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- We all want to know the secret to Admin success,
but like most things it's built on a solid foundation,
and that foundation is you.
I'm Mike Gerholdt, and you've come to the right place.
Because today you're going to see how personal success
is the foundation for the essential habits
and all that admins need to grow their career.
Now, the essential habits for Salesforce Admins
is a series of modules on Trailhead
that cover the four core responsibilities
and their associated habits.
Those four core responsibilities are user management,
data management, security,
and actionable analytics.
These responsibilities
are on the foundation of personal success,
but what is personal success?
And how do we set a strong foundation?
Well, much of the personal success
that we experience in our careers and in our life
comes from getting curious
about all the material that we can learn
and reading as much as we can
and putting those learnings into action.
I mean, really this is no different
when it comes to being incredibly talented and passionate
as a Salesforce admin.
Now the foundation for your personal success
focuses on three areas.
(bell dings) The first is community.
When you're setting your foundation for personal success,
one great place to start
is by participating in the community.
Now we use community as a broad term
because it encompasses every corner of interaction,
whether that's online in the Trailblazer community
or on Twitter,
or online while joining a community user group.
Those meetings are fun
because you can meet and greet with individuals,
sometimes there's events.
And of course, the biggest one of them all, Dreamforce.
Both online and offline,
there are many ways for you to connect with others
in the ecosystem.
Give back by answering questions,
you can do mentoring or donating your time
such as having fun with the wonderful people that you meet.
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Now, the second is Salesforce releases.
Another great thing to do is build that foundation
and start learning about Salesforce's three releases a year.
These happen three times a year,
and with lots of updates for you to learn about.
You can review the release notes,
you can watch the release readiness live previews,
that's kind of my favorite.
And of course, you can complete the LearnMOAR trailmix.
Now the LearnMOAR trailmix is on Trailhead,
and it's the fun way to learn Salesforce online.
You can sign up, you can earn points and badges,
and you can even start your journey to certification
all right on Trailhead.
Now the third is a personal V2MOM,
and this one I really, really enjoy.
Maybe last on the list,
but I think it's the most important,
because we encourage you to create
a personal V2MOM.
And a V2MOM for us is a guiding document
that encompasses all your goals for the year,
and it allows you to share your vision values,
and list out all of those methods
that you're gonna use to accomplish those goals
and measure their progress.
Oh yeah, the O stands for obstacles,
which are also valuable to list.
So you can anticipate your challenges
and overcome them to reach your goals.
Now, as we move through each of our habits,
we'd like you to break them down
so you can schedule them on a calendar.
So keep in mind, these are just our recommendations.
First, there's gonna be those weekly habits.
So set time block on your calendar to get on Trailhead
and continue your learning journey.
You can listen to newly released episodes
of the Salesforce Admins podcast
and read the latest blog posts on admin.salesforce.com.
Now there's monthly habits.
So every month (bell dings)
you should plan to attend a community group.
This could be virtual,
or it could be in person.
You can find all of these Trailhead community groups
on the Trailhead community groups site.
There's quarterly habits.
So quarterly, (bell dings)
you should also be checking the release readiness website,
you know, to see what new features are coming out.
It's kind of awesome.
And of course, plan on completing the LearnMOAR trailmix.
And then finally our annual habits.
So of course, the big annual habit
is you should create your V2MOM.
That's your planning tool
to help you set specific measurable goals for the year
and anticipate the challenges so you can overcome them.
Now, these are just our starting points for you
to give you some ideas to create your own habits
that work for you and your organization.
And remember that,
personal success is a foundation for everything else.
So be sure to invest in yourself
as well as all of the responsibilities that you have.
Now that we've set the foundation
and you know your personal success habits,
more about those four core responsibilities
and their associated habits,
let's head on over to Trailhead and dive in now.
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