Dreamforce Recap: Don't Dream it's Over

After weeks and weeks and months of lead up... it finally happened. Dreamforce 2018. The event I'd been determined to get to the moment I walked into Bootcamp at TrailheaDX six months ago.

Of course far too much happened for me to cover in a blog, so I'll just recap my top five favourite experiences, in no particular order of course.

Empower Your Admin and Supercharge Your Business
Our session couldn't have gone better! We had a packed house, and lots of familiar faces in the room, but the best part - people stopping us during the week to tell us they enjoyed our session and how much they got out of it!

Empower your admin & supercharge your business with ⁦@zazamataz⁩ and ⁦@mehansen82⁩ pic.twitter.com/q2eslUNDL2

— Bhavana Singh (@singhbhavana8) September 25, 2018

The #AwesomeAdmin Keynote
During my journey this year, I've gotten to know and really love my fellow #AwesomeAdmins, and as my first ever Dreamforce Keynote, it did not disappoint. I even got to sit in the front row and be right in the action!

Catch up on the @Dreamforce #AwesomeAdmin Keynote: https://t.co/DGAg3llm0O feat co-founder @parkerharris - great content and amazing demos to help you do amazing things on the @Salesforce platform #df18 pic.twitter.com/Q80qOilxgo

— Juliette W (@JulietteForce) October 2, 2018

The #AwesomeAdmin Lip Sync Battle
I mean, I'm sure you all know by now that I don't mind the spotlight...

Super thrilled to place 3rd in #DF18 #AwesomeAdmin Lip sync battle! Such a fun way to combine my love of @SalesforceAdmns and performing! Thanks @SalesforceAmy and @rockchick322004, and mad love to Trailhead Timberlake @adam17amo pic.twitter.com/axQkEHsXrI

— Zarina Varley Scott (Zaz) (@zazamataz) September 26, 2018

Volunteering
I love being able to share my passion for Salesforce and help other people discover what makes this community so special. I worked four shifts in different stations - Trailblazer Community Cove, Camp Quick Start, Admin Meadow and Lightning Rapids. I probably got the most out of volunteering and helping the community then I did from any of the other sessions I attended. If World Tour is coming to you, or for future TrailheaDX or Dreamforce events, consider volunteering for a shift or two - you won't regret it!

#TeamCanada manning the #TrailblazerCommunity booth at #DF18! @nikpanter @SalesforceCA @Dreamforce pic.twitter.com/bJemybkZFU

— Zarina Varley Scott (Zaz) (@zazamataz) September 26, 2018

Ohana
The people! Oh my gosh, the people! While volunteering is amazing, it's the people that made my Dreamforce so special! So many wonderful people I was already fortunate to meet at either TrailheaDX, MidWest Dreamin, or WITness Success were there, so it really was just like a big family reunion. Then of course there were all those that I'd connected with online that I finally got to spend some time with in person. My heart was full of so much #Trailheart for the whole week.

I had my full circle moment when I got to be part of the giant "log photo". I remember seeing the one from last year, and thinking how fun it would be to to be a part of that group... and well, fast forward to this year, and I'm a part of it!

We’re gonna need a bigger boat! pic.twitter.com/gOSgc7wxFY

— Michael Orias (@MichaelOrias) September 28, 2018

I'm already planning which events I want to go to next, as I've finally found my tribe. Thank you to everyone who made it such an incredible week!

Soundtrack: Don't Dream it's over - Crowded House