Okay, all my definition conundrums aside, we all know MOXIE when we see it. It is one of those funny, it all comes into perspective the moment we lay eyes on it. Amelia Erhard had it. We over hear a conversation and learn a fourth grader stood up to a bully at school (moxie). A girl is on the phone telling her dad that she is going to NY to dance rather then going to school (moxie). After repeated rejections, a writer submits that manuscript one more time (moxie). There are literally hundreds of examples happening all around us and I have decided to see how many we can find!
To do so, I’ve decide to conduct a little Moxie contest. In this contest I am looking for The Moxiest Person Alive… so if you find Amelia you are welcome to enter her, otherwise stick to folks we can actually see breathing!
Everyone can play, and in the end we will vote and declare one person the Moxiest Person Alive! (Yes, I know Moxiest isn’t a word. Yet!)
How will this work?
There will be several ways to enter your nominees into the contest.
- If your nominee has a blog and they have written a post that displays their moxie then add that post to our contest linky.
- If you or someone else has written a post that tells us why this person is so moxie-ful, then add that post to our contest linky.
- Leave a comment over on the contest page (or in any Moxie related post until the contest end) letting me know who and why you want them to be considered.
- Send an email to BlissHabits@gmail.com with the subject: Moxiest Nomination — tell me who and why you think they should win and I will add this person to our final voting list. If you would like to write an essay about this person and you don’t have your own blog I will also be happy to post your essay over on Bliss Habits. Just contact me and we can work the details out!
Finally, at the conclusion of our quest to find a the Moxiest person Alive I will conduct a public vote over here at Bliss Habits. This contest will be going until next Moxie week (which begins September 12th) and the winner will be announced on September 18th! You can check in on the progress of the contest, and read up on the nominees at anytime by following the contest link in the Bliss Habits sidebar (will be up sometime later today!)
I do not, of course, have any illusions that our winner will be all that touched moved or inspired by this award but I do expect all of us to experience a great deal of inspiration from the stories we gather out there. I’ve heard myself saying a few times this week that I am proud to be on team human after catching a glimpse of some kindness or phenom and it is my intention to develop a treasure trove of Moxie Inspiration to keep us all going during those times we feel our own moxie failing and/or we just want a feel good shot in the arm.
As I announced yesterday there will be a token prize for both the Moxiest Person Alive and for the person who nominated them. You can read all about that over on the contest page.
I truly hope you will join me in thinking about this question and let the genius of YOUR moxie hero be shared! If you want to join the contest conversation on twitter go to #Moxiest to connect.
OK then. Head over to the Contest Page and enter your nominees today!