Genesis Today Social Media Contest Whrrl Story!

I have updated my pictures from the last 2 days when I was in Austin Texas with Genesis Today.  I went there to be a judge for the Genesis of a Great Idea social Media contest.

Not only did we get to hear the presentations but we got educated by Dr. Rob and Dr. Lindsey on the superfruits and what they could do for us, how they are processed and how to use them to improve our health.  We got to ask questions (and I think we could have been there for HOURS asking Dr. Lindsey questions)

There were 5 finalist (2 were teams) that presented their ideas.  I will tell you what…they all were good plans and I was really impressed with their presentations.   I had thought it might be one or two really good ones that would stand out as a clear winner. But no….it wasn’t that way at all.  Thank goodness it wasn’t completely up to me, because my scores were so close, that I had ties.  We judged them on originality, presentation and marketability.  It was a 1-10 score.   We all did our own scores and then Genesis Today announced the winner at the dinner later that evening. We were dying to know who won. Probably not as much as the finalist were….but we knew it was going to be close.  You can check it out on my other blog Chat with Sandy blog.

Concoct a Cocktail with Genesis Today Contest!

Genesis Today is such a fun company. They want to create some excitement about their super juices and we thought it would be great to have some fun with all of you…creating recipes. There are 5 different blogs with contest running, but my contest isn’t just any recipe…..I get the Cocktails!! (yippee)

So get out your blenders, ice, glasses and any combination of party, cocktail or punches made with alcohol that you would like to make up. If you would like to participate but would prefer not to use alcohol in your drinks, at the bottom of the list you will find another contest with non-alcoholic drinks to enter.  Have some fun experimenting on how you can make either Resveratrol, Acai or Goji berry Genesis Today juices into a cocktail that you will be happy to serve at your next evening get together.

Be sure to also check out Genesis of a Great Idea site to enter your social media idea and possibly win $10,000!!  If you are one of the top 5 ideas chosen you will get to travel to Austin, TX and see the headquarters and meet Dr. Lindsay Duncan.  I will also be going to Austin, TX (so I’ll get to meet you too!) The panel will chose between the top 5 ideas and the winner will receive $10,000 and will help to implement their idea. The other 4 people will still win their free trip and $1,000 each.  (The Genesis of a Great Idea contest ends Nov. 15th at MN CT – so enter ASAP!!)

Genesis Today promotes health and wellness with their juices.  They do not promote alcohol consumption as a source of health and wellness. But if you are going to have a cocktail party then using one of the Genesis Today juices as a mixer in your drink is a healthier drink than without it. So we thought we would add this category as something fun and playful.

Rules

1) You need to use either the Resveratrol, Acai or Goji berry juice in your recipe. (You can purchase at Walmart or Sam’s Club)

2) You can make either a party drink, punch or cocktail.

3) I have to see in your pictures or video which Genesis Today juice and ingredients you are using.

How to Submit Your Idea to Win!!

1. Do a blog post how you could use any of the three Genesis Today Juices in an cocktail. Link to http://www.genesisofagreatidea.com is required. Come back and leave a comment with your link.

2. Create a Whrrl story (www.whrrl.com) of your creative fun and how you are making your recipe, also be sure to take pictures of your shopping trip to buy your juice and include those. Use the #genesistoday hashtag in your story. Leave a comment here with the link to your whrrl story

Here is an example of a Whrrl Story.
4. Create a YouTube video of your shopping trip to buy your juice and then concocting your cocktail. Leave a comment here with a link.

You can do all 3 if you would like!

Some extra ways that can help you to win!

1) Go to Genesis Today and tell me 2 important health benefits each for the Acai, Goji and Resveratrol in your blog posts, vlog or whrrl story. Leave those in the comments. You can do a separate comment for each juice.

2) Set the scene for a party! Make me feel like I am really at a cocktail party. If you have done this in your pictures, vlog or whrrl then please leave a comment here and mention.

Be innovation and creativity how you use Genesis Today juices in your submission!
The winner will be chosen by random, but if you win – your blog, vlog or whrrl story will be displayed on both of my blogs. So please make it great!

What is in it for you?  You will realize how healthy these juices are for you and you can win 3 month supply of the 64oz bottles (12 bottles) of your choice of Resveratrol, Goji or Acai berry juice.

Here are the other blogs that have different recipe idea contests going on.  Be sure to visit: You can enter all our contest if you would like!  (Links will be added as posts are live)
1) Crafty Mama of 4 – Smoothies, non-alcoholic drinks, healthy drinks

2) Mom’s Favorite Stuff - Holiday Dinner

3) Coupon Princess - Desserts / baking

4) Adriennes House – Dinner

Contest ends at 25, November, 2009 by midnight CT.

Genesis Today or Collective Bias are not choosing the winner of this
giveaway. Genesis Today and Collective Bias employees are ineligible to
enter.  Entries that do not done by the entry requirements will not be
considered. The winner will be notified and have 2 days to confirm receipt
of the email. If no response is received within 2 days, another winner will
be selected. Open to participants in the U.S. 21 years and older. Full
disclosure: I received a three month supply of Genesis Today Juices to test
them myself.

Genesis Today Juices – Do they help?

I will let you know right off the bat that I have not been using the Genesis Today juices very long, so I am no expert and won’t claim I am. What I am is a woman who is almost 50 {gasp!} who is seeing the effects that aging is having on me and I don’t like it.
I have tried all 3 of the new juices they have in the Walmart stores. The Resveratrol, Acai and Goji berry juices.
They all do different things….and I have tried a big bottle of each. I know that isn’t much and I know I should pick the one that best fits me and stick with it for awhile to really get a true test…but I am having fun experimenting. (below is the information on each & what they do straight from the Genesis Today Web site)

Resveratrol – Cardiovascular health, healthy inflammatory responses, youthful energy and appearance.
Acai -Skin, hair and nails, Weight control, Energy and endurance, Aging and longevity
Goji -Mood, mind and memory, Eye health, Endurance

The main thing that I have noticed so far, and probable the only thing since I have only gone through one large bottle with each one is increased energy. Is it in my head….I suppose it could be, but I don’t think so.

I am currently drinking the Resveratrol berry juice, and after watching these videos….I know I will continue. I may add the Acai or Goji concentrates in with this if I find out I should be taking them too…but these is pretty powerful video. You can see several more videos on the Genesis Today Web site, where I got this one from.

I have to admit that I haven’t lost 10 pounds in the last month since I started drinking these juices (come on….it has been Halloween and there is good candy in the house!) and I do not look like I have just had an instant face lift because I have been drinking an anti-aging juice…but I do have increased energy and who can’t use that? Keep in mind that I have only gone through one bottle each of the 3 different ones. But I am going to continue with this healthy experiment! I’m excited to learn more and find out what else these juices can do for me. I’ll keep you updated as to my progress too.

Disclosure – I got $25 worth of the Genesis Today juices to try last month. I have purchased the 2 bottles of Resveratrol that I presently have on my own. I am also proud to say that I am helping with the Genesis of a Great Idea campaign, but what I say above are my own thoughts and words (other than the video and description of the juices )

Working with Genesis Today – So how does that Help in Organizing?

I have to share some news that I am really excited about!!  I am going to be working with Genesis Today. They have signed on with Collective Bias, whom I am a member of.   Genesis Today has a line of Super Fruit Juices.

When John from Collective Bias first asked me about working with Genesis Today I told him I wanted to check it out first. My first impression was not a good one.  I think I was on the wrong site.  They did have the juice on this site, but was completely different than it is now. My first thought was…it seemed like a multi level marketing site.  I told John that too.  I also told him that it did not seem like it would be a fit for my blog as I have an Organizing blog. So how does juice work with organizing?  It certainly didn’t seem to be a fit to me at first.

I did research it (because I knew nothing about it)  and found only positive things.  I actually got on the correct site and that made me feel better right away.  I was feeling like it was something that I wanted to try for myself even if I didn’t work with them as a blogger.

Then yesterday it all seemed to fall into place.  I remembered my sister and brother in law (he is a oral & Maxillofacial surgeon in DC) had told me about some kind of “super juice” they had been taking for several years.

I called her and asked her about what juice they used.  She said it is made by Genesis Today and you can only get it at Health Food stores or online. They use one called Acai 100. They only use 1 oz per day (it is not sold at Walmart…at least not yet)  Not knowing why I was asking her about it, she went on to tell me that since they had been using it her husband had not been sick even once. (That was 3 years). She said she completely believes in it.  My sister and brother in law also research everything like that, so for health purposes I felt completely safe for the fact that they used it. (I know that sounds kind of dumb…but if you knew my brother in law like I do….you would understand).

I know it helps with healthy living, and I am still researching it on anti-aging properties, but my sister loves to ask people when they see the two of us together who they think the older sister is. She is almost 4 years older than I am, but weighs less (we are the same height), has less wrinkles and yes…looks younger (happy sis? LOL)

Ok…so now I am totally getting psyched.  I know I want to try it myself…but now I am thinking..how does this fit with my Organizing blog?  Well…I can say that you need to be healthy and have energy in order to organize, but that sounds like a “line” (although it is the true).  Truth is…I am a mom, wife, woman…(aging woman..soon to be 50 …aghhhh!!). I am also a nurse. I have several of the issues going on that this super juice is supposed to help.

I am going to be coming to you not so much as an Organizer, but as a woman, mom, wife  and nurse.  I would not be working with this brand if I didn’t feel it would be something worth while for my readers and myself. I will be keeping you filled in on all I am going to learn about it. I will be getting to meet Dr. Lindsey Duncan when I go to Blog World Expo next week. I am thrilled that Collective Bias and Genesis Today are sponsoring me in full  for this conference.  (disclosure policy)

We were also provided with a gift card to shop for some of the juice that they now have at Walmart. See my Whrrl Story here for my shopping adventure.  Just click on the slide to see the whole slide show.