Five Questions to Answer Now for a Great 2008.

As the current year wanes and a new one approaches, it’s a natural time to take stock of where we are and dream about where we want to be. This December, block a few hours just to yourself to contemplate the questions below.
 
  1. What’s really important to me?

  2. What do I want to achieve in 2008?

  3. What did I do in 2007 that supported me in having what’s most important?

  4. What did I do in 2007 that didn’t work and that I am willing to change?

  5. Where can I learn how to make these changes?
Welcome to Jane

Hello and welcome to the first issue of Jane-Zine, an e-zine especially for women entrepreneurs, from the online community Jane Out of the Box. Every two weeks, Jane-Zine will offer you tips, tools, and advice to help you reach your goals and build your business in ways that work for your life. We'll introduce you to one of our Jane Out of the Box community members and also keep you posted on upcoming events.
Our vision at Jane Out of the Box is simply this: to help women entrepreneurs create the businesses and the lifestyles of their dreams. If you have ideas that will help us help you, please send your suggestions to info@janeoutofthebox.com.

Sincerely,
Michele DeKinder-Smith
Founder
Are You on a mission?
 New For Members This Week!
We are all on a mission, and as a female entrepreneur you may be on a mission to create a successful business, a mission to create financial stability, or a mission to spend more time with your family. Take just 5 minutes today to listen to this issue's featured audio clip. It is Q&A interview with David Kinard, certified Franklin Covey training expert, who offers advice on creating a Personal Mission Statement. David says a Personal Mission Statement is a driving force we all need in our lives to help us stay focused on what is most important. Go here and click on this weeks' Listen & Learn to hear David's interview.
New items are being added all the time. This weeks’ newest items in the Jane Out of the Box community:

Listen & Learn
  • Personal Emergencies Addressed in Your Business Plan
  • Insurance Deductibles: The Basics
  • When Damage Occurs at Business, Why You Contact Insurance Company First
  • Evaluating Success of Your Marketing Company
  • How to Focus Your Marketing Materials

Tools & Templates
  • Advertising on a Budget - Part 1: Using Print to Drive Traffic Online
  • How 'On-Target' is Your Marketing
  • 5 Tips to Get More Results from Your Marketing Materials
  • The Delegation Dilemma 8 Keys to Know if it's Time to Build a Virtual Team
  • My Top 10 Success habits for an Instant Energy Boost
Meet a Jane Member ...
Valerie Taloni is a certified coach and facilitator and owns All About Results, LLC. In working with her clients, she facilitates 100% virtual peer advisory groups for solo entrepreneurs. Her Peer Success Group provides a program to help members create plans for their businesses and then holds them accountable for implementing their plans.

Valerie started All About Results in 1999. She had obtained her coaching certification and was working full-time for a sales training consulting company coaching
salespeople, and began coaching individuals during evenings and weekends. Her private coaching became quite successful and she eventually left her job to pursue her coaching business exclusively.

We asked Valerie about the greatest reward she has experienced as a business owner and she said, "Seeing my clients get the results they want. I'm so fortunate as I get to be on a journey with my clients. Whether it's a group of solo entrepreneurs, an individual or a team in an organization, I get to help people."