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 Have You Entered?
In
the July 1 issue, I announced the kickoff of our fifth annual Road
Warrior Search and encouraged you to stop everything and enter. So, did
it work? Well, according to the latest stats, many of you are
competitive overachievers: More and more entries are rolling in every
day. I’m very impressed, especially since I’m one of those people who
will continue to remind themselves to do something instead of just doing it. But I also know I’m not alone. So I’m going to spend a little time appealing to those of you who are a bit more like me.
What
in the world are you waiting for? For just a small investment of your
time, you’ll get so much in return. For starters, you’ll learn a few
things about the world and about yourself, all while exercising the
creative side of your brain. (Wouldn’t it be nice to do something a
little different — and much more entertaining — than spreadsheets and
expense reports?)
You’ll also get the chance to see your name
and words published in a magazine that is read by more than 1.5 million
people. I can personally tell you what a kick that is!
Then, if
you really put your heart and soul into it, you could win some cool
prizes. In case you missed our previous issue, let me reiterate.
There
will be five winners. For the first time ever, they’ll actually be
chosen by you and your peers! The grand-prize winner will receive two
million Hilton HHonors Bonus Points, good at participating Hilton
family hotels around the world, as well as a million American Airlines
AAdvantage miles.
The second-place winner will receive a Bose
Lifestyle 48 home entertainment system, a Bose SoundDock, and a pair of
Bose QuietComfort 2 Acoustic Noise Cancelling headphones.
Three
third-place winners will each receive a five-day, four-night vacation
for two at the Hilton Waikoloa Village in Hawaii from AmericanAirlines
Vacations, as well as a two-year subscription to T-Mobile HotSpot Wi-Fi
Internet service.
Additionally, all five winners will each receive a Toughbook CF-74 laptop computer, courtesy of Panasonic.
As I said, that’s a whole lot of return on your investment. But if you don’t give it a shot, you won’t get a chance at nothin’.
For more details and a sneak peek at the awesome travel photo montage that we had created just for you, turn to page 2.
In
the meantime, until you get to a place where you have Internet access,
dig deep into the rest of our pages. Plenty of rewarding articles
await.
I was particularly interested in our story about Mike
Piscal, on page 30. This teacher decided to make it his mission to
bring a quality education to kids who might not otherwise have access
to great schools.
What’s more, Piscal not only dreamed up this
goal; he actually accomplished it. I’m always impressed by people who
take huge risks to make life better for everyone and who don’t just
talk about doing something but actually get up and do it.
In
fact, now that I think about it, in his own way, Piscal just might be
the inspiration you need to enter our Road Warrior contest. And from
there, who knows what you’ll accomplish!
SHERRI GULCZYNSKI BURNS
Editor
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