American Express has been encouraging people through their Realize Your Potential campaign to live the best lives possible.

They understand that there is a shift in the way people are thinking about life and career. Amex recently conducted a survey and found out that about nine in ten (87%) Canadians believe you should prioritize following your dreams over other commitments like work and career. And Aaccording to the same study 83% of Canadians are striving to learn new things this year and that a sense of fulfillment is top priority in 2013. Are you one of them?

The Realize Your Potential with Pinterest Contest gives you a chance to not only be creative, but to win one of three $5000 American Express gift cards.

Realize Your Potential

What we love about this contest is how inspiring it is. American Express has been encouraging people through their Realize Your Potential campaign to live the best lives possible. They understand that there is a shift in the way people are thinking about life and career. Amex recently conducted a survey and found out that about nine in ten (87%) Canadians believe you should prioritize following your dreams over other commitments like work and career. And according to the same study 83% of Canadians are striving to learn new things this year and that a sense of fulfillment is top priority in 2013. Are you one of them?

Show Us!

We are one of three judges who will help American Express choose a winner in their Pinterest Contest. So, it’s your job to inspire us today. To help you get started, we want to share some advice on how you can make the most of your Pinterest board.

First, go take a look at the Pinterest board we created. It was some of our most inspiring moments that eventually lead to us changing our lives. It was a long and slow process to shift from working in the film business to becoming full time adventurers, but we did it.

Your life is probably far different from ours but I know that you are doing amazing and inspiring things every day to realize your own potential. Are you taking a course? Are you up at the crack of dawn getting in shape at the gym or hitting the pavement? Are you studying an instrument or taking an art class? Do you have photos of your family? Are your kids at the top of their class or performing at school? What is your passion and what are you doing to pursue it?

Your Pinterest Board

Pin these moments to your own Pinterest board and enter the contest. Remember, photos that you use, must be your own. We aren’t looking for repins from other people’s photo galleries, we want yours. Don’t worry if your photography isn’t perfect or from an exotic location, we want real moments. Moments that touch our hearts, make us think and inspire us. We’d love it if you pinned at least 20 photos to really show us your story.

You have until May 26 to enter.

How to Enter…

1. Create a pin board entitled “Amex Potentialist Canada” on Pinterest. *All entries must contain your own original content or material.
2. In the board’s description, tell us your dream of how you want to realize your potential
3. Tag each of your pins #PotentialistCanada
4. Re-pin the ‘how to enter’ image from American Express Canada’s Pinterest page (so your friends can read about the competition too!)
5. Once your pin board is complete, visit www.rtpwithpinterest.ca and complete the entry form on “Realize Your Potential with Pinterest” contest tab for your chance to win.

Need more Pinsperation? Check out our fellow judges Pinterest Boards.

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