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Welcome to episode 377 of Hit the Mic with The Stacey Harris. Let's talk strategy. I'm excited about this because now's the time guys. Not necessarily because this is gonna be the thing that changes your life in 2018, but because right now, this will make your social media time less stressful. This is not one of those big, grandiose, you know, 'this is the only way you'll see success next year' kind of episodes or kind of conversations. What it is, instead, is 'here's what you need to do to make your day-to-day less frustrating.' Now, as you've heard me talk about over the last month, now really is the time to be thinking about what's been happening and what you want, moving forward. Not because it's the end of the year, but because I'm guessing there is some goal that you have for the next 30 days or for the next 12 weeks, or for the next 12 months, that you'd like to see happen. And if you want to see that happen, you've got to be doing the work and looking at what's worked, and what's not worked. So that's what we're gonna talk about today, we're gonna talk about the fundamentals of building a strategy, and I'm gonna let you know about a way you can dive deeper that's 100% free. We're actually gonna be doing a live free training on this in December in just, like next week, so I want to let you know about that. So details about that will be on the show notes page for this episode and of course, at the end of this episode, I will remind you. Now, the other cool thing is, what you're going to be putting together here, is the fundamentals of nearly every training we're gonna have in Backstage next year. So now is a great time to join us Backstage, especially if, it is the end of the year, you're looking for your 2018 mastermind setup. And 2018 coaching support. Great time to look at BAM, because we do have a couple spots open for next year. There's one-on-one support with me, you get a private area of the forum that's just for you and I, so you have access to me literally all the time. Now, I don't answer at all hours, but you get a much faster response there than you would just about any other way. It's really the only way to get direct one-on-one support from me that doesn't involve me actually managing your strategy for you, with our team. So, that is the way to go if you are looking for the support throughout next year, hitthemicbackstage.com is the place to go to learn more about that, and of course the BAM level of Backstage. Cool? Alright, let's jump in, because there's no time like the present.   Where are you right now? Alright, so I kind of hit on this earlier, I've talked about this on Facebook live recently, but the first step is really knowing where you're at right now. What kind of traffic are you getting to your website? What's the demographic of the people who are currently liking your page, or currently following you on Twitter? What kind of engagement are you currently getting on Instagram, or whatever the networks are, for you? What are you currently sitting at, as far as connections on LinkedIn? So look at your numbers. Also, when you're going through this evaluation, look at your profiles. Make sure that you're updated. I know for me, I often sort of realize, 'hey, I haven't added something," or "hey, I haven't asked for recommendations lately on LinkedIn," or "I haven't updated my Facebook pages about information in a really long time." So come in and do that when you're looking at these numbers. Evaluate your foundations. Review everything, see what needs to get done. And I'm not saying you have to necessarily do that all right now, you can wait and see what your plan is gonna be, but definitely, make note of what's there, and maybe what's not 100% serving your goals. But that's really the place to start, because without that information, without that foundation stuff, without looking at, "hey, I've got this going on right now," it's hard to look at where you want to go, but also, how you're gonna get there from the sense of 'maybe you're paddling up a stream that is not gonna get you to your destination.' Alright? Alright. Number two, and we talked about this last week. I can't say it enough and trust me, this is me telling myself this as much as it's me telling you, as much as it's telling me, every single client I have, who do you want to talk to? Know your clients. Spend some time reviewing who your ideal client is. Getting really familiar with where they are. Because guess what guys? This changes. This evolves. This can shift. You also learn more about who you like working with. Maybe who you thought your ideal client was, going into 2017 is not who you want to be working in 2018. And really, that ties into our next one, which is 'know your plans.' Maybe the ideal client you had in 2017, that was perfect for one-on-one consulting, is not gonna be your ideal client going into 2018 where you really wanna focus on online courses, or a group mastermind, or whatever it is for you. Because the ideal client for one-on-one support is not necessarily the ideal client for group support or for a DIY solution. Or even a 'done for you' solution. So, make sure you're really clear, especially if you're shifting- I know a couple people who are looking at putting out physical products, maybe a planner, maybe a book, maybe a workbook, maybe support materials, as far as a product side to their business. Well, guess what? That's gonna be a different ideal client. So again, revisit this 'who,' and also look at your 'what.' Look at what you're gonna be doing, what you're gonna be releasing, what you're gonna be sharing, because if you don't know these three things: You don't know where you're at right now, so that you're aware, you don't know your who, so who are you talking to? And you don't know your what, which is whatever it is you're going to offer them, we literally cannot build you a strategy. We cannot say, "here's the kind of content we should be running." We can't say, "here's how often we should be emailing them." And we certainly can't be saying, "hey, these are the kind of networks that they're engaging on and this is the kind of copy they're gonna respond to, and here is the audience we need to target for our ads." It gets real hard to build ads when you don't know your 'where,' you don't know your 'what,' and you don't know your 'who.' Like, impossible. Some, like me, would say.  So I want you to look at that. And I want you to actually write this down. If you're a computer person, write it into a google doc. If you are a pencil and paper planner, write it down in your notebook. If you're like me, and you're a scribble kind of person, big ass post-it notes on the wall, way to go. Whiteboards, whatever way works for you. My friend Brandy Lawson over at FieryFX did this a couple of years when she was looking at her 'who,' who her ideal clients were. She actually went in her kitchen, and she's got cabinets, obviously, and she took post-it notes, and she designated three different cabinets as, like, "I love them," "they're all right," "they need to go." And she wrote all of her clients' names down on post-it notes and she put them in those boxes. So, get creative. Whatever way sort of fires you up to do this. After she told me about this, we were talking about it, and it was like, "well that was a lot of clarity, sort of seeing it right in front of me." Like, "oh, well, yeah, that's- having to look at that name and say, 'okay, I need to make a choice.'" So get creative. Put yourself out of your comfort zone. Push yourself out of your box. I actually have a date in December on my calendar, where, instead of being in my office, I'm renting the conference room in my office suite for an afternoon so I can do my planning outside of my space. Now, that' pretty simple, it's literally down the hall from my office, but it's not sitting behind my computer, getting distracted by my emails, getting distracted by Facebook notifications, whatever it is, it's getting me outside of that space. So mark some time on your calendar to do the same. In fact, mark your calendar for two times. The first time being for December 6 at 9:00 a.m. Pacific Time, or noon Eastern Time. And the second time being later that week or two weeks later, whenever later that month works for you, because on December 6, I'm going to walk you through this even further. We're gonna take this to the next level, because we're actually gonna lay out what your strategy documentation should look like, how far, what kind of things can be put on it. We're gonna walk through building an editorial calendar and breaking that editorial calendar down into social media updates, understanding how long ad campaigns need to run and at what frequency and at what kind of lead time. We're gonna figure out all of that stuff and we're actually going to outline what your strategy needs to entail, so when you take that other day, you are working through a system to actually lay out your plans. We are not going to do it for a whole year, but the process is the same. We're basically gonna look at what a 30 day strategy would be, for the sake of time. When I layout year strategies, it honestly, when we do it for you, done for you service-wise, it takes weeks, days, weeks. So yeah, we're gonna look at 30 days. But it's the same process, whether it's 30 days or 365 days, okay? Reserve your spot now. Plus there'll be some really great follow-up emails after that workshop, sort of reminding you, 'hey, here's what you need to do, here's some other resources for those things,' so check that out. And if you want to get ahead of the game, and you want some support from me on this, I do have, we opened up super, I decided not, okay, let me pull this back. I, in my own planning, for 2018, have decided to take June and July off. You'll still get podcasts, Backstage will still run, things like that. But I won't be doing any kind of client work. I won't be doing any coaching, I won't be taking any meetings, the only calls that I'll do in June and July are with our five BAM members that we have, because we max out BAM at five people, so that's it. Other than that, I will be not working. To make space for that, I decided to go ahead and work this December. Something I usually don't do. With that said, I decided to open up a few more one-on-one spots with me. As of recording this, we have about four left, I think two of them are before this December 6 date, and two of them are after the December 6 date, if I remember correctly. So if you want some support on that, signing up for one of those is a really, really, really good idea. I will link to that in the show notes episode of this, show notes for this episode as well, because that's gonna be really helpful to get some outside perspective. Somebody to push you and say, "okay, and what else? Okay, and what else?" And someone for you to ask questions to. Okay? Alright, that's all the things- definitely, this is one of those episodes you're gonna want to go to the show notes page, thestaceyharris.com/episode377 because you'll find the link to the strategy webinar, and the link to get one-on-one support, and of course, the link for Backstage and BAM if you're interested in joining us for that. Okay? All the things today, guys. This is a big one. This is gonna be, this is one of those things that's going to change the way your day to day runs, and now. Not come next December, but this December. Okay? Alright, that's it from me, I will see you guys on the webinar. Thanks for hanging out with me today. Have a good one.

Intro   Hi and welcome to Books Between - a podcast for teachers, parents, librarians, and anyone who wants to connect middle grade kids between 8-12 to books they’ll love.  I’m your host, Corrina Allen - a teacher, a mom of two, battling a sore throat, but excited that I finally got to see the Fantastic Beasts movie last weekend! I gotta say - Jacob & Queenie were the best part for me.   This is Episode #12 and today we’re talking about gift ideas for middle grade readers, three novels with incredibly brave protagonists, and I’ll answer a listener’s question about keeping kids engaged when you read out loud.   Main Topic - Gifts Ideas for Middle Grade Readers   December is here and for many, December brings holidays that involve gift-giving. So if you have a child between the ages of about 8 and 12 on your list this year, I have some bookish ideas for you.   My first suggestion is, whenever possible, ask the child what they’d like that would be book related. And gift cards to local bookstores are always perfect as well so they can pick something they will love themselves. A friend of mine follows the philosophy of limiting holiday gifts to four categories: Want, Need, Wear, and Read. He gives each of his children a piece of paper divided into four sections and they list some items they want, some things they really need, some ideas of what they’d like to wear, and a list of things they want to read. Want, Need, Wear, Read. I really like that idea of giving children a focus, and of course the emphasis it places on reading.   But - if you’re not sure what books they’d like or you want to surprise them, here are four suggestions for you.   #1 - Try a biography that is connected to their hobbies or interests. For example, if they like art, you could get them the Who Was Frida Kahlo? Biography. (I haven’t read that one myself, but if my daughter sneak reading it under her blankets with a flashlight is any recommendation for you - it seems pretty good!)  If they are into sports, a really great collection of real-life stories is Rising Above: How 11 Athletes Overcame Challenges in Their Youth to Become Stars. If you have a young dancer if your life, definitely get them the new Misty Copeland biography called Life in Motion: An Unlikely Ballerina. That one is brand new and out December 6th.  For the science-loving tweens and teens on your list, Phineas Gage: A Gruesome but True Story About Brain Science is awesome! Who can resist a book with “gruesome” in the title?   #2 - Build on a book they already like. For example, you could get a Diary of a Wimpy Kid calendar or one of the many fantastic Harry Potter coloring books. My girls loved those when we were listening to the audio books.  You can also get their favorite book as a charm to put on a bracelet or necklace. I’ll link to that Etsy shop in the show notes. Another idea is to get them the audio version of a favorite book so they can experience the performance of that story. And hey - maybe even get them their own Audible account.   #3 - Pair a book with another gift so you build on the excitement. What I mean by that is if you give your nephew a LEGO kit, also get him the bold and colorful book 365 Things to Do with LEGO Bricks. If you get your daughter a science kit, include a biography of Marie Curie as some inspiration. You might pair an apron and set of cookie cutters with Cooking Class: 57 Fun Recipes Kids Will Love to Make (and Eat!). If you are getting your child a telescope, maybe add a copy of The Everything Kids’ Astronomy Book. A hot gift for my 9 year old lately are those fashion kits where she can make her own headbands and bracelets - you know, the stuff that leaves beads scattered all over your house! But - a great book to pair with a present like that is The Fashion Book by DK Publishing. It connects historical trends with modern fashion - it’s pretty cool. That’s one of those books that I want to buy for my kids so I can read it, too.   #4 - Get them a Mail Order Mystery. Now - I want to say upfront that I have no connection to this company. They are not paying me. I simply saw their ad online, got it for my girls as something fun to do over the summer, and it was great. Every week for about six weeks, my daughters got personalized wax-sealed letters describing the mystery they had to solve, artifacts connected to the story, riddles, and a code to crack that my whole family was working on together. It was so much fun - for all of us! The final package included a book that tied everything together.  And if you have more than one child - no worries - they can share it and work together and the company will include all their names on the personalized items. So here’s how it works. You go to MailOrderMystery.com and pick one of three mystery options. The first two are Treasure Hunt (which is a pirate adventure) and The Enchanted Slumber (which is the mystery we did and it was fairy tale themed). The new mystery, which was revealed in their newsletter last week is called Spies, Lies, and Serious Badguys and will feature a secret safe disguised as a book, a personalized secret agent ID card, invisible ink pen, and so much other cool stuff. So after you’ve decided which of those three mysteries you want, you pick who it’s for, and then you get to decide when it will start.  Also - if you are sometimes a last-minute shopper, this is a perfect quick gift. You just sign up online, print out a cool looking certificate to tuck in a card or roll up into a cool scroll, and BAM - awesome gift.   It’s really tailor made for kids between 8 and 12.   I hope you’ve gotten some fresh ideas for any middle grade reader on your list this year. And I would love to get your ideas and share them with everyone else!  You can tag me on Twitter or Instagram or email me at booksbetween@gmail.com and I’ll share your ideas, too!     Book Talk - Three Books Featuring Brave Girls   In this part of the show, I share with you three books centered around a theme and discuss three things to love about each book. This week I’m featuring three books with courageous female leads: Finding Perfect, Sticks & Stones, and Rain Reign.     Finding Perfect   The first book this week is one that I have been wanting to share with you since  - jeesh, I think June! Finding Perfect is by debut author Elly Schwartz. And actually, I should clarify that - this is Schwartz’s first published novel but not the first she’s written. This novel doesn’t read like a first effort - it’s crafted like a novelist at the top of their game. Okay - I could keep gushing, but you probably want to know what the book is about. So a quick summary. Finding Perfect is about 12-year-old Molly Nathans who is always striving toward perfect. Perfectly sharpened pencils, perfectly crisp white paper, perfectly aligned glass figurines, and a perfectly safe and together family. And that last wish for family perfection is the one that seems to set her on a downward path when her Mom moves out and Molly spirals into her OCD.  So here are three things to love about Finding Perfect:   Poetry  - Molly is a poet and one element of her story is how she participates in her middle school’s Poetry Slam Contest. She gets past the first round with an incredible poem that starts with the word “Sorry.” And as Molly’s compulsions toward organization and neatness start to take over her life and she feels herself unraveling - her writing starts to reflect that. It’s so powerful. Here’s a line from one of her poems: “As time slips, it’s hard to hide  To keep my crazy tucked inside.”   Molly’s friends Hannah and Bridgett. Hannah is her best friend, cheering Molly on and waiting for her when Molly spends hours rearranging her room instead of meeting up like she promised. And Bridgette, who often says the wrong thing and is obsessed with obituaries. But - oh, when Molly finds out WHY Bridgette collects obituaries, she realizes that every person has something hidden. The thing is though that Hannah and Bridgette do NOT like each other.  And this book really captures that difficult dynamic when you have friends anchored to the same person and they have to find a way to get along. Finding Perfect fills an incredibly important niche in middle grade fiction. A book that tackles anxiety and Obsessive Compulsive Disorder from the point of view of a kid. I love that this book is written in first person and we get to experience Molly’s challenges and dilemmas. She wants to be a good friend and go help Hannah with her bracelet business plan. But… she is compelled to straighten up her bedroom first - which starts to take longer and longer and longer until finally Molly does the brave thing and admits to herself that it’s a problem. I am not sure if the statistics really bear this out, but it does seem to me that I have more and more students every year who are trying to overcome some level of either anxiety or compulsion. This book would be perfect in their hands - and for anyone else who could use a look into another child’s experience to help them understand each other better.   Finding Perfect reminded me a bit of Raymie Nightingale and I have to give a shout out to the cover design. It is simply perfect - and has the BEST spine design I have ever seen.   Sticks & Stones   Book number two this week is Sticks & Stones by Abby Cooper - another debut author who seems like she’s been around forever. This is the story of middle schooler, Elyse, who has this very unusual condition where the words that people say about her appear on her skin. It’s called, well, I can’t pronounce it - and honestly I don’t think Elyse can either. But it’s shortened, mercifully, to CAV. Now, I will say at first that the rational, scientific side of my brain had a hard time suspending disbelief about verbalized words getting etched into skin. BUT. Once I could shush that side, I just fell in love with this story and with Elyse. So, the main character has this condition, she’s starting middle school, her friendships are shifting (like they do in middle school), and with the encouragement from an anonymous person writing her mysterious notes, Elyse decides to be brave and go for this elite position in her school called Explorer Leader. And in the midst of all this, her disorder takes a turn and it’s not just others’ words that are etched into her skin, but her own thoughts about herself start to appear on her arms and legs. How powerfully symbolic is that?   So, if you’re not sold already, here are three more reasons to love Sticks & Stones:   Elyse’s notes to herself. Every month as part of an English assignment, she writes a letter to her future self in her journal. In her first September note, she jots down four goals. Which are: Stop thinking about the folded paper until I can finally open it after class. Stop obsessing over Liam, because he is done liking me. Instead, obsess over boys like Nice Andy who do seem to like me. Stop thinking about the folded blue paper until it’s time to open it!   In each letter, Elyse reflects on how things are going and lists some new goals. I really loved how those letters anchored the story.   The boy she calls “Nice Andy”. Because - there is a point in the book where he could have been not-so-nice. Now - I’m going to give a small spoiler here, which I try not to do - but this one isn’t so major. But, if you’d rather not hear it, just pause and fast forward about a minute. Okay? Alright, so - Elyse ends up dating Nice Andy for awhile. And he IS wonderful, but she realizes she just doesn’t feel THAT way about him. And I simply LOVED how he handles things when she tells him that she would rather be good friends. He says, “Oh! Okay, don’t worry about it.”  That could have gone very differently. I think kids could use a model of a graceful and respectful breakup, so thumbs up for that scene! I really love how Sticks & Stones embodies this idea that having a bigger purpose in your life and striving for something important can break you out of self-doubt and worrying so much about yourself. For Elyse, it’s her goal of becoming Explorer Leader that starts to get her out of her own head a bit. And ironically, by getting busy and NOT thinking so much of what others are saying about her, she becomes more confident. In one of the later mystery notes that Elyse receives is this advice:   “Remember, someone is always going to have something bad to say. But can you remember the good you’ve done? The good you ARE?”   I think that message is so important for middle grade readers who are sometimes focused so much on other people liking them. I remember those years myself - they were rough.   Sticks & Stones is about friendship, and boys, and learning what actions to take to be more comfortable with yourself. This book would be particularly powerful for middle grade girls.   Rain Reign   Our final featured book this week is Ann M. Martin’s Rain Reign. For the last two years, I don’t think there’s been a month that’s gone by where I haven’t been conferencing with a student who has been reading this book or reading it out loud to my daughters. One of the joys of being a teacher is getting to dip back into those favorite books. So, Rain Reign is a story told by 5th grader Rose Howard, who loves routines, collecting homonyms, and prime numbers. She lives with her dad, who is not the best care-taker for her. And she lives with her dog, who she calls Rain. And, in her own words says “My official diagnosis is high-functioning autism, which some people call Asperger’s syndrome”. One night, after a hurricane has caused flooding and destruction, Rose’s father lets Rain outside and now she’s missing. Because of that, Rose has to be brave, break out of her routine, and try to find her dog. And that’s just the beginning of her bravery. Alright, so - here are three fantastic things about Rain Reign. Rose’s straightforward storytelling. It’s astonishing how well we get into Rose’s head. For example, in the first chapter she says: “This is how you tell a story: First you introduce the main character. I’m writing this story about me, so I am the main character.”  And later on she says,   “ Some of the things I get teased about are following the rules and always talking about homonyms. Mrs. Leibler is my aide and she sits with me in Mrs. Kushel’s room. She sits in an adult-size chair next to my fifth-grade-size chair and rests her hand on my arm when I blurt something out in the middle of math. Or, if I whap myself in the head and start to cry, she’ll say, ‘Rose, do you need to step into the hall for a moment?’”   I think most people who have spent any kind of time in a school will find that scene very familiar. Having it told from the point of view of the child with autism is so important.   Rose’s Uncle.  While Rose is very unlikely in who she ended up with as a father, she lucked out with her Uncle Weldon. It’s hard to believe that the two of them are brothers. Rose’s dad is impatient, an alcoholic, neglectful, and… worse. Thank goodness Rose has her Uncle who picks her up from school, patiently answers her many repetitive questions, and helps her deal with her dad. How much kids simply love this book.  In fact, I decided that since I just happen to have two of those kids on hand right here in our house, I’d invite them to tell you what they liked about Rain Reign.     Q & A Our third and final segment this week is Question & Answer time.   Question: Today’s question is from Sarah in Arlington, Texas.( And Hey Sarah - thanks for listening!) She asks, “My kids don't seem like they’re paying attention when I read aloud. How can keep them more interested?”   Answer: First of all, I hear ya! Between my own kids and “kids” at school - I feel like I am always assessing their attention and interest.  So I have a few thoughts, and hopefully you, listening, might chime in as well. First, I’m wondering - did your kids get to pick out the book? If they have some say, that can help. At home, I usually book talk a few that I think would be winners and then let them decide. I do understand that with more than one child, that choosing process can be tricky. We’ve certainly had some drama and high stakes negotiations about that at my house. A second thought - give them something to do with their hands while they’re listening. I have adult friends who just can’t sit still for that long. So try giving them some paper and crayons or play-doh. Maybe tinkering with LEGO’s or doing a  jigsaw puzzle. And finally - there is the possibility that they might be paying more attention than you think. I had this epiphany last year when I was reading aloud Matilda to my girls. And one of my daughters was driving me nuts because she was bouncing all over the bed, the book is shaking, she’s twisting around in the blankets - I could not get her to settle down.  And I am getting annoyed - this is supposed to be our calm, mother-daughter time bonding over classic children’s literature. NO. So after a few nights of me getting mad, I thought, “Okay - I’m just going to ignore it and she’ll stop. Right?’” So I continue to read, but I’ve got one eye on her the entire time. And then suddenly it hit me - she was acting out what was happening in the book. She was SO involved in the book that she was physically experiencing it.   SO I know sometimes that we have this idealized image in our mind of our loving children nestled in our lap, taking in every word of what we’re reading, but - truthfully that doesn’t always happen that way. The main thing is to not give up on that daily read aloud time.   Closing   Alright, that’s it for the Q&A section this week. If you have a question about how to connect kids between 8-12 to books they’ll love or an idea about a topic we should cover, I really would love to hear from you. You can email me at booksbetween@gmail.com or message me on Twitter/Instagram at the handle @Books_Between.   Thank you so much for joining me this week. You can get a full transcript of this show and all of our previous episodes at AlltheWonders.com. And when you are there, take some time to read a great post about Raina Telgemeier’s Ghosts by Mel Schuit. And, if you are liking the show, I’d love it if you helped others find us by sharing on social media or leaving a rating on iTunes or Stitcher.   Thanks and see you in two weeks!  Bye!

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