From The Contest Queen

I have read many comments on various online contest and sweepstakes groups that people are winning less. They blame me for their lack or prizes. They feel the more publicity I receive, the more people enter and the harder it is for them to win. I do not believe that to be true. If it is so hard to win then why do I win 5-15+ prizes every month, month-after-month? I believe it is easy to win, so my experience is, it is easy to win. They believe it is hard to win, so their experience is, it is hard to win. Remember, your inner world creates your outer world.

I receive daily inspirational quotes via email from some of my favourite authors and this one arrived this morning from Esther & Jerry Hicks:

When you manage to stay connected to your Energy stream, you always win. And you know what, somebody else doesn’t have to lose for you to win. There is always enough.

There are enough prizes for everyone. Let some into your life today.

I think it is interesting and fun to see how other countries run promotions. In Australia, similar to England, they enter competitions, so they call themselves compers.

Donna Battams is not only a comper, but a big winner and creator of AussieCompers.com. Lana Verco wrote an article on her and the hobby, Donna wins the luckiest job on earth, which appeared in the Sydney Morning Herald on January 27^th.

My father-in-law purchased some CDs from a small online retailer because they were the only ones that sold the independent label music he was looking for. He was amazed at the he found at the bottom of his invoice.

Your CDs have been gently taken from our CD Baby shelves with sterilized contamination-free gloves and placed onto a satin pillow.

A team of 50 employees inspected your CDs and polished them to make sure they were in the best possible condition before mailing.

Our packing specialist from Japan lit a candle and a hush fell over the crowd as he put your CDs into the finest gold-lined box that money can buy.

We all had a wonderful celebration afterwards and the whole party marched down the street to the post office where the entire town of Portland waved “Bon Voyage!” to your package, on its way to you, in our private CD Baby jet on this day, Monday, January 28th.

I hope you had a wonderful time shopping at CD Baby. We sure did. Your picture is on our wall as “Customer of the Year.” We’re all exhausted but can’t wait for you to come back to CDBABY.COM!!

Thank you, thank you, thank you!

Sigh…

–

Derek Sivers, president, CD Baby

the little store with the best new independent music

http://cdbaby.com cdbaby@cdbaby.com (503) 595-3000

I think they now have a customer for life!

The Secret says there are no limits. Everything is possible. The only the limits are the ones we create. Just ask Demi-Lee Brennan. She created a new reality, possibility, truth, for herself and everyone on earth.

After a liver transplant, her body changed its blood type to match that of the donor organ and never needs to take anti-rejection drugs again. The first truth used to be, “If your organs fail, you die.” Then it became, “We can give you a new organ, but you will reject it, so you must take these drugs for the rest of your life.” Now the truth can be, “We will give you a new organ and you can alter your body to accept it as your own.”

I wonder what other truths can we change? Limits we can alter? What is possible?

Everything and anything…so what new possibilities are you going to create in your life today?

W. Clement Stone said “Use all the tools available to you.”

Here is another tool for your law of attraction tool box. The Law of Attraction Training Centre is offering free teleclasses on subjects as:

Law of Attraction for Everyday Living

I GET It! So Why Am I STILL Not GETTING It?

Journey to WOW! – Release Weight with the Law of Attraction

Click here for their full schedule.

ENJOY!

Most contestors can spot the word WIN at 100 paces. I was flipping through the Toronto Sun, when the word win caught my eye. There seems to be a contest for just about anything and everything. Apparently there is not enough nudity on the Internet, so Adult 411 is holding a Naughty Hotty Amateur Photo Contest.

The basic rules are: It’s open to Ontario resident only. Your face does not need to be in the photo. It closes January 31^st 2008.

They will be selecting one male and one female winner. Scroll down main contest page for full rules and entry requirements.

The Grand Prize is a $200 gift certificate redeemable at several adult stores plus many other prizes including: hot DVDs, a spa treatment and even photos with a naughty movie star.

Visit the photo gallery, if you dare. Congratulations go out to Dave, the Early Bird winner, and don’t look for my photo. It turns out , I do not enter every contest.

It was widely reported yesterday that Heath Ledger was found dead. Suicide was ruled out, but sleeping pills were found by his side. The news stated he had not been sleeping well for the past few months and the pills only worked for a few hours at a time. Maybe he so desperate for sleep and peace he took too many.

It made me think Western society seems to have gotten itself on the treadmill of bigger, better, faster, richer, and just plain more. Heath seemed to have it all; wealth, fame, fortune. Yet, it was also reported he was unhappy. Maybe that’s why he couldn’t quiet his mind.

Joe Vitale wrote a great blog on choosing happiness. Happiness is a conscious choice we make. We need to be happy now with what we have and who we are while striving to better ourselves and reach our goals. It’s not about the money, cars, homes, etc. It’s about Being. Being here, Being happy.

Remember, we are Human Beings, not Human Doings. Maybe Heath was Doing too much and never had a chance to Be. Don’t let your chance pass you by. Just Be.

The documentary that was filmed last summer about the hobby of contesting and featured contestors from across Canada, will be airing on CBC Thursday March 6^th at 9^pm on the Doc Zone.

Bonnie, of the T.O. Wanna Winners, won the Name The Documentary contest at the convention. Her winning entry? In It To Win It! Sadly, the CBC chose not to use her entry, and instead called the documentary Winning for a Living. I feel their choice immediately gives off the wrong impression of what contestors are really like and why we enter. Thankfully, the project was lead by an award winning director, Nadine Pequeneza, so I believe the hobby, the people and the convention will only be shown in the best possible light.

So, mark your calendars, set your PVRs, and get set to see this hobby the way it’s never been seen before!

The Passionate Eye documentary that was filmed at the Annual National Contestors Convention is due to air on CBC in March. I am still awaiting a final name and air date. I will be sending out the documentary information as soon as I have it.

In the meantime, to satisfy your craving to watch fellow sweepers and contestors on TV, pop The Prize Winner of Defiance Ohio in your DVD player and haul out the tissue box.

When I won a year’s supply of pizza my husband asked my daughter, “What’s better than pizza?” The answer?  “Free pizza!”

Free is good. That is why many people enter contests and sweepstakes as a hobby. Sometimes you don’t even have to enter to get something for free. If you are looking to do something a little different without spending a lot of money, get tickets to the taping of a local television show.

Living near Toronto I have been to many of the shows taped in the city. There is something for everyone’s taste and schedule. Check out your local TV station’s webpage to see what is taped near you to get your free tickets.

If you are planning a trip to L.A., New York or Chicago go to your favourite TV show’s website and see how to get free tickets. You may get a chance to be in the audience for Oprah, Ellen, Leno or Letterman.

In the GTA:

STEVE & CHRIS

THE HOUR 

THIS HOUR HAS 22 MINUTES

HAVE FUN!!