Many thanks to Kathleen Burns Kingsbury of KBK Connections for selecting Sassy Wendy as her “Leading Lady of the Month” for her December newsletter. If you hear Wendy calling herself “Ms. December,”—that’s what she is referring to, although she doesn’t mind if you think something else!

Kathleen Burns Kingsbury is a CTI trained coach, licensed mental health counselor, national speaker and an internationally published co-author of the book Weight Wisdom.

Check out the leadership interview below, and visit Kathleen's website, www.kbkconnections.com.  And, watch our podcast for an interview with Kathleen on a variety of topics including money issues for women and tooting your own horn!

Leading Lady of the Month: Wendy Hanson

Much love and gratitude to Eva Gregory, for joining our call today.  She shared her own story of experiencing business success by applying the principles of the Law of Attraction.

If you missed the call the first time around, you can now  listen to the audio file at your leisure !


Some of the lessons learned:

* With the Law of Attraction, the emphasis is on your emotion. What you put your focus on is what you will attract.  Ask yourself, "Am I moving towards what I want, or against where I want to be?" Emotional guidance is the litmus test for how you’re doing in your business . If it feels good, do more of it, if it doesn't, stop doing it.

Practical ideas for how women can use The Law of Attraction for their business :

- “ Amp it up! ” use The Law for everythi ...

The thought that I had to put a red pepper in the barbeque to get blackened and roasted totally l ...

What Does It Take To Be An “Intrapreneur” In Your Company?

Big and small businesses alike are full of entrepreneurs. Entrepreneurs are usually the starters, the people that think outside the box, make things happen, and create change. No matter what you do within a company, you can come at that as an "intrapreneur". Using the skills and talents of entrepreneurs will help expand your personal boundaries and business possibilities.

So what are the talents that entrepreneurs bring to the table?

· Innovative and forward thinking

· Focus on execution

· Awareness of the impact their products and services have on their market

· Ability to understand areas outside of their own focus for different perspectives

· Examination of their self limiting assumptions

· Development of a diverse network that provides new perspectives

· Facility for taking calculated risks

· Skill at identifying early adopter signals in the market

There is an expansiveness that an entrepreneur brings to their own business that an intrapreneur can bring to a company. Entrepreneurial muscles need to be identified, strengthened and focused on. Perspectives need to be shifted. Paradigms need to be broken. What can you do today that takes an entrepreneurial perspective to make a difference in your organization?

And, if you are thinking about starting your own business, let your current company benefit from your entrepreneurial mindset. As you build ...

Five Mistakes in Establishing a Business
by Richard Streitfeld, CPA

Obtaining proper advice will save you headaches, not to mention big bucks, in the long run.

Here are five mistakes that anyone starting a business should avoid at all costs, drawn from real situations.

· Not having a plan for your business. A passionate and talented karate teacher bought the studio from its founder a year ago. He borrowed heavily to finance the deal and the studio does not generate enough revenue for him to meet his obligations. The studio’s continued existence is now in doubt and the teacher has even considered personal bankruptcy.

At a minimum, a realistic budget before he purchased the studio might have illuminated the problem and given him pause. He may have looked to delay the purchase, renegotiate the deal or look for additional investors. Many entrepreneurs love what they do but are intimidated by numbers and planning.

A small investment – mostly of time – can make it possible for you to actually succeed at what you love. You don’t need a fancy printed business plan — but you do need to address a few core questions. What are your cash needs? What are the cash needs of your potential partners? Can the business meet those needs? If it cannot, what will your partners do? What will you do? Are there any periods when the business may need to borrow money? Alternatively, if you anticipate profits, will you be able to pay the related taxes when they come due?

· Not getting it i ...

In Stockholm, Wendy met with the very Sassy Pamela Mattsson. Pamela is a Life Coach who moved from the US to Sweden with her husband and three children seven months ago. She now coaches clients in both countries and has kept her business going strong! Hear an excerpt from our conversation having a latte. We'll have an interview to learn more about Pamela soon.
Pamela's website is www.passionatelifecoach.com.

A Day in the Life of a Work-at-home Mom.

I work from home two days a week. When I was halfway through my pregnancy, I left my cushy corporate job to start my own company. People used to say, “Oh, how nice. You’ll get to be home with your kids while you work. That’s ideal.” I used to nod dreamily, thinking of how the baby would play with blocks quietly next to my desk as I did client work. Then, the baby was born and reality set in. Now my baby and her baby brother are 5 and 3 years old. Working from home takes on a whole new dimension!  Here is a chronicle of a typical day:

5:00 a.m. Wake up. Realize “graduation day” has arrived. Go upstairs to write thank you notes to Jessie-Kate’s pre-school teachers. While it is quiet, I also write my company's email newsletter intro and outline the articles on paper.

5:35 a.m. Finish notes, and turn on laptop to start laying it all out. Stupid Microsoft Windows startup noise wakes up my light-sleeping 3-year-old, Nicholas. I’ll have to work on the draft later. Fix him some chocolate milk, then put on “Tom & Jerry” on DVR to keep him quiet while Jessie and Rich sleep a bit longer. Read ‘Working Mother’ magazine while we cuddle on the couch.

6:20 a.m. Jessie wakes up and joins CuddleFest. Magazine down, TV off, and ...