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I woke up this morning to find a message from Marie Leonard with an abbreviated version of her winning essay. The word count was 439. It was just as brilliant. But the bigger (and more impressive) issue here is that no one asked Marie to do that. By no means did she have to or need to. It just goes to show what kind of special people we have in this community.

Read her "trimmed" up winning essay below: 

When I was nine, I had to watch over my 2 year old brother while my mum went to town for errands.

Being nine, a little brother was more of a nuisance than a blessing, especially when potty time came around. I had explicit instructions to sit him on his little potty chair and do what was necessary when he was done. Oh joy!

Once I had disposed of the removable pot, I had to extricate him from this contraption. The potty chairs back then had a movable arm that swung down in front of the child to stop them from getting up.

Well, the arm got stuck.

I tried everything. I shook and I pulled and at one point grabbed him by the ankles and dangled him upside down in the hopes that the potty chair would just fall off. No such luck!.

You might be wondering what all of this has to do with being a Renegade Professional.

Well, it wasn't until I became a Renegade Professional that I stopped hanging upside down by the ankles. It was here that I had to take stock of where I had been and where I wanted to go.

Focus, resolve to succeed and confidence that I will succeed, are now my constant companions.

As to what I learned?

Nothing easier with Steve Anderson's insightful Wordpress tutorials clearly describing the funnel effect of marketing. Applying what I learned as a member of the link logic team further embedded in me the importance of SEO done right.

The perks don't stop there, however.

Thanks to Marketing Merge generosity, Daivd Garfinkel, copywriting guru, exploded the lid off Pandora's copywriting box in a 6 week Ultimate Copywriting Course that invariably has become part of my writing style today.

Better equipped with marketable skills, I now feel confident building an SBI site that will deliver the kind of value people are looking for.

However, the knowledge I now have weighs heavily upon my shoulders. I can no longer write just so-so, get by content. It's a matter of delivering value or not deliver at all.

Having achieved super guide status and now participating as a PBN trainer developing the alternative health field is allowing me to give back. I am doubly blessed.

Moreover, participating in the Coaching Cognition course has me ripping away any pretense at faking it. Here is a safety net without judgment. These coaching skills are now an important part of the resume that I bring to the online marketing table.

Oh and by the way, my poor brother had to spend 2 hours shackled to his potty before deliverance came!

Thanks Marie. You really didn't have to do that. You went above and beyond what was expected of you. I guess that keeps with what you were talking about by being able to give back just as much as you feel you are receiving.

Keep eyes posted for another all expense paid trip winner.

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