2008 is proving to be a difficult one for many of us with the mortgage crisis and credit crunch. The stock market is down, unemployment is up. Gas prices are up and so is inflation. We are in a recession.

We all have good days and bad days. During these trying times, we all need to be able to “bounce” according to Barry Moltz, author of the new smash hit book, “Bounce! Failure, Resiliency and Confidence for Your Next Great Success.” Moltz states we need to let go of whatever our last result was, success or failure and take another action which will put you in position to celebrate another success. The ability to bounce will give us the resiliency that determines which ones of us succeed in the long run.

In order to lift our spirits (and best of all earn some cash), we are sponsoring a video contest to find out “How Do You Bounce?” Tell us how you pick yourself up when you are low. Tell us how you celebrate when everything is going your way. Tell us how you face all the time in between.

Prizes will be:

• First Prize: $1,000
• Second Prize: $100
• Third Prize: 20 entrants will be awarded an audio version of Bounce! by Barry Moltz

Monetary prizes will be reduced if less than 100 entries are received. Please see complete rules and conditions for further information.

All contestants must complete a submission form demonstrating that they have read and agreed to the rules. The complete rules, terms and conditions of the contest are available here, and the submission form is here.

A brief synopsis of the basic rules is below.

1. This is a skill contest open to legal residents of the 50 United States of America. You must be 21 years of age or older and be a registered user of YouTube. No purchase is necessary to enter of win the contest.

2. The contest submission period runs from April 1, 2008 12:01 AM Central Time to June 30, 2008 at 11:59 Central time. Prizes will be awarded no later than September 30, 2008.

3. To Enter: Submit an original video through YouTube (maximum running time of 60 Seconds) talking about or showing “How You Bounce!”. Only five videos can be entered per person for the contest.

4. Judging Criteria: Creativity, clarity, originality, and uniqueness; Overall impression

The complete rules, terms and conditions of the contest are available here

Submit your videos here!

Don’t forget to fill out the submission form!

For examples of videos, please go here or check out the contest page–we’ve posted a few examples there!