most compatible /cheap framework that will help the <span class=\"r-18u37iz\"><a class=\"css-4rbku5 css-18t94o4 css-901oao css-16my406 r-1n1174f r-1loqt21 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\" dir=\"ltr\" href=\"https://twitter.com/hashtag/enterprise?src=hashtag_click\">#enterprise</a></span> manage/customize/blend all the ways you need to interact with your clients. And yes, the good Hosts, are staying out of trying to be all things.</span></p>\n<p>Thanks to these three, the meaning of DXP is a bit more clear.</p>\n<h2>WordCamp EU Organizing Team Issues Apology</h2>\n<p>There were some things that took place during the WordCamp EU afterparty that didn&#8217;t sit well with some people. The WordCamp EU organizing team explained what happened and <a href=\"https://2019.europe.wordcamp.org/2019/06/24/after-party-apology/\">issued an apology</a> for the mistakes that were made.</p>\n<h2>Torque Interviews Marcel Bootsman</h2>\n<p>Doc Pop of Torque <a href=\"https://twitter.com/TheTorqueMag/status/1141715724685185024\">caught up</a> with Marcel Bootsman to talk about his walking journey to Berlin. 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If you don’t stretch it, it will shrink.</h3>\n<p>It still feels unreal. Two days ago, I was standing on a stage, sharing my expertise. And not just any stage. One of the stages of WordCamp Europe 2019 in Berlin. A conference with over 3200 registrants, over 2700 attendees. A conference room with a capacity of 1100, 60-70% full. And lots of positive feedback.</p>\n<p><a href=\"https://s20094.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/yvette-sonneveld-wceu.jpg\"><img /></a></p>\n<h3>Never judge by appearances</h3>\n<p>Getting to this point hasn’t been a walk in the park. Not even remotely. Had you asked me about something like this five years ago, I would have smirked. Statistically, I am much more likely to be depressed, chronically anxious or abusing substances. You see, I have been a victim of <a href=\"https://www.medicinenet.com/bullying/article.htm#what_are_the_effects_of_bullying_what_are_the_effects_of_hazing\">(relational) bullying</a> several times during my elementary school years. 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I had been working with a wonderful local psychologist, but I was not getting the results I hoped for. And then it hit me: I would not be growing without intentionally seeking out opportunities to grow. So I decided to send myself out on an experiment. And, thankfully we were able to afford an experiment like that.</p>\n<h3>Being intentional about personal development</h3>\n<p>One of the goals I set, was to be able to present myself as a digital marketing expert more comfortably. And I felt that it would be easier to do this outside my local area since I was running a pattern of playing small there. So I purchased a ticket to WordCamp Miami (a short flight away). As I started to freak out about what I had done, an email came in. The organization was looking for volunteers. Perfect timing. That would help me focus on helping others rather than feeling lost and not knowing whom to talk to. Or getting all hyper from butterflying around.</p>\n<p>This turned out to be a great decision. I had never encountered a community more inviting and inclusive. I had a blast during the weekend. And even got invited over for a home-cooked dinner by one of my co-volunteers. Some first lasting friendships were born that weekend.</p>\n<p>Having this first volunteer experience under my belt landed me several volunteer gigs in the US over the following years. Not only for WordCamps, but also for a much more expensive internet marketing conferences and coaching programs.</p>\n<p><a href=\"https://s20094.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/mynams-2015.jpg\"><img /></a>One of the events I got to volunteer at, was MyNAMS 2015. I was first timer, volunteer and (assistant) trainer at the same time.</p>\n<h3>Starting all over again</h3>\n<p>Then, three years ago, we moved back to The Netherlands, and I had no professional network in my home country at all. So, once our family had found a new routine, I signed up as a volunteer for WordCamp Europe in Paris (2017). That made me stretch far out of my comfort zone since about 2000 people would attend, and I did not know one single soul. Signing up as a volunteer was a no-brainer already by that time. To help myself get over some anxiety about the number of people attending, I decided to sign up for contributors day for the first time. After all, “only” some 300 people would attend that event.</p>\n<p>The friendly people at the marketing team adopted me right away and gave me something useful to do. I teamed up with another volunteer to set up several Trello boards to manage the many ongoing projects. Over the weekend I got connected to more warm, welcoming and encouraging people than I could ever imagine. Some of them noticed that I had a way of expressing myself that could point to a talent for speaking. They kept encouraging me to the point that I submitted my very first talk proposal. Looking back, I never really expected to be picked. You should have seen my face when I received the e-mail stating I had been selected&#8230;</p>\n<h3>Another leap of faith</h3>\n<p>So two months later, I was standing in front of some 50 people. At WordCamp Nijmegen, I shared my story about growing my self-confidence to a much healthier level by volunteering during WordCamps and other events. You can view the recording on <a href=\"https://wordpress.tv/2017/10/14/yvette-sonneveld-voluntourism-how-being-a-wordcamp-volunteer-gets-you-places/\">WordPress.tv</a>. I received some great feedback. This gave me the confidence to apply for the next WordCamp, this time with a topic within my field of expertise: How to create buyer persona.</p>\n<p>Over the course of 2 years, one opportunity led to another: First, I became part of the organizing team of WordCamp Utrecht and helped organize that event twice. Then, I became a team rep for the #MakeWordPress marketing team. Next, I got to lead a workshop at WordCamp Europe 2018. And as a result of all of this, I landed several freelance gigs, training virtual assistants and writing copy for a renowned WordPress agency, Level Level. Ultimately, by making myself stretch my comfort zone a bit further out every single time, I ended up landing my dream job. I’m now in charge of marketing for Level Level.</p>\n<p><a href=\"https://s20094.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/WCEU2018.jpg\"><img /></a>Contributing to WordPress will help you make friends from all over the world. I warmly recommend it!</p>\n<h3>Lessons learned along the way</h3>\n<p>Do I still have my moments of not feeling enough? Totally. But let me share some of the most valuable lessons I learned along the way.</p>\n<h4>People who were never bullied have the same insecurities</h4>\n<p>Ha, you didn’t see that one coming, right? And until you are ever ready to open up about your feelings of insecurity, others will probably not feel safe sharing their feelings about it, either. Because being vulnerable IS scary. And people may abuse it. But it can be amazingly empowering, too. Blaming the bullying and staying in my ever-shrinking comfort zone would probably have been easier, but I’m so happy I ended up discovering that it turned out I was telling myself a lie.</p>\n<h4>Your comfort zone is a muscle. It is made to stretch.</h4>\n<p>This has become one of my pet peeves. Work your comfort zone like a muscle. If you don’t, it will shrink right back. You’ll keep playing small. Stretching it will be painful at first. But imagine that feeling of victory, that intense satisfaction when you look back and notice how much you have grown. Needless to say, it takes quite a bit of energy. You will be exhausted at times, and your comfort zone muscles will be sore. It’s the circle of life, after all. You will survive and grow stronger every day, which is exactly what I want for you.</p>\n<h3>Find your kind of crazy</h3>\n<p>We WordPress people, as unique as we all are, have lots in common, too. When helping my son through a rough patch several years ago, I did a lot of online research. I took a deep dive into everything from ADD to giftedness, and from visual learning to being highly sensitive. The “symptoms” of all of these are very much alike. And the biggest lesson: if you’re able to focus for a long time on something that you really enjoy, it’s not ADD.  You may recognize some of these “symptoms”:</p>\n<ul>\n<li>not being able to sit still;</li>\n<li>easily distracted when working on routine matters;</li>\n<li>being able to hyperfocus when working on something that intrigues you;</li>\n<li>having a wide variety of interests;</li>\n<li>tend to get into power struggles with authoritative personalities;</li>\n<li>highly creative;</li>\n<li>mastering new skills by understanding and applying a concept rather than mastering it step by step (Once you know the concept of addition in math, for instance, it doesn’t matter whether you add 2+4 or 19574+274503. 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Encourage each other.</p>\n<h4>Be ruthless about self-care</h4>\n<p>I can see a huge difference in how I feel, both physically and mentally, depending on how well I take care of myself. Purely in simple things like eating lots of fruits and veggies. Drinking no-sugar drinks like herbal infusions and water. Getting enough sleep. Being out in nature. Exercising regularly. Hanging out with friends and family instead of working all the time. This by itself won’t get you out of a depression, but I am confident it will help improve things. It helps me from getting burned out, for sure.</p>\n<h3>If you’re employing one of us</h3>\n<p>You may be reading this and leading a team of WordPress people. And you may, or may not recognize yourself in parts of my story. Either way, I may have some valuable tips for you, too.</p>\n<h4>We’re precious. We’re valuable. And, we need more validation than average</h4>\n<p>We may not always notice that we’re burning the midnight oil. We may need you, or our co-workers to notice. We’re sprinters, not marathon runners. So we’ll have bouts of brilliance, and bouts where nothing may seem to come out of our hands. Know that. Appreciate that. And help us know that it’s ok that we’re wired like that. We may need that wee bit more of validation, of encouragement. We need to know you believe in us and that we’re valuable. And we may need a hug every once in a while.</p>\n<p>Disclaimer</p>\n<p>I’m not a psychologist. I’m just sharing what I what I learned while trying to turn my life around. Also, the highs and the lows keep coming and going. Over the past five years, though, the trend has been upwards. 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</p>\n\n\n\n<p>While financial terms of the deal were not disclosed, Heather Brunner, WP Engine&#8217;s CEO <a href=\"https://techcrunch.com/2019/06/24/wordpress-management-site-wp-engine-acquires-flywheel-as-it-moves-to-a-1b-valuation-and-ipo/\">confirmed to TechCrunch</a> that the company needed to raise a small round of funding to finance the deal. </p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dusty Davidson, Tony Noecker, and Rick Knudtson founded Flywheel in 2012 in Omaha, Nebraska. In 2012, there were already a handful of players in the Managed WordPress Hosting space but Flywheel was able to carve out a niche by focusing on Designers and Agencies. </p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2016, Flywheel became one of the few hosting companies added to the <a href=\"https://wordpress.org/hosting/\">WordPress.org recommended hosting</a> page. However, their listing was removed a few months later without an explanation. </p>\n\n\n\n<p>Also in 2016, <a href=\"https://wptavern.com/flywheel-acquires-wordpress-local-development-tool-pressmatic\">Flywheel acquired Pressmatic</a>, a local WordPress development application for OS X from Clay Griffiths and rebranded it to Local by Flywheel. 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We’ll be spending the coming weeks and months on strategic innovation and integration planning, and are super excited to figure out how we can leverage all of our collective strengths, products, and brand assets in the best possible way. </p><cite><a href=\"https://getflywheel.com/flywheel-is-joining-wpengine/\">Acquisition FAQ</a></cite></blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Flywheel has generated a loyal following of happy customers over the years and some of them took to Twitter to express their concerns regarding Monday&#8217;s announcement. </p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Please, please, please don\'t have this be the beginning of the end!  Flywheel rocks and I hope you continue to do so!  I\'ve been down this acquisition road before (remember when Host Gator got bought?) and it usually doesn\'t end well.</p>&mdash; samsonmedia (@samsonmedia) <a href=\"https://twitter.com/samsonmedia/status/1143239375280594944?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 24, 2019</a></blockquote>\n</div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I’m sure you’ll are very excited and feel this is nothing but a positive thing but as someone who has found flywheel to be a saving grace in a sea of disappointment, I am very concerned to lose the only hosting service I ever loved. <br /><br />Especially to one i don’t&#8230; <img src=\"https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/12.0.0-1/72x72/1f615.png\" alt=\"?\" class=\"wp-smiley\" /></p>&mdash; Jay Mutzafi (@JayMutzafi) <a href=\"https://twitter.com/JayMutzafi/status/1143239802382237696?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 24, 2019</a></blockquote>\n</div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">There\'s a reason that I chose Flywheel over WP Engine years ago. My heart sank when I read your announcement. <br /><br />These acquisitions always end poorly for customers at some point. It will be fine for awhile, then things will change. <br /><br />Time to look for my next hosting platform.</p>&mdash; Larry Cornett (@cornett) <a href=\"https://twitter.com/cornett/status/1143247795266080768?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 24, 2019</a></blockquote>\n</div>\n\n\n\n<p>Seeing these types of responses from customers is a testament to the level of service Flywheel provides. Many of them explained why they chose to host their clients with Flywheel over WP Engine. </p>\n\n\n\n<p>Both companies have vowed to keep customers in the loop of any potential changes to plans, services, or products. 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