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		<title>What I Did On Hiatus</title>
		<description><![CDATA[For various reasons I don’t feel like writing about, I took a bit of a hiatus from the blog. I am back now. Here’s what I’ve been up to.
Piano Teaching and Tutoring
When last I left you  I had given two piano lessons and was about to start tutoring. Four months later, I now have [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thepathlesstraveled.net/blog/2011/06/what-i-did-on-hiatus/</link>
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		<title>Progress Report: Tonal Harmony</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Piano Teaching
I gave two lessons last week. Both went really well. The time flew by (for me at least) and I felt kinda giddy afterward. Definitely a good sign, although I’m not making any promises. I was excited about my last job too. But this does feel decidedly different. So here’s to hoping.
I’ll be giving [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thepathlesstraveled.net/blog/2011/02/progress-report-tonal-harmony/</link>
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		<title>Progress Report: Momentum</title>
		<description><![CDATA[And again with the lots of time between posts. Mea Culpa.
Piano Teaching
First student I talked about last time, quit before our first real lesson. (Boo!)
I resubmitted the Craigslist Ad, and from that got one new student who will have his first real lesson tomorrow. (Eek!) I had an interview with him and his Mom two [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thepathlesstraveled.net/blog/2011/01/progress-report-momentum/</link>
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		<title>Progress Report: One Foot in Front of the Other</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It’s been a little while since my last post. We’re now well into January and I’ve been silent since before Christmas. I realize this. I’m sorry. *Sigh* Here’s to trying again.
Piano Teaching
Last week I had my first student come in for an interview. (Yay!) We went over the studio policy (finally got that done) and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thepathlesstraveled.net/blog/2011/01/progress-report-one-foot-in-front-of-the-other/</link>
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		<title>Christmas Break</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Sadly I didn&#8217;t get past the outlining part of writing this week.   So no new posts until after the new year. 
Have a happy holiday season everyone!
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		<link>http://thepathlesstraveled.net/blog/2010/12/christmas-break/</link>
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		<title>Business Update #13: Last Update of the Year</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This is the last business update in 2010. The next one will be in January.
Last Week’s Top Priority: Piano Teaching
The big piano-teaching related thing I did last week was finish a draft of my Studio Policy. Notice I said “finish a draft,&#8221; not just &#8220;finish&#8221;. I decided to wait to polish it until after next [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thepathlesstraveled.net/blog/2010/12/business-update-13-last-update-of-the-year/</link>
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		<title>Lying to Yourself</title>
		<description><![CDATA[From Robert Fritz’s The Path of Least Resistance:
There was a man who woke one day convinced that he was a zombie. When he told his wife he was a zombie, she tried to talk him out of this outrageous opinion.
“You are not a zombie!” she said.
“I am a zombie.” he answered.
“What makes you think you [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thepathlesstraveled.net/blog/2010/12/lying-to-yourself/</link>
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		<title>Business Update 12: Progress</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Last Week’s Top Priority: Piano Teaching
So, last week on my &#8220;to-do&#8221; list I had:

 Refine short pitch
 Email people I know with kids who might be in need of piano lessons
 Email Ann Arbor Piano Teachers Association about what I need to do to join
 Set up basic website for piano teaching.
 Practice giving my [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thepathlesstraveled.net/blog/2010/12/business-update-12-progress/</link>
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		<title>How to Do Business With Family</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Let’s say you’re in one of the following situations:

Your kid takes violin lessons from your sister, a professional violin teacher.
Your Mom babysits your kids a few days a week.
Your brother is living in the spare room of your house.
Your best friend, a professional mechanic, fixes your car when it breaks down.

Should you exchange money for [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thepathlesstraveled.net/blog/2010/12/how-to-do-business-with-family/</link>
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		<title>Business Update 11: Piano Teaching</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Last Week&#8217;s Top Priority: Piano Teaching
Last week I focused on getting my piano teaching business up and running. Here’s what I did:

 Wrote my pitch
 Scheduled a time for the piano to get tuned
 Put up a cratigslist ad

Of these, the first was the most important so naturally it was the most difficult. Bleh. Eventually [...]]]></description>
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