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The first virtual event of the year is over. It's the second time I attended the Ultimate Music Business Summit (UMBS). This time around, the format was different than last year. In each timeslot, there were at least two various sessions to attend. Immediately following the session, it was possible to join the presenter in a Q&A session. It was a great way to do it.

Furthermore, the event was hosted on a new platform which worked fabulously. The summit was much more rewarding this time, and I believe it was because of my state of mind. This year I was motivated to learn something.

There was a lot of great information at the summit, and there were two topics that I loved. Firstly, the fact that posting to social networks can be automatized. Secondly, you have to have a clear image of who your fans are. I'm not ready to start my own business, but I'm still playing around with the idea of creating a homepage about play-along sheet music. Even though it won't involve making money, the principles are the same. Who are your readers/visitors, how do you get more visitors, and how do I get the visitors to come back?

Of course, I think it would be great to be self-employed in the future but I have no clue of what I would be selling.

I read the Happy New Year post that I wrote last year, and I quickly deduced that I hadn't been to Germany to shop or started on the homepage about play-along sheet music. In other words, I haven't done any of the things that I wanted to do last year. But then what happened last year?

The year was, of course, characterized by COVID-19 and vaccinations, which is why I chose not to travel to Germany. I didn't want to risk getting sick. COVID-19 is also why I haven't attended any concerts with the big band. Moreover, the Wienerorkester was discontinued, and I'm not happy with that.

2021 has also been greatly affected by my father's death - both directly and indirectly. I have spent a lot of time mourning and doing practical things. But, my mom has also been sick from different causes since my dad's death. Both eat away at my energy to do new things.

Last year also brought changes to my workplace because my team leader retired. On that front, it will be exciting to see what will happen in 2022. Will my work tasks change, or will I have a new job? My boss doesn't want to have the responsibility as an It boss. He wants to outsource the responsibility for the physical equipment like servers, firewalls, purchases, network devices, and so on. He doesn't know exactly how or how much yet. I don't want my job tasks to be picking up the phone, calling an external partner, and telling them that it doesn't work. That is not fulfilling to me. Then I would rather look for another job.

Talking about my music playing, I have signed up for saxophone lessons during the spring. I'm very much looking forward to it. I expect to become better at expressing myself while playing. On top of that, I hope that there will be some concerts with the big band.

In 2022 I want to spend time finding inner peace again. I also want to do some of all the things that I didn't get to in 2021. I want to go shopping in Germany, and I want to build my homepage about play-along sheet music.

I wish you all a happy new year.

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