http://www.janeoutofthebox.com/blog Just another WordPress weblog Tue, 02 Dec 2008 11:53:41 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en A  continuation of business and life lessons learned from my half-marathon race: Lesson 5:  Sometimes you need to go slower than you wanted to – and that’s OK.   I admit it, I like to achieve my goals quickly.  I set a high bar for myself (I bet you do, too) for most things.  ... http://www.janeoutofthebox.com/blog/index.php/2008/12/business-lessons-from-the-half-marathon-part-5/ A  continuation of business and life lessons learned from my half-marathon race: Lesson 4:  Though you have an “end goal” in mind, you need interim goals that lead you there.    About 2 miles into the race, going at a considerably slower pace than on my favorite treadmill, I started realizing that 13 ... http://www.janeoutofthebox.com/blog/index.php/2008/12/business-lessons-from-the-half-marathon-part-4/ A  continuation of business and life lessons learned from my half-marathon race on Sunday: Lesson #3:     You're going to stumble sometimes – the key thing is to keep going after you do.   Four times during that run a tree root jumped up, grabbed my ankle, and yelled “fall!”  Four times, I stumbled.  ... http://www.janeoutofthebox.com/blog/index.php/2008/11/business-lessons-from-the-half-marathon-part-3/ A continuation of business and life lessons learned from my half-marathon race on Sunday: Lesson 2:  No matter how prepared you are, you’re going to encounter things you didn’t expect.    Generally speaking, I’m a person who likes to have a plan.  I like to be prepared for every eventuality.  I don’t like ... http://www.janeoutofthebox.com/blog/index.php/2008/11/business-lessons-from-the-half-marathon-part-2/ Yesterday, for the first time ever, I ran a half-marathon.  This race was different, not just because it’s farther than I’ve ever run before (13.1 miles), but because I’m normally a treadmill runner and this was a cross-country race.  The course was a trail run through the Alafia River State ... http://www.janeoutofthebox.com/blog/index.php/2008/11/business-lessons-from-the-half-marathon-part-1/ As you may have read, Jane Dough is one of 5 types of Janes--women entrepreneurs looking to build a successful business. Jane Dough enjoys running her business and is comfortable and determined in marketing and selling. She may be working longer hours, but she doesn’t mind because she enjoys the enterprise so much. ... http://www.janeoutofthebox.com/blog/index.php/2008/11/meet-jane-dough/ I came across this great article today based on the premise that WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS around going to be key in turning our economy around! What are YOUR thoughts? A Million Woman TurnAround... Hmmmm.... Here is an excerpt from this article by Nell Merlino with the Huffington Post: From my recent experience helping US ... http://www.janeoutofthebox.com/blog/index.php/2008/11/women-will-turn-the-american-economy-around/ Here is a great article by marketing and business coach, Katrina Sawa. I met Katrina this weekend at Alexandria Brown's Online Success Blueprint Workshop in Los Angeles, CA. She has great energy! And coincidently, this article appeared in my search this morning for women entrepreneurs and I decided to share ... http://www.janeoutofthebox.com/blog/index.php/2008/11/partner-to-create-faster-business-success/ Here is an article that claims that women are paid less than men for the same jobs because they spend less time networking. In fact, many successful women state that their success can be credited to their deep relationships. Perhaps women can spend less time networking but they are better? What ... http://www.janeoutofthebox.com/blog/index.php/2008/11/women-spend-less-time-networking/ Here is a reprint of our latest press release. This research is so exciting, we want to be able to share it with all women entrepreneurs and everyone who does business with these women. New study shows female entrepreneurs fall primarily into one of five categories Tampa, FL (August 28, 2008) ... http://www.janeoutofthebox.com/blog/index.php/2008/09/groundbreaking-research-profiles-women-business-owners/