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It’s January – Let’s Get Started On Some Goals!

December 29, 2018 by MMDev

Welcome to Mickey’s Goal Setting Calendar Club!

We’re glad you’re joining us! We are going to have an amazing year!

It’s January and, of course, everyone around you is starting to make New Year’s Resolutions. You, being the wise and resourceful consumer of all things Moose, know better than that! Trust the great sage, Mickey the Moose, when he says, “Don’t Make New Year’s Resolutions!”

We, the intrepid explorers of Moose Monthly Method of Goal Setting, are instead going to be applying strategies for reaching dreams that may have always seemed impossible!

Big words, huh? Real tough talk from a bunch of letters on an internet post. Well, let me introduce myself. My name is Dirk and I’m one of the creators of the Mickey Mart 2019 Goal Setting Calendar. You may know me as the writer of all the Mickey the Moose Comics (What? You haven’t read them yet? That’s OK, they’re available at all Mickey Mart Stores or you can get them RIGHT HERE from our website).

Anyway, at Mickey Mart, we believe in this calendar and believe it can help you do some amazing things THIS YEAR! I, personally, believe this so much that I’m going to choose a wild, insane goal that seems impossible to me and I’m going to put my reputation on the line to achieve it by the end of 2019!

So What Do We Do In January? Only 2 Things!

First, take it easy and relax. You’re not responsible for anything but dreaming. We’re going to start sorting through our options and try to figure out what is really important to us. Take a look at the calendar and check out some of the things Mickey and the gang are dreaming about. Write down some ideas in your calendar. We’ll worry about picking our final goals next month.

Second, starting to develop good habits is vital to achieving your goals. Here’s the problem, if you try to do too much too fast, you will likely fail, so we are going to do just the opposite.

Start with a one or two (no more!) SMALL habits and strive to do them every day! It’s more important to Train Your Brain by developing a Daily Routine than anything else.

For example, if you need to get in shape, create a daily routine of doing AT LEAST one push-up a day. On days you can do more, go ahead and do more, but never go to bed without doing at least one!

If you want to be a writer, Train Your Brain by committing to writing only 3 sentences EVERY DAY. Again, if you write more that’s great! What’s important is you never end your day without writing those 3 sentences, even if it ends up being nonsense, do it anyway!

Don’t try to develop too many new habits at once! Stick with no more than one or two at a time. When you feel like one is pretty ingrained, then you can start a new one.

Write them down! Keep track of your habits by marking the days off in your calendar. GO FOR STREAKS!

What’s Next?

We have a lot of surprises in store for you. We’re planning videos, podcasts, special comic pages, newsletters, and much more, so follow Mickey Mart on Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter for updates. We will be using the hashtag #moosegoals quite a bit, so keep an eye out for that.

Hold On, Dirk! You’re On the Hook!

Yes, I am. Here are my three things I’ve always wanted to do. I’m going to pick only one of them. I’ve also added rough Mini-Goals or big steps I need to accomplish to reach each goal. I will schedule those in February:

Write and Direct my own Independent Film! Mini-Goals to reach this goal: I need to write it, find financing, produce and edit the film.
Backpack in the Swiss/Italian/Austrian Alps for a Month. Mini-Goals to reach this goal: I need to figure out how to pay for it, get in shape and clear off a month (that does seem impossible).
Build an E-Commerce Website. Mini-Goals to reach this goal: Develop a product, design a website, do market analysis and develop a business plan, build a development team. find funding, develop a site, launch the site (Yikes!)

Here are the habits I’m going to work on RIGHT NOW:

I’ve always wanted to play the Ukulele. I’m not musical but I do own a Uke. I’m going to commit to practicing just 5 minutes every day.
I really need to get into better shape, so I’m going to do one of the things I mentioned above, AT LEAST one push-up a day.

Join me here next month to find out which one I’ve decided on and how my habits are going. We also want to hear what your goals are, so be ready to share.

Don’t have your 2019 Calendar yet? We can fix that!

Check with your local Mickey Mart for Availability HERE!

FREE PDF Download Available HERE!

Extremely Limited Number of Print Copies Available in our Webstore HERE!

Achieve Your Dreams With Mickey Mart’s 2019 Goal Setting Calendar!

November 21, 2018 by MMDev

Mickey Mart has announced the release of the Mickey Mart 2019 Goal Setting Calendar!

The calendar is available ABSOLUTELY FREE at all Mickey Mart locations on November 23, 2018, which is also Black Friday. Quantities at each location are limited so people interested in picking one up are encouraged to brook no delay!

Click HERE to find a Mickey Mart location near you!

The 28-page calendar focuses on well-established strategies for helping you achieve goals you may have thought were impossible. The calendar is loaded with helpful tips, inspirational quotes, and great stories, each illustrating a particular strategy. Each month, calendar users are encouraged to build on what they have accomplished in previous months.

There is plenty of room on every page for all your normal calendar needs, but there is also space to make set your own goals and track your progress in achieving them. You can follow along as characters from the sold-out Mickey the Moose comics work through their own goals in humorous and timely sequences.

The calendar begins by encouraging users to give up the idea of New Year’s Resolutions because statistics show over 90% of those which are created never work. Instead, users are encouraged to substitute goal setting strategies for resolutions. So important is this strategy that we refer to the calendar as “Your No Resolution Solution!”

One of the most important strategies for achieving your goals is to develop useful habits. Because the most important strategy for developing productive habits is to be consistent in doing them, the calendar encourages the user to develop these habits with small, daily steps. As smaller habits become more natural to perform, they start to expand into bigger, more useful ones. Each day of the calendar includes a space to mark off a successful day. Users are encouraged to “go for streaks!”

In January 2019, Calendar users will be able to Join “The Mickey the Moose Goal Masters Club” where they will be able to share their experiences and achievements with other users. They will also find addition tricks and hints, special “calendar only” deals and all sorts of other fun and useful stuff!

Don’t get left behind! Get your calendar NOW at any Mickey Mart location!

Coles Energy Delivers in New Commercial

September 10, 2018 by MMDev

Coles Energy trucks deliver fuel to Mickey Mart and to businesses and families all over Northcentral Ohio. Coles Energy trucks signal their pride in keeping America moving with their new patriotic truck wraps.

To prepare for the Fall & Winter fuel season, Coles put together a short 30-second video showcasing some mighty fine roadwork. Follow Mickey Mart on Facebook to catch all our videos as we make them!

The Mighty Moose Struts in Milan!

September 10, 2018 by MMDev

Milan, Ohio, best known for the invention of Thomas Edison, plays host every year to the nation’s premiere Melon Festival! As the hometown of Mickey Mart and the base of operation of the indomitable Mickey the Moose, participation in the 2018 festivities was a must do!

And a Moose must do what a Moose must do.

Rallying the troops, trucks, and talent to the Labor Day Sunday event, the gregarious Moose was greeted by throngs of onlookers. The best was saved for last as a Mickey Statue was towed by the Mighty Moose Van to lead a procession of Coles Energy trucks right through the middle of town!

Parade watchers were in awe and in spite of the sweltering 90-degree heat the parade and the Melan Festival appeared to be a big hit! This will be a tough act to follow but wait until next year.

Welcome To the Family! Mickey Mart Opens New Store in Wellington!

September 9, 2018 by MMDev

Mickey Mart Loves Wellington!

We’re very excited to introduce our 3rd and northernmost Mickey Mart Wellington location! We are OPEN now! There’s a lot of room to expand, so look for an entire array of awesome services to take care of many of your immediate needs.

Set the GPS for 704 N. Main Street (US 58) Wellington, OH 44090

Please stop in and say, “Hello!” Use your Mickey Mart Rewards Card for fantastic deals! As always, thank you for making us part of your communities.

It’s A Superhero Team-Up! Mickey and Local Libraries!

September 8, 2018 by MMDev

Mickey Mart will be sponsoring several “How to Create Your Own Comics” youth workshops at libraries around Northcentral Ohio in 2018. Follow us on Facebook and Twitter to catch announcements of dates and locations!

We’re excited about the release of the Amazing Adventures of Mickey the Moose #4 and to celebrate we thought we’d give you a little peek at how we make a Mickey the Moose Comic!

We want to make our comics interesting and fun, so we spend a good deal of time coming up with ideas. That’s the fun part, making up the story. It can be anything you want it to be.

The famous Cleveland comic creator, Harvey Pekar, often wrote about things he observed on a regular day. You can also write about Giant Robot Moose (that is plural, btw). Your comic, your call.

Just like Mickey and his friends, we work as a team to create a comic. Many creators work by themselves but most often, one person writes and another person draws. If you are a great writer, find a friend who’s a good artist (or vice versa) and get started!

Here’s an inside look at the steps we take to bring you Mickey the Moose Comics! There are as many ways to do this as there are comics. This is our way:

First, We Organize Our Layout and Ideas:

Most MM comics are 20 pages long. We start off with a rough overview of how we want all the pages laid out. Dirk does all of the writing and layout work. This is also a good way to get an idea of how your story is developing and how it is paced.

Dirk follows this up with a (very) rough sketch of what everybody is saying or doing on an individual page. As you can see, Dirk can’t draw flies in the summer, so it’s nice to have a good artist like Kelly around. This is page 10 from Mickey the Moose Comics #3.

Next, Writing the Script!

If you are working with another person, you have to make sure you communicate your ideas clearly. Some artists like lots of detail. Others not so much. It’s very important to write your script to the strength of your artist.

Draw the Page!

The artist uses the script to draw his own rough sketches before completing all the pencils and inks.

Add Colors!

We use Adobe Photoshop to create a color layer. Here’s what it looks like without the inked background!