At the beginning of October, I entered a “talent search” for a 6-month blogging gig. When the voting period closed on November 6, I had 1,037 votes! Over one thousand clicks, for me! Thank you to all my wonderful friends and their friends who rallied around me. I appreciate every tweet, every Facebook link, and every click for my run for the #goodmoodgig. In the end, I did not make it into the top 20 applicants to advance to the next round of the contest, but I’m okay with that. I know that every vote came from people who know and care about me, and that’s worth way more than the gig. Again, thank you, from the bottom of my heart.
But wait! There’s something more important I want to share with you. I submitted a proposal to give a talk at the next Ignite Seattle on October 18, and waited. And waited. Finally, at 10:00 p.m. on October 29, I got the most exciting email from Brady Forrest: my proposal got selected! I looked over the list of 17 recipients of that email. Wow, can’t believe I’ll be sharing the stage with so many talented people! (Where’s my panic button?!) Now the real work on the preso begins! TJ is really excited, too. I suspect he’s just happy about having a good excuse to setup a projector in our living room.
With the “Good Mood Gig,” what I wrote in my application mattered little, because it boiled down to a popularity contest of sorts that I couldn’t really control. Earning a spot at Ignite Seattle is so much more gratifying, because it is (and will be) about my knowledge and skills. If you’re in the Seattle area, please cast another vote of confidence in me by attending the 8th Ignite Seattle on December 1. Seeing you in the audience will mean a lot to me. Thank you!
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I can’t wait to cheer you on! I’ll be the one in the audience shouting “You Go Girl!”
Congratulations on being selected for Ignite! Looking forward to hearing your talk. Can’t be anything but awesome.
I had fun voting and watching your vote count increase every day on your “Good Mood Gig” page.
I won’t be able to make it to Ignite 8, but I hope a video of you and other applicants will be available online!
Congrats on the Ignite talk! If this is your first go and you are looking for advice, I’m happy to lend suggestions that are probably unhelpful from my experience
Hi Veronica, Astacia (mamikaze) pointed me in your direction as a Seattle area blogger that might be interested in an event (demo for a cool product/business new to the Seattle market) I’m putting together . I’d love to tell you more about it and find out if you’re interested. Sorry to put all this in your comments section but I couldn’t find an email address for you. Would you mind emailing me when you get a chance.
Thanks,Stacey
Thank you all for your support! Ignite Seattle took place on 12/1/09. It was so comforting to have so many friends in the audience at Ignite, and that knowledge helped me tremendously while on stage!
If you haven’t tried speaking at Ignite, I highly recommend the experience!