Guidelines for Running a Contest on Twitter
Twitter has finally posted their guidelines for running a contest on their service.  This will allow you to promote your giveaway without breaking any of Twitter’s posting rules. Businesses, organizations, and even some swanky individuals have hosted contests through their Twitter profile. Contests on Twitter may offer prizes for tweeting a particular update, for following a particular user, or for posting updates with a specific hashtag. Maybe you’ve been thinking about hosting a contest using your Twitter profile? You probably also want to make sure your

Another Great Interview with Helene Hadsell
Vishen Lakhiani, founder of MindValley and FinerMinds, recently had another great interview with Helene Hadsell. ENJOY, GOOD LUCK & HAVE FUN!

The Thrill of the Chase
Seth Godin wrote a great blog post on why people buy lottery tickets.  It’s the exact same reason people enter contest and sweepstakes.  (Except entering sweepstakes doesn’t cost me money and the odds are far greater!) One misconception of the hobby is that contestors only enter to win.  They are greedy and are only out to get free stuff.  For me, and many others I have interviewed, we love the whole hobby.  There is so much fun in finding out about a new promotion, dreaming about the prize, filling out the entry for

What Are You Focusing On?
I love to receive all types of inspirational and motivational emails from my favourite authors, teachers, trainers and coaches.  This one was in my inbox this morning from T. Harv Eker, author of Secrets of the Millionaire Mind: Hi Carolyn, Wealth File #6 Rich people admire other rich and successful people. Poor people resent rich and successful people. Poor people often look at other people&

Did You Know You Can Visit Lucky?
While entering a daily contest to win a weekly trip by answering trivia questions, I discovered a lucky place; Tuuri, Finland, aka LuckyVillage.  You can visit the LuckyCave in LuckyHill.  If you are pure of heart, you will see Lacy Luck riding her Unicorn and receive a few LuckyKicks.  Make sure you visit the LuckyShoe monument and gaze upon it’s golden splendor.  Lastly, visit the LuckyWell.  Legend has it that you must make a wish for someone else for it to come true.