Lesson 1: You can't win if you don't enter.
When I came across it, there was the usual doubt of ever winning. Then I realized there were possibilities. First, I'm known for my determination. Second, I'm known to be exceedingly verbose. (That means I talk a lot.) Plus it might just be fun to come up with reasons I should be given a game.
Lesson 2: Keep at it.
My plan was simple. Flood the comment section of the post with my "Dear Santa" letters. Do enough good ones and I might just win, and what do you know, it worked. If I hadn't taken the time to write a single letter, I wouldn't have gotten to the winning letter. Plus the title of the e-mail was, "Please stop writing, I'll give you the game! ;)".
Lesson 3: Think of others.
This has two parts. First is thinking about the audience. Second is thinking about your friends and family, well anybody in your social networks is better. Thinking of my little sister helped me win. I could go on for a while about the reasons thinking of others helps, but that's not the focus of this post.
Lesson 4: Have a back-up plan, or at least flexible.
The game I won is not the first game I asked for. In many efforts the first plan, goal vision or other such thing isn't quite what you'll get. Having a flexible goal, or several to choose from increases your odds to reach a positive end.
Lesson 5: Learn from previous efforts.
Usually it works best to have results to learn from. Without the results, you can sometimes learn from your experience to improve the process you are using.
Have fun, spread the word and tell me what you think,
Igen Oukan
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