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Brandiwyn🎶Prep starts 10/1! Author Icon, also known as Michelle Tuesday, is a musician, educator and writer hailing from Columbus, Ohio.
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I am a professional musician  Open in new Window., worship leader  Open in new Window., small business owner  Open in new Window., songwriter  Open in new Window., aspiring author  Open in new Window. and freelance nonfiction writer  Open in new Window. with a chemical engineering degree  Open in new Window..

But that's just my resume.

My profile of qualifications is only one of the ways in which I am unique. Here I chronicle my personal and professional goals and my efforts to achieve them. Occasionally I fail. Mostly, I take daily baby steps toward all my long-term goals. Much like the stories I pen, the songs I compose, and the businesses I run, I am always a work in progress.

Merit Badge in Music [Click For More Info] To a dear friend whose talent for writing music is sensational. May you have a fabulous New Year, (((Brandi)))!!! *^*Kiss*^* Big hugs, Sherri *^*Heart*^* Merit Badge in Organization [Click For More Info] I don't know how you do it, but I assume there's magic involved *^*Bigsmile*^* I have really enjoyed this month of planning and preparation for NaNoWriMo and I love how organized it all is. Thank you for hosting a great challenge and for your dedication to helping so many of us prepare with confidence and trepidation for National Novel Writing Month (known to sane folks as 'November' *^*Laugh*^*) at your [Link To Item #1474311] Merit Badge in Leadership [Click For More Info] For your hard work, commitment, talent and innovation in running the October NaNoWriMo Preparation each year, which helps many of us get our scattered thoughts together for November's novel-writing. And also because this badge has ducks on it.


April 8, 2010 at 6:21am
April 8, 2010 at 6:21am
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Random temporary goal: PAY TAXES BY 4/15!
*Pencil* Pending. All I have to do is print the vouchers, write the checks, and take them to the post office. How 'bout let's not wait 'til 4/15 and stand in a long line, eh? *Pthb*

Post at Advice for Business Managers  Open in new Window. once per day.
*Check* Goal met.

Post at MichelleTuesday.com  Open in new Window. at least once per week.
*Check* Goal met, but I still have two new original songs to record and post.

Meet other writing goals.
*Writing* Textbroker articles: None pending.
*Check* Prepare MochaNotes.com for future blog opportunities: Yep. MochaNotes.Com  Open in new Window.

The SpecFic Ezine seems to be popular with WDC friends. *Thumbsup* Which is all fine and good, if I can develop a business plan for the project. Would-be small publishers, take heed: You only make money when you sell a product. You may think you can beat the powerhouse big boy publishers by being nicer to your authors, but it's actually your customers who matter. If my Biz Managers blog actually earns money, it won't be because I'm selling blog posts or advice. It will be because I'm selling advertising space on my blog. Why am I not selling blog posts or advice? They are a dime a dozen. You can get them for free all over the Internet, and since everyone knows the secret to SEO, it's pretty much impossible to optimize and beat the competition; the competition is doing it, too. And, frankly, the advertising space does not appear to be worth much, at least not yet.

In an ironic twist, Robert Waltz Author Icon directed me to this blog because he proposed I add an anti-Penelope Trunk blog to my MochaNotes list. Apparently, he's not a fan. But I stumbled across this post, which articulates what I just said above nicely:

8 Reasons Why You Won't Make Money From Your Blog  Open in new Window. (Sorry, Waltz.)

Launch one new performance repertoire song per week.
*Check* Goal met with my new original song, "Hey, Baby." It's upbeat and fun. I'm trying to do more positive music. "Time" is positive, particularly lyrically but a little darker in the chord progression.

Write one new original song per month.
*Check* Goal met: "Hey, Baby" Open in new Window. [E]

Brand the biz(es.)
*Check* Goal met.
*Bullet* added an RSS feed to Michelle Tuesday's Blog  Open in new Window. (thanks for the tip, Waltz!)
*Bullet* added social networking links to Michelle Tuesday's Blog  Open in new Window.
*Bullet* overhauled Michelle Tuesday Music School  Open in new Window.

That last one was a big job, *whew*. Check it out - I embedded a video of a band I coach, Sapphire Blaze, into my Music School site. I still need to populate pretty much the entire contents of the site. Only the "Home" link points to anything other than a construction page. But, hey, the framework is in place, along with the cover copy. Now it's a matter of writing all the filler copy, and maybe taking photos of students to upload.

And, finally, I the nursing home who visited my Potbelly and took a biz card called yesterday to book a gig. *Bigsmile* I need to call back today and reschedule, though, because I have a conflict. *Pthb*

I need to stop by the bank and open a biz account under my fictitious name. I have checks to deposit!

15 minutes of small biz research per day.
*Check* Looking up how to add RSS feed and social networking links to my blog totally counts, along with reading why I won't make money from my blog  Open in new Window..

Perform one household chore per day.
*Check* Goal met.

Achieve a weight of 145.0 by 6/1/10.
*Pencil* 155.0

Meals:
6:00am Coffee (1)
8:00am Six Triscuits (2) with pepperjack cheese (1) and coffee (1)
9:30am Toaster Strudel (5) and coffee (1)
1:45pm Skinny roast beef sandwich (7)
3:30pm Pizza (8)
4:00pm Light ice cream (2)

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