Comments on: Well, That Was a Complete Burn-Out http://www.dcrblogs.com/2008/03/08/well-that-was-a-complete-burn-out/ Motivating readers to believe, act, and achieve by looking at life with wit, wisdom, and engaging creativity Sat, 11 Feb 2012 23:22:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: Jeanne Dininni http://www.dcrblogs.com/2008/03/08/well-that-was-a-complete-burn-out/#comment-10708 Jeanne Dininni Tue, 11 Mar 2008 23:54:33 +0000 http://www.dcrblogs.com/2008/03/08/well-that-was-a-complete-burn-out/#comment-10708 Dan, That <i>is</i> weird. Go figure. Jeanne Dan,

That is weird. Go figure.

Jeanne

]]> By: dcr http://www.dcrblogs.com/2008/03/08/well-that-was-a-complete-burn-out/#comment-10680 dcr Tue, 11 Mar 2008 04:41:12 +0000 http://www.dcrblogs.com/2008/03/08/well-that-was-a-complete-burn-out/#comment-10680 Thanks! Actually, the reverse has been true. The number of participants in any of my drawings has been inversely proportionate to the amount of the prize offered. So, the more money I offer, the fewer participants I get. Weird. Thanks!

Actually, the reverse has been true. The number of participants in any of my drawings has been inversely proportionate to the amount of the prize offered. So, the more money I offer, the fewer participants I get. Weird.

]]> By: Jeanne Dininni http://www.dcrblogs.com/2008/03/08/well-that-was-a-complete-burn-out/#comment-10673 Jeanne Dininni Tue, 11 Mar 2008 01:05:42 +0000 http://www.dcrblogs.com/2008/03/08/well-that-was-a-complete-burn-out/#comment-10673 Dan, So sorry not to have noticed this one! I've been incredibly busy lately with a new regular contract-writing job, which has severely curtailed my available time for visiting my favorite blogs. Sorry, too, that no one <i>else</i> entered either. That's too bad. I certainly would have at least attempted to give it a go if I'd known about it and been able to find the time, since it's a fascinating topic and one with a great deal of latitude for self-expression. By the same token, though, this type of exercise requires a great deal of thought--introspection and analysis--which could be why many simply didn't want to tackle it. It had such great potential, though! If I were you, I'd consider resurrecting it sometime in the future. But, you might need to give people advance notice, really playing it up for a while, before actually posting your challenge. Give people some time to get used to the idea, get inspired, and think about what they might want to say. (Also, I suspect that if you'd offered a $50 prize, regardless of the number of entrants--maybe just having a certain minimum number of required entrants to give away the prize--more people would have been <i>motivated</i> to enter.) Most probably looked at the possible $5 and $10 prizes and thought it wouldn't be worth the effort.) Just a few thoughts! Jeanne Dan,

So sorry not to have noticed this one! I’ve been incredibly busy lately with a new regular contract-writing job, which has severely curtailed my available time for visiting my favorite blogs. Sorry, too, that no one else entered either. That’s too bad.

I certainly would have at least attempted to give it a go if I’d known about it and been able to find the time, since it’s a fascinating topic and one with a great deal of latitude for self-expression. By the same token, though, this type of exercise requires a great deal of thought–introspection and analysis–which could be why many simply didn’t want to tackle it.

It had such great potential, though! If I were you, I’d consider resurrecting it sometime in the future. But, you might need to give people advance notice, really playing it up for a while, before actually posting your challenge. Give people some time to get used to the idea, get inspired, and think about what they might want to say.

(Also, I suspect that if you’d offered a $50 prize, regardless of the number of entrants–maybe just having a certain minimum number of required entrants to give away the prize–more people would have been motivated to enter.) Most probably looked at the possible $5 and $10 prizes and thought it wouldn’t be worth the effort.)

Just a few thoughts!
Jeanne

]]> By: Michelle Gartner http://www.dcrblogs.com/2008/03/08/well-that-was-a-complete-burn-out/#comment-10664 Michelle Gartner Mon, 10 Mar 2008 20:37:13 +0000 http://www.dcrblogs.com/2008/03/08/well-that-was-a-complete-burn-out/#comment-10664 See Dan this one is catching on- I am already entered because I thought it up while commenting... See Dan this one is catching on- I am already entered because I thought it up while commenting…

]]> By: pete http://www.dcrblogs.com/2008/03/08/well-that-was-a-complete-burn-out/#comment-10655 pete Mon, 10 Mar 2008 13:40:51 +0000 http://www.dcrblogs.com/2008/03/08/well-that-was-a-complete-burn-out/#comment-10655 Here's my lazy entry. OK, where's my prize? :D Here’s my lazy entry.

OK, where’s my prize? :D

]]> By: Michelle Gartner http://www.dcrblogs.com/2008/03/08/well-that-was-a-complete-burn-out/#comment-10628 Michelle Gartner Sun, 09 Mar 2008 18:40:57 +0000 http://www.dcrblogs.com/2008/03/08/well-that-was-a-complete-burn-out/#comment-10628 I caught a big cold two days ago that is so nasty I can't even stick my contacts in. My one eye is practically glued shut and my face is sort of swollen. I feel like Quasimodo. It was my fault I caught this cold for bragging about how I hadn't gotten sick at all this winter because they gave me a flu shot in the hospital on Halloween when I had #5. Everyone was getting tired of hearing me go on and on about getting flu shots... So no motivation here- make your contests easier I could use $50... How about a Lazy (wo)Man Contest and we write about the laziest thing we have ever done. Then you give the winner $50 and the prize is a reward for being lazy. You could call it the Easiest Fifty Bucks You Never Made ~ Lazy Man Contest. And then post it to contest blogger- that's were all the lazy bloggers are- looking for fast $$$. Forget the motivational stuff- none of us are on the internet to actually work or be motivated. We are here to make a fast buck... I caught a big cold two days ago that is so nasty I can’t even
stick my contacts in.
My one eye is practically glued shut and my face is sort of swollen.
I feel like Quasimodo.

It was my fault I caught this cold for bragging about how I
hadn’t gotten sick at all this winter because they gave me a flu shot in the hospital on Halloween when I had #5. Everyone was getting tired of hearing me go on and on about getting flu shots…

So no motivation here- make your contests easier I could use $50…

How about a Lazy (wo)Man Contest and we write about the laziest thing we have ever done. Then you give the winner $50 and the prize is a reward for being lazy. You could call it the Easiest Fifty Bucks You Never Made ~ Lazy Man Contest. And then post it to contest blogger- that’s were all the lazy bloggers are- looking for fast $$$.

Forget the motivational stuff- none of us are on the internet to actually work or be motivated. We are here to make a fast buck…

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