WPMotivate: Good Karma Only, Please

Michelle and Kathy discuss Michelle’s trip to WordCamp Europe and some of the experiences. Though Michelle received the worst departing gift ever, she encountered incredible kindness along the way. Her experiences have lessons for all of us. As she gave gifts to flight crews and others along the journey, it was apparent how powerful kindness…

In this week’s episode Kathy and Michelle discuss the things in life that just feel good…whether society-at-large agrees, or not. Sometimes referred to as “guilty pleasures” these things are often acts of self-care for our own mental health. And they can look different to different people. For you, it might mean going for a run…

In this episode, Michelle and Kathy talk about how the open source WordPress community is motivated more by collaboration than competition. Even for large companies, we’re all motivated by serving the WordPress users and the mission of democratizing publishing, leveling the playing field so that small startups and bloggers can create effective sites as easily…

The world is not always a kind place. People are distracted, worried, and often too disconnected to be present enough to realize what kindness can do. As such, cultivating kindness can create an impression. In this episode, Kathy and Michelle talk about how kindness to strangers is quite memorable. And when you encounter the unkind,…

There is an old Native American story about how two wolves live inside of us, one evil and one good. The adage says that the wolf that we feed is the one that wins. Often, this story is used to encourage us to be positive and not entertain the evil wolf with negative thoughts. Kathy…

This episode is worth a watch as well as a listen as Kathy and Michelle don their tiaras and talk about some of the recent accomplishments they’ve had. Kathy and her team organized the recent Kadence Amplify event, a one-day, two-track event highlighting the brilliance of the WordPress and Kadence community. And Michelle has her…