{"id":605,"date":"2008-07-11T14:08:21","date_gmt":"2008-07-11T18:08:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pickthebrain.com\/book-giveaway-winners-link-karma\/"},"modified":"2013-08-19T07:11:12","modified_gmt":"2013-08-19T15:11:12","slug":"book-giveaway-winners-link-karma","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pickthebrain.com\/blog\/book-giveaway-winners-link-karma\/","title":{"rendered":"Book Giveaway Winners &#038; Link Karma"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div><p>Two weeks ago I posed the question: <em>&#8220;are you doing what you love?&#8221;<\/em> Thank you for your wonderful answers. Some notable responses included:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>&#8220;Yes!!Yes!!! I love what I am doing!!! I get up everyday and say I love this day!!&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;I\u2019m currently doing what I like, and working towards doing what I love.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;I took a risk and it paid off. I\u2019m doing what I\u2019ve always wanted to do.&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you would like to read more of the responses (there were over 48), here is the post: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pickthebrain.com\/ask-the-readers-are-you-doing-what-you-love-book-giveaway\/\" target=\"_blank\">Ask the Reader: Are You Doing What You Love?<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Also, we have a number of copies of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0385524382?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=iwillchanyour-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=0385524382\">Sway: The Irrestistible Pull of Irrational Behavior<\/a> by Ori Brafman and Rom Brafman to give away for our favorite responses. The recipients of the book are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.somedaysyndrome.com\">Alex Fayle<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Mr. Smith<\/li>\n<li>Alice<\/li>\n<li>Victor Stachura<\/li>\n<li>Lee<\/li>\n<li>Sam Smith<\/li>\n<li>Jen<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/mocove.blogspot.com\">Stephanie<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/freeflowlife.net\">Simon Hill<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/churchofned.com\">Ned<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Jamie<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!--more--><br \/>\n<strong>Link Karma<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Mary Jaksch, who wrote the article <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pickthebrain.com\/7-steps-toward-love-and-away-from-fear\/\" target=\"_blank\">7 Steps Towards Love (and Away from Fear)<\/a> for this blog back in May, has just released an e-Book called <a href=\"http:\/\/goodlifezen.com\/ebook\/\" target=\"_blank\">From Tragedy to Triumph<\/a> which explains her five steps to healing. It&#8217;s a great read, and well worth the purchase if you are currently in a dark place.<\/p>\n<p>Jonathan rethinks the common piece of advice &#8220;think big, act small&#8221; in his article <a href=\"http:\/\/www.illuminatedmind.net\/2008\/07\/08\/think-small-act-big-but-still-think-big\/\" target=\"_blank\">Think Small, Act Big<\/a>. I&#8217;ll never think of learning a musical instrument the same way again&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p>Is it possible to work less and still impress your boss, wife, husband and friends? According to Marc the answer is &#8220;yes&#8221;. He shares his suggestions for doing so in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.marcandangel.com\/2008\/07\/10\/how-to-work-less-and-still-impress\/\" target=\"_blank\">How To Work Less and Still Impress<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Todd Goldfarb returns from a short blogging break with a personal and insightful article, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wethechange.com\/how-to-cope-when-you-lose-an-anchor\/\" target=\"_blank\">How to Cope When You Lose An &#8216;Anchor&#8217;<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Dear Senator McCain and Senator Obama: You are running for a position that we lost faith in.&#8221; Al looks at what makes a great leader in his article, <a href=\"http:\/\/7pproductions.com\/blog\/2008\/07\/03\/eight-rules-of-leadership-from-george-washington\/\" target=\"_blank\">Eight Rules of Leadership from George Washington<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Lastly, Marelisa looks at how to create health and harmony in your life in her article, <a href=\"http:\/\/abundance-blog.marelisa-online.com\/?p=167\" target=\"_blank\">Find Balance Through the Four Elements: Fire, Water, Earth, and Air<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Two weeks ago I posed the question: &#8220;are you doing what you love?&#8221; Thank you for your wonderful answers. Some notable responses included: &#8220;Yes!!Yes!!! I love what I am doing!!! 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