Ah, what you could try travelport? Taking a break. Or at least cutting down - the fastest path to complete burnout is to keep at it when your return is so small, if at all.
I'd do the break for a few days, then slowly get back into it - maybe go through and weed out some you aren't completely crazy for, then change up the order/time of day you enter.
I got caught up recently in the forums - so much so I missed entering for a few days, then I got some good wins! I don't allow myself to get into a rut - some days I enter IW's last, or first, but I try not to do them the same way every day - it has the added bonus of not being boring that way!
If you can, take some "me" time - read a book, take a bath - anything to stop feeling like this hobby is a job!!! :sunny:
onto that attitude!!! :crazytongue:especially if I happen to win a little something
Everytime I start to "forget" I get cranky and I even annoy myself , lol!!! So I focus on answering questions, voting for SA members, etc. and that usually squares me away -![]()
I haven't won anything yet! I've been entering every single day for an hour or 2 since January. This is so annoying. I even paid to subscribe to this site. I can't even win a small win. Come one win please!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Ah, the "why not me" loop. I remember it well :crazytongue:
It's the reason I'm still at it 7 years later - or I should say, what I realized while I was in the dumps:
Sweeping is a hobby that is all about timing. Especially for those elusive instants! IF you enter at the exact right moment, you will win. If not? Sad to say you won't. But I assure you - it's nothing personal, and those who win a lot don't have any "secrets" - they are just consistent, persistent, and patient.
The sweepers credo? Enter and forget it. Always be happy for those that win - even when they win "your" prize - and be positive you will win.
Reminding myself of the sweepers credo is how I keep my positive attitude, and my sanity.
I really believe that if you go into it thinking you can't win, well, you'll MAKE yourself right so often you'll start believing it!!! I truly do believe you have to have a positive attitude - don't get hung up on what others are doing - just focus on entering, then move on to something else - like posting so we can get to know you!!!
Hang in there - and enter, enter, enter - you'll be posting a win before you know it!!! And remember - every day brings new opportunities to win!!!
Some see sweeping as a zero sum game, where if I win, you lose, but I view it a bit differently - opportunities abound for those willing to commit the time & energy, and while it doesn't give a return equal to our input, if we are consistent, persistent, and patient, the possibilities are endless!!!
It took me
6 years of daily hard charging to win a biggie, so don't give up chalyn79!!! :sunny:
A reminder for ALL of us in a slump:
https://www.sweepsadvantage.com/forum/general-sweepstakes-talk/28592-not-winning-anything-tips-why.html
Try to take the focus off your inability to win right now, and just Enter and Forget it!!! I KNOW it sounds corny, but if you focus on the positive, positive WILL come!!!
Negative thinking will only mess you up, on your timing and attitude, and ENSURE you always lose so posting to get the negative OUT of you WILL help - it's why I encourage people to do so, but not to go overboard lest they get in a downward spiral
We can't all be winners, all of the time, and yes, it IS frustrating to see everyone else winning when we can't seem to hit but don't give up...
It took me 6+ months to start winning, then I was winning a lot {mostly small stuff} for about a year & then it came to an abrupt halt!!!
Well, 7 WEEKS later, I won an awesome prize {$750 digital camera} YAY!!! To me, it was totally worth the wait!!! :headbang:
Since then, I've had awesome days/weeks/months of winning, but it's cyclical - so I don't sweat it {OK - maybe a little, lol} because I know it CAN happen, as long as I enter!!!
I haven't won anything yet! I've been entering every single day for an hour or 2 since January. This is so annoying. I even paid to subscribe to this site. I can't even win a small win. Come one win please!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I think we need to resurrect the whiner's wall. Give vent to our frustrations. I don't know what the average is, but, I spend at least 4 hours a day entering, most days more. Lately, I've been too dejected to do more than the minimal 4. I look at it like a job (('m disabled). Sometimes I regale myself with memories of my 4 trip wins, sometimes it just depresses me that it's been such a dry spell.
What do some of you do, other than enter sweepstakes, to "make money?" I mean, I know about the surveys. I do several of them, mostly the ones I can redeem points for hotel points, airline points, etc. Of course, I don't sneeze at a GC to a store or restaurant. I am drilling into AARP points as of late, redeeming for restaurant GC.