The biggest thing that happened this week was the announcement that I had won the video competition in the “Most Life Changing Moment” category for a competition called BeTheNextBestSellingAuthor.com
I wrote a post about it earlier this week with a link to the results in there. (Photo Credit: Shelly)
It was the most stunning win I’ve ever experienced in my life. The competition was fierce with well over 200 videos under consideration. Mark Joyner, the man who organized this competition, said judging was extremely difficult because there was only one winner for each of the three categories (Most Life Changing Moment, Most Views and Funniest Moment). He must have felt bad about it because while there were no official “runner ups,” he listed a handful of “honorable mentions” at the very bottom of the announcement page.
I cannot begin to tell you the level of gratitude when I learned of the win. It was such a profound moment for me - I felt what lottery winners must feel when they learn that they just beat astronomical odds to win millions, forever changing their life!
What’s interesting about this competition (or any competition of that scale), is that if you’re selected as the winner, you’ve just earned yourself a virtual viral marketing campaign without spending a dime! Once a web page is created with a list of winners with a link to whatever material that was submitted (in this case a video), it will be there forever as long as neither party takes it down. Future visitors years down the road will see it, potentially leading to opportunities that have not yet made themselves known.
It certainly didn’t hurt that Simpleology’s newsletter goes out to over 270,000 readers. With that many people knowing about the contest results, there are unlimited possibilities!
Sometimes you just have to do it and go with the flow. Trust that if it’s meant to be, then it will happen. If not, you move on to the next opportunity that comes your way and try again.
It’s just the beginning - I have no idea what will come from this extraordinary situation but I’m riding with it the best I can and am enjoying it. There’s no way I could have forseen any of this but one thing is for certain.
It’s been part of God’s grand plans for me all along. That’s why I couldn’t get another literary agent after my first agent and I went separate ways in 2000, that’s why I haven’t found a publisher yet and that’s why my manuscript has been sitting on the floor, waiting for an opportunity like this to manifest. The universe, once again, showed me (and you) of it’s perfection.
Little did I know my words in a video post a couple weeks ago would be prophetic:
Timing picks you, you don’t pick time.
To see that video click here.
You’ll probably appreciate the enormity of my gratitude when you learn that Mark Joyner has substantial experience in working with authors in transforming their books into best-selling material. Look at this as an example of who I’ll be dealing with in the coming days, weeks and months:
- He’s been called the king of “Viral Marketing”
- He’s a best selling author of several books himself, many of which have been translated to different languages
- His pioneering e-book (”Search Engine Tactics”) was downloaded over 1 million times before e-books became fashionable
- One of his books, (MindControlMarketing) shot to #1 within 36 hours of its release
Clearly the man seems to know what he’s talking about. He’s gotten positive testimonies from some of the most successful Internet marketers out there.
Needless to say, I’m excited to be working with this man - I’m about to embark on a journey with $20,000 worth of work that I won to help transform my manuscript into a bestseller. Several of you have already indicated you want to buy my book - you guys rock - thanks!
Of course, I will keep everyone posted on the progress we make as we go forward.
Once again, thank you all for your support. Have a great weekend!
This post (see link back below) was written and copyrighted by Stephen J. Hopson at: Adversity University Blog
End of the Week Gratitude Theme #20
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