Write Your Novel in November’s NaNoWriMo !

It’s been two years since I wrote my NaNoWriMo novel, and while this year I’m sitting it out, it’s a great time to dive into that novel you’ve been meaning to bang out.

National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) is all about quantity, not quality. It’s a contest against time and yourself.

And if you’ve ever used lack of a support system as an excuse not to write, give it up.

On the NaNoWriMo site you’ll not only find lots of great forums for writing advice, but very cool web badges to show progress on your fave social network. Join a Flickr group to post pics of you burning the midnight coffee under a dimly lit lamp.

It’s exciting to see how this simple project, started by a UC Berkeley grad, has matured into a worldwide event with thousands of participants.

If not now, when? Go for it and if you don’t yet have a NaNoWriMo goal on your SuperViva list, add it here with one click! Have fun!!!

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Want to Win a Photography Contest? Go for National Geo

Nary did I write about several Halloween contests that I discovered the deadline for National Geographic’s 2008 international photography contest is nearing.

If you have a goal to win a photography contest submit your photos by October 31.

Nice awards: “First-place winners of the English Language Photography Contest will win a digital SLR camera kit. The grand-prize winners of the International Photography Contest will receive a trip to National Geographic headquarters, and the winning entries will be published in the English-language as well as other participating editions of National Geographic magazine.”

A sunset, fishing boats, a lonely beach. All the trappings of an award winning photo. Not! I’ll have to dig up some good ones.

Best of luck!

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Volcanoes, Marshmallows, and Efficiently Achieving Goals

Longtime SuperViva fan and supporter Heathervescent checked her SuperViva life list before a trip to Hawaii…and here’s what she found.

Her planning reminds me of the smart 16 year old who achieved numerous goals on a trip to New York.

Multiple Goals Make a Good Case for a Big Trip!

If you need to rationalize an experience with budget or time considerations, planning all the goals you can achieve with that one experience is the way to go

That’s how I ended up taking surfing lessons (one of my goals!) in Brazil, where I also started a business (one of my goals!). Oh, and I was able to deduct part of the trip as a business expense (one of my BIG goals!)

Get it?

On your SuperViva list you can group goals into topics, then when an opportunity - like a low fare - comes up you can see all the goals you can achieve by jumping on the opportunity.

Questions? Ideas? I’d love to hear your tales of multiple goals achieved and rationalized!

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Dreaming of Being a Blue Man ?

If you’re watched one too many Arrested Development episodes where Tobias dresses up in Blue Man paint, perhaps you’re wondering how and if you too can become a Blue Man!

Well NPR recently featured a story on how to audition for the Blue Man Group.

Be the first to add this goal to your life list and apply on the Blue Man Group Casting website!

According to their site: “The dream of being a Blue Man may be no further than your willingness and desire to take a chance.”

Please send pics.

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