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Winner Announcement of the "Life! By Design Contest" By Tom Ferry

This past weekend at RainCamp LA, the winners were announced of the "Life By Design Contest" that was being promoted over on Bob Stewarts Blog Post.  It was announced on Saturday that Tom Ferry's Book "Life By Design" is now a National Top Seller ranking #4 in the Nation.

Congratulations Tom, and thank you for joining us and speaking at RainCamp in Los Angeles.  We have received great responses from all those who attended, and your presentation was over the top! We were honored to have Tom Ferry as a part of the RainCamp LA event.  Tom's humor, insights, stories and content was "Top Shelf!"  We have a good suspicion that the "Life! By Design" book will soon be the #1 National BEST Seller.  Why, because Tom said so, and if you know Tom, then you know he's going to make it happen!

So here's a repeat of the contest description and rules:

THE CONTEST:

1. Read the preview chapter of the book found here: Chapter 4, The Problem of No Problems

2. Choose one of the following exercises and write a 300-500 word blog post about your experience with the exercise.

• The exercise on page 39 of the excerpt
• The exercise that starts on page 46 and goes to page 48. Pick one of the three areas: Professional, Lifestyle, or Health and Vitality and complete the exercise for that section
• The exercise on page 54 (pick one question and write 300-500 words for one question or feel free to pick more than one question and submit smaller answers to multiple questions in one post)

(**completing the exercise itself, doesn't qualify you for the challenge. You need to have a 300-500 word blog post about your experience with the exercise. What did you learn? Did you realize something you had previously been ignoring? Did this bit of reflection cause you to want to get more introspective? You get the idea, right? Get something out of the exercise and share it with us)

3. Blog posts should include 'My LIFE! By DESIGN' somewhere in the title of the post.

4. At the footer of your post, please include this (including the picture):

THE PRIZES!

2500 points for every post submitted

1. one (1) Apple iPad (16GB) ~$499
2. One (1) hour of consulting with Tom Ferry via skype or phone (If you are local to Tom you can come into the office) ~ $1500
3. One month of Power Coaching ~ $499
4. Upfront seat for 2 at Tom's Success Summit ~ $598
5. Expired Edge program and one month service of MojoSells.com (auto dialer system) ~$369
6. Copy of Tom's Home Study Course ~ $75
7. Autographed copy of LIFE! By DESIGN ~ Priceless!

The contest will end on April 23rd at Noon Central Time. Any posts written after that will not be eligible for the points or the prizes. Each post will be given one entry in the drawing for these great prizes. We will announce the date of the drawing soon, but it will be shortly after the conclusion of the challenge.

(RainCamp LA was the chosen place and time for the contest drawing!)

THE WINNERS!!

Now I could just list the names and what they won, but watching the actual drawing seems so much more exciting and something that everyone would probably enjoy more.  So here it is, a live recording of the drawing which took place backstage at RainCamp LA with Tom Ferry, myself, Lauren Bernstein, Doug Ching, and Jon Washburn as witnesses to its authenticity.

Congratulations once again to Tom Ferry, and to ALL the winners of the contest, especially the "winner" of the New iPad.  I have to admit that I was a bit jealous, and had I not been doing the video recording for this post, I think I could have out-run everyone there.  I could actually visualize and see myself snatching up and running off with one of Tom's books and the new iPad he was sporting for this drawing!  lol~ 

Last week I wrote a post on Effectively Posting Your Listings to Your Blog.  I shared a few tips on how to write blogs posts about your listings to appeal to both consumers & also search engines.  I also shared a few things that will hurt your chances of a consumer coming back repeatedly to your blog.

Many of you have seen the recent influx of points so generously being given away by Bob. The only logical thing for me to do was be more generous.  Unfortunately, since I am still the new guy in the community builder realm of ActiveRain, I have been put on a quota of points to award per month.  Unlike Bob & Brad who have been given the platinum cards with unlimited amounts, I've only been given the gold card which I found out quickly does have a maximum limit.

That being said, I decided that since I can't give everyone 10,000 points, I could at least host a contest!  Besides, who doesn't love contests?  The last one that Jason Crouch sponsored had over 80 entries! I wonder if this contest can break that?  So, without further ado,  here are the details:

• Contest starts today & runs through Midnight CST August 31st.
• All entries must be written after time of this post.
• All entries must be linked into the comment section of this post.  Entries that are not left in the comment section of this post will not be awarded any points.
• Posts that look like they have been copied & pasted from the MLS or any other Newsletter service will be disqualified from the contest & not receive any bonus points.
• You may enter as many times as you wish, but will only receive points for 1 entry.
• At the end of August 31st, a Panel of staff judges will chose the top 10 posts.  The top 10 posts will then be placed into a poll where the members of ActiveRain will chose First, Second, & Third Place winners.
  
• Points will be awarded as follows:
  • 1st Place: 10,000 points
  • 2nd Place:  5,000 points
    
  • 3rd Place:  2,500 points
    
  • Top 10 Finalists: 1,500 points
    
  • Just Entering Contest: 500 points
• The top 10 finalists & also winners of this contest will not be based upon the listing itself.  In other words, it doesn't matter if your post is about a 10 million dollar mansion, or a $10,000 piece of land.  The winners will be based upon the quality of the post, additional content about the surrounding areas, & use of extras like video & slideshows.  Creativity & content will out weigh design & layout.
  
• Lastly, your posts will be judged upon grammar & spelling, so make sure to use the spell checker & proofread your post. Posts containing several spelling errors or typos may be removed from the contest.

  Best of luck to everyone & I look forward to many awesome entries!