Welcome to Over the edge podcast, the podcast where I speak with individuals experience success in their chosen fields and they share with me their secrets of courageous action and positive habits. Listen in as they answer the question, what does it take to push you over the edge, and keep you pushing.
If you’re a first time listener you may want to check out some of the past episodes as well, I speak with a world class athlete, a spiritual teacher, a Dr. of Psychology, a CEO , Jeff Sanders who was recently a guest on John Lee Dumas’ Entrepreneur on Fire Podcast and many more. There are a lot of great episodes with the focus on getting inside the minds of these success individuals to figure out how they build the courage and drive to go after their goals and dreams in life and succeed. You can catch this episode as well as the previous episodes I mentioned on any podcast app on your android, including Stitcher as well as iTunes and Soundcloud. In this episode of Over The Edge Podcast I speak with Ja Nae Duane
Throughout her life Ja-Nae has focused on one mission; make life better for as many people as possible. This began at a young girl at 13 when she helped to turn her city around through her talent of public speaking and was awarded with the key to the city. This has carried in through the five different organizations she has founded or co-founded, including Wild Women Entrepreneurs, The Leaders, the National Artistic Effort, and the Massachusetts Artist Leaders Coalition.
She currently leads the Revolution Institute and works as a social science researcher while also teaching at Emerson College and Northeastern University. At Clark University, she holds the position of Entrepreneur-in-Residence.
The author of “How to Start Your Business with $100” and “The Startup Equation” Ja-Naé excels at advising startups because she understands from personal experience what it means to be an social entrepreneur. Over the years, her work has caught the attention of The Associated Press, NPR, Classical Singer Magazine, The Boston Globe, and Business Week. In 2007, she was nominated as one of New England’s Most Innovative Leaders of 2007
On Startups 
Ja-Naé shares 3 exclusive tips that she coaches clients on in regards to starting up a business with very little capital. These are some of the strategies she used when she founded the Wild Women Entrepreneurs with $100.

Remember: Money is not the only resource Everything in our lives is a potential resource. Ask yourself, what skills and abilities can I “barter” with others if I don’t have the money?
Always make sure you get paid! “If you’re not sustainable then you have no business

      3. Listen to others- we have a tendency to oversell ourselves. The goal is to               sell solutions to customers. Ja-Naé shares something her grandma used to             always say; You have two ears and one mouth, use them accordingly.
      4. . Know your hourly rate! Time is a resource, don't under sell yourself.
Happiness
We talk about Ja-Naé's Tedx talk at Creative Coast. In her talk, Ja-Nae explains how just 10 minutes of Creativity can boost your Happiness. Check out the full talk in the link below 
Words of Wisdom; You create your own happiness
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vXGFa2S06eQ
The Art Of The Interview
Listen in as Ja-Naé turns the tables and asks me a few questions. I learn about her experience in radio with her own show as well as some very helpful tips on how to host a stellar interview 
Routines 
Ja-Naé shares her morning routine with me and here's a hint, it involves coffee. She also practices yoga and morning pages 
Her evenings are for creating as often as she can
Failure 
Her attitude towards failure- fail and fail fast, allow yourself to fail, recognize when you have and what that failure means in a particular situation
“The faster you can fail, the sooner you can pivot!”
"The more open you are to failures, the more open you are to serendipity"
On Building Self Confidence 

Your feelings of self doubt and that you are not worth is what gets in the way of your success
Advice on building Self Confidence, fake it till you make it!You are worth it, Trust that who you are is enough.
Take a breath, relax and be yourself
At the end of the day, Business is about people and your relationships with people

How Does She Define Success?
Contentment- Happiness in what she has created and how she has spent her day.
"It’s more about the journey than the destination"
What does it take to push you over the edge towards a big goal or dream? 
  "Breaking the Rules!" Listen to Ja-Naé's explanation of what that means to her in the episode 
I’m super excited about Ja-Nae’s upcoming book, the Startup Equation, I’ve actually already pre-ordered it and I can’t wait to start reading it after it releases on January 19th! Here is the link to get it plus some extra goodies exclusive for you guys! http://bit.ly/SEQpreorder
As I’ve mentioned before Over The Edge Podcast is on iTunes, Stitcher Radio, Android all those fun places. I would be forever indebted to you all if you would head on over to your friendly neighborhood iTunes store and hit the subscribe button, If you’re feeling extra generous maybe even hit that rate and review button and show me some love.  If you would like to be on the show or know someone else that would be a great guest, please reach out to me, send an email to [email protected] . I know I’m rambling on but before you go I do want to give you a quick preview of whats to come, I don’t normally do this but coming next week is episode 8, where I speak with professional MMA fighter, personal trainer and long distance runner Paul Almquist. We get into a great conversation about courage, routines and as always what it takes to go Over the Edge towards your biggest goals and dreams. As you go out into the world this week remember; you have to be closer than ever to the edge to win, sometimes, you need to go over the edge.
 

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