These people have entered and then sent us an extra email just to thank us for opportunity. They’ve told us how just writing about project has made them so excited and full of joy. They have enthusiasm and feel delight just for thinking about finally writing. And we’ve started reading entries and joy is there too. As a publisher, I’m used to reading submissions and contest entries. It’s often a joy but there’s rarely as much life as there is in these submissions. Reading them, I can feel that people have that spark of excitement that is only motivated by something much greater than money or even publication. It’s joy of doing what your heart’s always wanted to do.

There is more to writing than publication and money and this competition is bringing out real spirit of writing.

My message to all writers is to think about what matters to them. Think about that one thing you’ve always dreamed of writing. I challenge you to write down what completing that project would mean to you. If you feel that spark, I challenge you to commit to your project and get it written. Not because you can make money from it, but because it means something to you.

This contest has made me see more clearly than ever that there is far more to writing than making money. There will only be a few winners to Blogfest, and choosing them is going to be toughest job we do all year. But I hope this idea can reach further than that. I hope all writers will listen to their hearts and complete their projects. I hope that just thinking about actually doing it will wake up that writing spirit that is in so many people.

It has been noted that elite athletes keep meticulous journals on their training and competition, not only to advance and validate their hard work and progress, but to mentally prepare them for athletic mastery.

Journals are wonderful for developing projects or keeping to a theme such as wealth building and spiritual practice. It can be used as a restorative retreat or a creative landscape. - A playground of sorts for your professional goals and a keepsake for travel, weddings and anniversaries.

·Try personalizing your own journal by creating an arrangement that is both practical and natural. ·Ask questions and dialogue with world. ·Use it with regularity and see if this kindles some sort of journey. Above all enjoy adventure! WRITE UPSIDE DOWN, USE DIFFERENT COLORS OF PENS, collect inspiring song lyrics & meaningful quotes, or start on last page and see where it takes you.

The basic nutrition for a journal differs. Yet more you nourish it, more confident and more willing your imagination & intelligence will be.