I want to give a big thank you to those of you that joined my mailing list, and in doing so, entered my eBook giveaway.

The Winners Are

Zengirl – Passionate Living

Steven – The Buddha Blueprint

Patricia – Upgrade Reality

Abhishek – Assess Decide Do

Ali – The Book of Awesome

If you are an eBook winner, I’ve already emailed the eBook to you.  Let me know if you don’t get it due to spam filter or attachment size.

Second Chance

For those that didn’t win, and even for those that did, I’ll be giving away more eBooks!  I’m hoping to give away or offer discounts on many more of the eBooks I review.  In the near future I’ll be reviewing The Raw Food Lifestyle, an eBook about self improvement and the lifestyle surrounding a raw food diet.  The author Andrew Perlot has already agreed to allow me to give away one copy to a lucky mailing list subscriber.

If you’re already a subscriber, you don’t need to do anything.  If you haven’t subscribed yet, then fill out this form and you’ll be added to my mailing list and included in all future giveaways and discounts.

Site Changes

You might have noticed some changes to the site (unless your reading in an RSS feed.)  I always felt a little cramped with the 3 column layout.  So, I’ve changed to a 2 column layout and added width to both the main content column and the sidebar column.  I’m now feeling less cramped and more free and airy.

I’m also highlighting my eBook reviews in the sidebar.  For now I’ve moved my Google ads lower down, but I may remove them altogether soon.  They only bring in a few dollars each month, and I think the space can be better used.

Please visit these great blogs

Now I want to send you off to visit some other blogs.  The blog-masters behind these blogs allowed me to give away free copies of their eBooks.  These are super people and they have some great stuff happening at their blogs, so head on over and check them out.

Dragos Roua – Brilliantly Better – Author of Assess-Decide-Do, Dragos blogs about his past, present, and future crossroads.  He has lots of tips for self improvement and enhancing your productivity.

Happy Lotus Lifestyles – Author of The Buddha Blueprint, Nadia shares her journey through life and all the wisdom she has accumulated during that journey.  She has a new mission beginning soon, so be sure to check back often or subscribe to her RSS.

Upgrade Reality – Author of Upgrade Reality, Diggy shares many bits of wisdom to help you upgrade your reality. He’s accomplished a lot in his personal quest to upgrade his reality, and loves to share the things he’s learned.

Wake Up Cloud – Author of Passionate Living, Henri shares lessons from his own quest to live a life following his passions.  He blogs about his passions, financial freedom and self improvement at the Wake Up Cloud and also runs a skin care site with his girlfriend Ingela.

I just wanted to put up a reminder to enter my eBook drawing.  To enter, you just have to join my mailing list.

Please note, this is a brand new list and is separate from the RSS feed and RSS email list.  This is a special list that will get you access to more freebies and discounts on Personal Development eBooks.

So far I only have a few entries, so your chances of winning are very good!

Click here for the full rules and a look at how to win some bonus entries.

As promised in my last post, here is my one year blogiversary contest where you can win one of four fantastic personal development eBooks. To enter, you’ll need to join my merry band of enlightenment seekers by signing up for my mailing list.

You see, I want a direct line of communication to the people the really dig all the stuff I have going on here at Eden Journal.  People that like to think a little deeper, contemplate the wonders of our world, really love to soak in some good personal development discussions.  I also want to get a group of people that really like personal development eBooks, because I’m hoping to haggle some special pricing for just for my subscribers.

Let’s talk about the prizes, then I’ll go through the details for entering.

The Prizes

I’m giving away four eBooks.

• The Buddha Blueprint by Nadia Ballas-Ruta
• Upgrade Reality by Diggy
• Passionate Living by Henri Junttila
• Assess-Decide-Do, Natural Productivity by Dragos Roua

I’m going to throw one more prize into the mix.  I’m going to give away my very own copy of The Book of Awesome.  It’s only been read once and it’s still in great shape.  I’m giving it away because there is no reason for all that Awesomeness to sit on a shelf or get hawked at a used book store.  I want to share that Awesomeness with one of my readers and I hope that when you finish it, you’ll pass it on too.  (It’s missing the dust jacket though; hope that’s ok because the dust jacket just gets in the way, and the feeling of a naked hardback is Awesome!)

How to Enter

To enter, simply sign up for my mailing list using the form below. One entry per person. (After signing up for the mailing list, be sure to confirm your subscription.  Unconfirmed subscriptions will disqualify you from entry into the contest.)

Bonus Entries

In addition to creating a merry band of enlightenment seekers, I want to get the word out about Eden Journal. I want to attract some more readers and more enlightenment seekers. So, I’m offering some bonus entries. You need to sign up for the mailing list first, then you become eligible for the following bonus entries.  You can enter each of the bonuses only one time, giving you a total of  four possible bonus entries.

1. Tweet about this contest.
2. Share a link to this contest on Facebook.
3. Email a link to to this contest to a friend, many friends, or to your own mailing list.
4. Suggest a better name for the merry band of enlightenment seekers (or if you really like that name, let me know that too.) I’ve seen other blogs with a militia or a small army, and I think it would be cool to have an elite name for you fine folks that are joining my mailing list. You can leave your suggestion in the comment section below.

Important note for the bonus entries

After you spread the word, I’ll need you to leave a comment on this post telling me what you did, so that I can keep track of your bonus entries. I may not be your facebook friend, I may not be on your email list, and I might not follow you on twitter, so unless you leave a comment here, I’ll have no idea that you were awesome enough to share a link to this contest.  Also, you can only earn a maximum of four bonus entries, on per activity listed above.

Contest End Date and Winner Notification

Entries for the contest will be accepted until Sunday, October 17.  I’ll announce notify and announce the winners on Monday, October 18.  The winners of this contest will be notified by email.  That means you’ll need to make sure you use a valid email address when signing up for the mailing list.

Rules and Disclaimers

You may have a total of five entries in this contest.   The primary entry plus four bonus entries. The bonus entries are valid only upon completing the primary entry by signing up for the mailing list.  You must complete the confirmation of the mailing list subscription to qualify for entry into the contest.  In order to draw the winners I’ll created a numbered list of all entries and then use Random.org to choose random numbers.  With Five entries available per person, it is possible that one person could win all five prizes.  Odds of winning depend of number of entrants.  If you have any questions, contact me at contests@edenjournal.com.

Special Thanks

I want to thank  Nadia Ballas-Ruta of Happy Lotus Lifestyles, Diggy of Upgrade Reality, Henri Junttila of Wake Up Cloud, and Dragos Roua of Dragos Roua Brilliantly Better.  These super awesome bloggers and authors have donated the eBooks that I’m giving away here.  I sincerely appreciate their support and encouragement.  Be sure to check out their blogs when you get a chance, these guys and girls really rock the world of personal development!

Congatulations to Quinn from qupfromtheashes.blogspot.com/.  Quinn has been randomly selected as the winner of week 5.

Let Eden Journal help you with your Christmas shopping! Each week for the next five weeks, Eden Journal will be giving away a $25 Amazon.com gift card.

How to Enter: This is the easiest contest of the series. All you have to do is comment on your favorite post. The only rule I have is that you actually read an article and post a meaningful comment. If you really want to go all out, you could flip through some of the older posts to pick a favorite. One entry per person. Only comments made between 12/13/2009 and 12/19/2009 are counted for this contest.

If you are new to Eden Journal, I encourage you to take a few minutes to poke around. Here are some of the most popular posts to get you started.

• How I learned the principles of Hakuna Matata “No Worries”
• 7 Steps to Avoiding Worry
• The Day I was Laid Off was the Best Day of My Life
• School taught me to HATE reading… and how I learned to love it again
• Sleep… How I learned to fall asleep fast, and you can too!
• The Open Mind Test – Part 1: An Open Minded 2nd Grader
• The Open Mind Test – Part 2: A Great Teacher, A Little Philosophy, and A Whole Lot of Love
• The Open Mind Test – Part 3: Our Purpose in Life
• The Open Mind Test – Part 4: Conclusions, Comments, and a Challenge

Each week for the next five weeks Eden Journal will host a different contest in which you the reader must complete one small task. And these tasks are soooo easy! Complete these simple tasks to publicize or contribute to the content of Eden Journal and you may just find yourself the lucky recipient of 25 Amazon smackers!

$25… Wow, that’s just enough to qualify for free shipping! That’s right, free shipping!

By the way, if you are looking for some great books to spend that 25 bucks on, check out some of my recommendations: Eden Journal’s Fantastic Books and Must Reads

Are you excited? I know I am! So how does one enter this contest? Here is the list of upcoming contests followed by the details of this week’s contest!

Week 1 – November 15 through November 21 – Retweet this contest post! Congratulations to @shrinkingcamel. Winner of Week 1. Check out his blog at www.shrinkingthecamel.com.

Week 2 – November 22 through November 28 – Blog about this contest or submit a guest post! Congratulations to bunnymoney9. Bunnymoney9 has a great little contest blog: http://bunnymoney9.blogspot.com/

Week 3 – November 29 through December 5 – Share this contest or your favorite post on Facebook.

Week 4 – December 6 through December 12 – Sign up to receive Eden Journal in your Email! Congratulations to this weeks winner, Patty at Why Not Start Now.

Week 5 – December 13 through December 19 – Congratulations to Quinn from qupfromtheashes.blogspot.com/.

Looks easy, right! IT IS EASY!

Ready for week 5?

Deadline for Entry: This week’s contest begins today and will end on December 19 at midnight EST.

How to Enter: This is the easiest contest of the series. All you have to do is comment on your favorite post. The only rule I have is that you actually read an article and post a meaningful comment. If you really want to go all out, you could flip through some of the older posts to pick a favorite. One entry per person. Only comments made between 12/13/2009 and 12/19/2009 are counted for this contest.

Winner Notification: Winners will be notified by email.

Legal mumbo jumbo: The value of the gift card is in US dollars. The gift card will be sent electronically via email. I have no idea how international orders work, but according to Amazon.com gift cards may only be used at Amazon.com and not the regional or country specific Amazon sites. You can visit the Gift Card section of Amazon.com to learn more about the gift cards themselves. Odds of winning depend of number of entrants. If you have any questions, contact me at contests@edenjournal.com.

Advertisers: If you would like to sponsor one of these $25 gift cards, I will happily give you ad space on my left sidebar for a 125×125 advertisement for a period of 6 months. Ads must be provided by the sponsor and must be appropriate for all audiences (no adult content.) Eden Journal reserves the right to refuse advertisement it deems not appropriate. Payment will be accepted by paypal, and must be received before the ad is placed on the site. Contact me at contests@edenjournal.com to become a sponsor!

Click here for this weeks contest.

Let Eden Journal help you with your Christmas shopping! Each week for the next five weeks, Eden Journal will be giving away a $25 Amazon.com gift card.

How to Enter: This weeks entry is really easy.
All you have to do is sign up to get Eden Journal emailed to you. You can use the form below. All current subscribers will be automatically entered.

If you are new to Eden Journal, I encourage you to take a few minutes to poke around. Here are some of the most popular posts to get you started.

• How I learned the principles of Hakuna Matata “No Worries”
• 7 Steps to Avoiding Worry
• The Day I was Laid Off was the Best Day of My Life
• School taught me to HATE reading… and how I learned to love it again
• Sleep… How I learned to fall asleep fast, and you can too!
• The Open Mind Test – Part 1: An Open Minded 2nd Grader
• The Open Mind Test – Part 2: A Great Teacher, A Little Philosophy, and A Whole Lot of Love
• The Open Mind Test – Part 3: Our Purpose in Life
• The Open Mind Test – Part 4: Conclusions, Comments, and a Challenge

Each week for the next five weeks Eden Journal will host a different contest in which you the reader must complete one small task. And these tasks are soooo easy! Complete these simple tasks to publicize or contribute to the content of Eden Journal and you may just find yourself the lucky recipient of 25 Amazon smackers!

$25… Wow, that’s just enough to qualify for free shipping! That’s right, free shipping!

By the way, if you are looking for some great books to spend that 25 bucks on, check out some of my recommendations: Eden Journal’s Fantastic Books and Must Reads

Are you excited? I know I am! So how does one enter this contest? Here is the list of upcoming contests followed by the details of this week’s contest!

Week 1 – November 15 through November 21 – Retweet this contest post! Congratulations to @shrinkingcamel. Winner of Week 1. Check out his blog at www.shrinkingthecamel.com.

Week 2 – November 22 through November 28 – Blog about this contest or submit a guest post! Congratulations to bunnymoney9. Bunnymoney9 has a great little contest blog: http://bunnymoney9.blogspot.com/

Week 3 – November 29 through December 5 – Share this contest or your favorite post on Facebook!

Week 4 – December 6 through December 12 – Sign up to receive Eden Journal in your Email!  Congratulations to this weeks winner, Patty of Why Not Start Now

Week 5 – December 13 through December 19 – Comment on your favorite post!

Looks easy, right! IT IS EASY!

Ready for week 4?

Deadline for Entry: This week’s contest begins today and will end on December 12 at midnight EST.

How to Enter: This weeks entry is really easy.
All you have to do is sign up to get Eden Journal emailed to you. You can use the form below. All current subscribers will be automatically entered.

Winner Notification: Winners will be notified by email.

Legal mumbo jumbo: The value of the gift card is in US dollars. The gift card will be sent electronically via email. I have no idea how international orders work, but according to Amazon.com gift cards may only be used at Amazon.com and not the regional or country specific Amazon sites. You can visit the Gift Card section of Amazon.com to learn more about the gift cards themselves. Odds of winning depend of number of entrants. If you have any questions, contact me at contests@edenjournal.com.

Advertisers: If you would like to sponsor one of these $25 gift cards, I will happily give you ad space on my left sidebar for a 125×125 advertisement for a period of 6 months. Ads must be provided by the sponsor and must be appropriate for all audiences (no adult content.) Eden Journal reserves the right to refuse advertisement it deems not appropriate. Payment will be accepted by paypal, and must be received before the ad is placed on the site. Contact me at contests@edenjournal.com to become a sponsor!

Click here for this weeks contest.

Let Eden Journal help you with your Christmas shopping!  Each week for the next five weeks, Eden Journal will be giving away a $25 Amazon.com gift card.

How to Enter: This weeks entry is really easy.
1. Share a link to your favorite Eden Journal post on Facebook.
2. Add a comment to this post telling me that you have shared a link on facebook
You can share a link to this post or any other post that you’d like to share with your Facebook friends. Make sure you add the comment to this page after sharing a link on Facebook, as that’s the only way I have to track the entrants.  Check out the archives if you’d like to look through some of my older posts to pick out a favorite.

If you are new to Eden Journal, I encourage you to take a few minutes to poke around.  Here are some of the most popular posts to get you started.

• How I learned the principles of Hakuna Matata “No Worries”
• 7 Steps to Avoiding Worry
• The Day I was Laid Off was the Best Day of My Life
• School taught me to HATE reading… and how I learned to love it again
• Sleep… How I learned to fall asleep fast, and you can too!
• The Open Mind Test – Part 1: An Open Minded 2nd Grader
• The Open Mind Test – Part 2: A Great Teacher, A Little Philosophy, and A Whole Lot of Love
• The Open Mind Test – Part 3: Our Purpose in Life
• The Open Mind Test -  Part 4: Conclusions, Comments, and a Challenge

Each week for the next five weeks Eden Journal will host a different contest in which you the reader must complete one small task.  And these tasks are soooo easy!  Complete these simple tasks to publicize or contribute to the content of Eden Journal and you may just find yourself the lucky recipient of 25 Amazon smackers!

$25… Wow, that’s just enough to qualify for free shipping!  That’s right, free shipping!

By the way, if you are looking for some great books to spend that 25 bucks on, check out some of my recommendations:  Eden Journal’s Fantastic Books and Must Reads

Are you excited?  I know I am!  So how does one enter this contest?  Here is the list of upcoming contests followed by the details of this week’s contest!

Week 1 – November 15 through November 21 – Retweet this contest post!  Congratulations to @shrinkingcamel.  Winner of Week 1.  Check out his blog at www.shrinkingthecamel.com.

Week 2 – November 22 through November 28 – Blog about this contest or submit a guest post!  Congratulations to bunnymoney9.  Bunnymoney9 has a great little contest blog: http://bunnymoney9.blogspot.com/

Week 3 – November 29 through December 5 – Share this contest or your favorite post on Facebook!

Week 4 – December 6 through December 12 – Sign up to receive Eden Journal in your Email!

Week 5 – December 13 through December 19 – Comment on your favorite post!

Looks easy, right!  IT IS EASY!

Ready for week 2?

Deadline for Entry: This week’s contest begins today and will end on December 5 at midnight EST.

How to Enter: This weeks entry is really easy.
1. Share a link to your favorite Eden Journal post on Facebook.
2. Add a comment to this post telling me that you have shared a link on facebook
You can share a link to this post or any other post that you’d like to share with your Facebook friends. Make sure you add the comment to this page after sharing a link on Facebook, as that’s the only way I have to track the entrants.

Winner Notification: Winners will be notified by email.

Legal mumbo jumbo: The value of the gift card is in US dollars.  The gift card will be sent electronically via email.  I have no idea how international orders work, but according to Amazon.com gift cards may only be used at Amazon.com and not the regional or country specific Amazon sites.  You can visit the Gift Card section of Amazon.com to learn more about the gift cards themselves.  Odds of winning depend of number of entrants.  If you have any questions, contact me at contests@edenjournal.com.

Advertisers: If you would like to sponsor one of these $25 gift cards, I will happily give you ad space on my left sidebar for a 125×125 advertisement for a period of 6 months.  Ads must be provided by the sponsor and must be appropriate for all audiences (no adult content.)  Eden Journal reserves the right to refuse advertisement it deems not appropriate. Payment will be accepted by paypal, and must be received before the ad is placed on the site.    Contact me at contests@edenjournal.com to become a sponsor!

This contest has ended, but as long as you’re already here, why not check out some of my favorite posts.

• How I learned the principles of Hakuna Matata “No Worries”
• 7 Steps to Avoiding Worry
• The Day I was Laid Off was the Best Day of My Life
• School taught me to HATE reading… and how I learned to love it again
• Sleep… How I learned to fall asleep fast, and you can too!
• The Open Mind Test – Part 1: An Open Minded 2nd Grader
• The Open Mind Test – Part 2: A Great Teacher, A Little Philosophy, and A Whole Lot of Love
• The Open Mind Test – Part 3: Our Purpose in Life
• The Open Mind Test -  Part 4: Conclusions, Comments, and a Challenge

Thanks to everyone that entered.  This contest has reached it’s conclusion, but feel free to poke around the site and see what else may interest you.

Let Eden Journal help you with your Christmas shopping!  Each week for the next five weeks, Eden Journal will be giving away a $25 Amazon.com gift card.

If you are new to Eden Journal, I encourage you to take a few minutes to poke around.  Here are some of the most popular posts to get you started.

• How I learned the principles of Hakuna Matata “No Worries”
• 7 Steps to Avoiding Worry
• The Day I was Laid Off was the Best Day of My Life
• School taught me to HATE reading… and how I learned to love it again
• Sleep… How I learned to fall asleep fast, and you can too!
• The Open Mind Test – Part 1: An Open Minded 2nd Grader
• The Open Mind Test – Part 2: A Great Teacher, A Little Philosophy, and A Whole Lot of Love
• The Open Mind Test – Part 3: Our Purpose in Life
• The Open Mind Test -  Part 4: Conclusions, Comments, and a Challenge

Each week for the next five weeks Eden Journal will host a different contest in which you the reader must complete one small task.  And these tasks are soooo easy!  Complete these simple tasks to publicize or contribute to the content of Eden Journal and you may just find yourself the lucky recipient of 25 Amazon smackers!

$25… Wow, that’s just enough to qualify for free shipping!  That’s right, free shipping!

Double wow, this contest is just in time for Christmas!

Yep, you now have a once in a lifetime opportunity to win a $25 Amazon.com gift card.  What are you going to do with all the free moola?  Well shower your friends (or the one person you love the most) with fantastic amazing goodies from Amazon.com.  Of course if you win, you could also choose to spend your $25 shopping spree completely on yourself.  You did the work to enter this contest, so why not reward yourself!  Any way you look at it, it’s a Win-Win situation!

By the way, if you are looking for some great books to spend that 25 bucks on, check out some of my recommendations:  Eden Journal’s Fantastic Books and Must Reads

Are you excited?  I know I am!  So how does one enter this contest?  Here is the list of upcoming contests followed by the details of this week’s contest!

Week 1 – November 15 through November 21 – Retweet this contest post!

Week 2 – November 22 through November 28 – Blog about this contest or submit a guest post!

Week 3 – November 29 through December 5 – Share this contest or your favorite post on Facebook!

Week 4 – December 6 through December 12 – Sign up to receive Eden Journal in your Email!

Week 5 – December 13 through December 19 – Comment on your favorite post!

Looks easy, right!  IT IS EASY!

Ready for week 1?

Deadline for Entry: This week’s contest begins today and will end on November 21 at midnight EST.

How to Enter: Retweet a link to this page to your twitter followers.  Make sure you click on the retweet button at the bottom of this page to enter.  The retweet button will allow me to track the entrants.

Winner Notification: I will send a twitter @ message to the winner.  This means you will need to check your twitter account to see if you have any incoming messages after the completion of the contest.  I will also display the winners twitter name on a special winners post.

Legal mumbo jumbo: The value of the gift card is in US dollars.  The gift card will be sent electronically via email.  I have no idea how international orders work, but according to Amazon.com gift cards may only be used at Amazon.com and not the regional or country specific Amazon sites.  You can visit the Gift Card section of Amazon.com to learn more about the gift cards themselves.  Odds of winning depend of number of entrants.  If you have any questions, contact me at contests@edenjournal.com.

Advertisers: If you would like to sponsor one of these $25 gift cards, I will happily give you ad space on my left sidebar for a 125×125 advertisement for a period of 6 months.  Ads must be provided by the sponsor and must be appropriate for all audiences (no adult content.)  Eden Journal reserves the right to refuse advertisement it deems not appropriate. Payment will be accepted by paypal, and must be received before the ad is placed on the site.    Contact me at contests@edenjournal.com to become a sponsor!