Only two more weeks until Make a Difference Day which also kicks off the World’s Biggest Blog Party.  So the staff here at the corporate headquarters all gathered in the conference room today for a major meeting. Among the many things discussed included the upcoming blog party. The dialogue went something like this:

Tim: Okay, who has an idea on how we can get 1000 bloggers to participate in our world’s biggest blog party?

Silence.

No one said anything.

So I asked the question again.

Tim (with more passion and volume): Who has an idea on how we can get 1000 bloggers to participate in our party?

Again, nothing. Nadda. Not one word. You could have heard a pin drop.

So I repeated (sometimes it takes awhile for people to REALLY comprehend when a rhetorical question is being asked or not).

Tim: (This time I cleared my throat for emphasis). “I’m looking for ideas, here. Come on folks this is an obtainable goal. Brainstorm. Let’s go.”

Of course, no one answered. It’s only me and when I talk to myself in the office, my wife worries. Plus I sound funny when anyone over hears me. So I decided that I’d have a contest. If we were to start now, Charles Brinkley would win … hands down. He’s been a great WBBP team member. But SOME might complain that he already had the momentum so we’ll start everyone together.  So the contest kicks off tomorrow and ends on October 26th. SO Start telling your blogger friends. I’ll do the fair thing and count myself out. Now the question is what to give away…cash? Too common and too difficult to come by. A gift certificate? Too impersonal.  One of my children? No, you would grow attached as I have. 

Just blue skying here - what about a free ticket to any location in the US or Canada. And if you are local (or VERY adventuresome) my wife and I will also treat you to a fabulous gormet dinner in our home or at a local restaurant). Perhaps a CD set of all Jana Standfields music. She’s a terrific singer and song writer. And a personalized copy of my buddy Greg Godek’s book 1001 Ways to be Romantic. But wait, there’s more - how about a ginzu knife set, a bamboo steamer, and the Ronco Chop-a-matic - it slices,  it dices, it purees.

Of course, all this will have to be run by the selection committee (who might just impose some rules).

Tim Richardson is an inspirational speaker who speaks about how giving increases employee morale, lowers employee turnover, increases customer loyalty and creates higher profits for Fortune 500 companies, associations, and national conventions. He is the founder of the The Worlds Biggest Blog Party an event which will connect bloggers from all over the world to raise money for charity. He is also founder and president of the Bill Walter Melanoma Research Fund. For more information on Tim, go to www.TimRichardson.com