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Cash in on Your Passion: Win Gary V’s book + a Brainstorming Session

Want to turn your passion into your living?

Here's a chance to jumpstart your plans - the Allan Bacon-Gary Vaynerchuk "What's Your Passion?" contest. Gary is donating 2 signed copies of his brand-new book "Crush It! Why Now is the Time to Cash in on your Passion".

Enter now and you can a copy of Gary's book plus a 15-minute Twitter brainstorming session with Allan and Gary. We'll help you figure out how to take your passion and move it forward.

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For those who don't know Gary - he is the founder of Wine Library TV and one of the top experts on social media. He's also an off-line businessman and the Director of Operations at Wine Library in Springfield, NJ. Gary is wide-open with high energy and a great creative spirit.

Allan Bacon publishes Avocationist.com and teaches how to live your dreams without quitting your day job. (Click to read how Allan moved to Paris without Quitting his own Day Job .)


Note: the contest is now officially closed. Come back on Thursday September 24th to see the winners. And search on Twitter for #crushit @allanbacon or @garyvee on Thursday the 24th at 1pm ET to follow the brainstorming session.

The Contest:

First prize: A signed copy of Gary V's new book "Crush It! Why Now is the Time to Cash in on your Passion" and a 15 minute lightning brainstorming session with Allan and Gary on Twitter on Thursday September 24 at 1:00 pm ET.

Second prize: A signed copy of Gary V's new book "Crush It! Why Now is the Time to Cash in on your Passion"

Sign up now. You'll also get a free subscription to Allan's monthly "Get UnStuck" newsletter.

What's Your Passion? Here are some ideas to get you thinking:

    "I've got too many interests - how do I pick the one to go forward with?"
    "What do I do first to start my business?"
    "How can I turn my interest in (needlepoint, sports, perfume) into a business?"
    "I want to (fly a plane, write a book, live in Tokyo) - how can I do it without draining my savings or quitting my job?"

Note: the contest is now officially closed. Come back on Thursday September 24th to see the winners. And search on Twitter for #crushit @allanbacon or @garyvee on Thursday the 24th at 1pm ET to follow the brainstorming session.

The rules:

  • No purchase required to enter or win
  • Twitter is notoriously prone to going down at the most inopportune times. Should this happen on Thursday the 24th, the brainstorming will be held by conference call or email
  • The books will be delivered to the winners in October after the book launches
  • Winners will be selected by Allan and Gary based on creativity and earnestness of the answers to the "What's Your Passion?" question + on availability for the Twitter brainstorming
  • Limit one entry per email address

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    • 1 Win a copy of Gary V’s new book + brainstorming with Allan and Gary | Avocationist // Sep 15, 2009 at 7:26 pm

      [...] Click for more details and the entry form. [...]

    • 2 Tiara // Sep 16, 2009 at 12:31 am

      So hang on, I'm a bit confused. Do you want us to *answer* the question "what's your passion", or do you want us to come up with a good question?

    • 3 Avocationist // Sep 16, 2009 at 11:43 am

      @Tiara - answer with what is your passion. The winner will get help taking the next steps with that passion. - thanks for asking for the clarification

    • 4 Tiara // Sep 16, 2009 at 2:15 pm

      Aha thanks :)

      My passion...well that's a good one. I've been stuck in a bit of an existential crisis: what point is passion if I can't even take care of my basic needs? I've been trying to find income through as many ways as possible and I've got a few, but it's hand to mouth almost. And it's frustrating.

      I really like making people smile in random ways. Like this dance flashmob I'm rehearsing for. Or the burlesque routine I did that paid tribute to Savage Garden and brought back teenage memories. Using creativity to help people find some joy in their life. What I could use some help with is making that sustainable, mainly financially but in other ways too.

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