michelle
05-25-2004, 07:21 PM
Hi My name is Michelle Smith,
I'm a jazz artist and songwriter who has pursued my career part time for a large part of my life ( I was busy earning a living).
I have decided at this turn in my life, at 40 years old and going through a divorce that I want to live my life authentically and give the focused attention to my dreams, goals and passions. I've decided to incorporate my gift for songwriting, poetry and creative writing overall into launching my own home base publishing company. I'm planning on using alot of my poetic snippets (if you will) to launch an greeting card line called warm sentiments. I am also, in the studio recording my first independent c.d. that I am going to self distribute under my publishing company.
I still work a day job (as I have to) and I've resolved to do that at this time, I just want to get a handle on time management, learn how to stay focused on my most important goals (my dreams) and be in an environment where I'm not told so much to look at things rationally, (i.e. your a bit older than Beyonce) as well as feeling like no one understands what it means to "have to be successful". I have well meaning friends, but some, although they say they are supportive, constantly pull me in the opposite direction of where I need to go, (example, getting disappointed when i can't go out and play all the time, cause I need to write or review my business plan, or i simply need the space to create a great song etc...) I know they don't mean it, they're just living life, with different priorities, and that's cool. But I just need to surround myself in an environement that will constantly support why I can succeed, rather than why I can't. (sorry for being so long winded)
:bouncy:
I'm a jazz artist and songwriter who has pursued my career part time for a large part of my life ( I was busy earning a living).
I have decided at this turn in my life, at 40 years old and going through a divorce that I want to live my life authentically and give the focused attention to my dreams, goals and passions. I've decided to incorporate my gift for songwriting, poetry and creative writing overall into launching my own home base publishing company. I'm planning on using alot of my poetic snippets (if you will) to launch an greeting card line called warm sentiments. I am also, in the studio recording my first independent c.d. that I am going to self distribute under my publishing company.
I still work a day job (as I have to) and I've resolved to do that at this time, I just want to get a handle on time management, learn how to stay focused on my most important goals (my dreams) and be in an environment where I'm not told so much to look at things rationally, (i.e. your a bit older than Beyonce) as well as feeling like no one understands what it means to "have to be successful". I have well meaning friends, but some, although they say they are supportive, constantly pull me in the opposite direction of where I need to go, (example, getting disappointed when i can't go out and play all the time, cause I need to write or review my business plan, or i simply need the space to create a great song etc...) I know they don't mean it, they're just living life, with different priorities, and that's cool. But I just need to surround myself in an environement that will constantly support why I can succeed, rather than why I can't. (sorry for being so long winded)
:bouncy: