JANUARY 2008
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Empowering From Our President - Pat Kolodziej
New Year Resolutions
Women Happy New Year! I hope you all enjoyed the
holidays!
To empower women to Now that the holidays came and went in a
succeed in business personally flash, you are now looking forward to the new
and professionally through year ahead. Have you made any resolutions?
networking and education Maybe they are the same as last year because
they may not have turned out the way you’d
while building key relationships
and having fun! hoped. Maybe they are new ones.
The definition of a New Year’s Resolution is
“a commitment that an individual makes to a
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project or a habit, often a lifestyle change that
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Why are resolutions so hard to keep? Do
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we set our expectations too high? Do we
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give up too easily? Is there something that
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you to lean on the women of the WLN for
Wanted: You! help if you need it. We are here to help you
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your goals. I hope you feel that you can
Dates To Remember look to us in times of weakness – whether
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a second helping of dessert or whether it’s
Meet the Board/ helping you with a professional goal of yours.
Ambassadors As professional women, we have a lot of
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make sure we take care of our families and
ourselves. It’s quite a balancing act that we
may feel we have not been able to accomplish
so we make a resolution to be better or do
better in the coming year. We must find a way
to change something in our lives so that we
can attain our goals and resolutions. Wouldn’t
it be nice to not have to resolve to do the same
thing in 2009 since we succeeded in doing it
in 2008?
Monthly Meetings Well, I found some expert advice that I
2nd Wednesday of each month thought might help you in your resolution
success. I hope this helps in some way.
5:30 PM to 7:30 PM Two University of Maryland psychiatrists
$35.00 (includes dinner) offer time-tested tips to help you prepare for
success and to help you reach your goals:
• Avoid perfectionist
thinking. While
we certainly
always want to
better ourselves, it
is healthier to think
in positive terms
than it is to focus
on how much we
fall short of our aspirations.
• View setbacks as lessons for growth.
Mistakes can be and usually are
opportunities for learning. If you fall short
of your goals, ask yourself what kept you
from achieving them and then try to make
corrections.
• Do not make absolute resolutions. Keep
them realistic.
• Do not keep your resolutions to yourself.
Tell someone you trust about your
resolutions. It helps to share your goals
with friends, who can gently nudge you
in the right direction when you veer off
course.
• Give them some meaning. People
sometimes make goals that are not
necessarily meaningful to them. Your goal
should be something you really desire
to change or achieve, not something that
society says is good for you to do or your
family members would like to see you
do. If you do not have strong, internal
motivation within yourself, you will not be
successful.
• Take baby steps. Set realistic goals that are
attainable and then take small steps that are
likely to be met with success toward those
goals.
• Fine-tune your spirituality. It is important
to add a spiritual dimension to your goals.
Good luck to all of you in 2008! May you
attain all your resolutions!
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December’s Life is partly what we make it,
and partly what it is made by
the friends we choose.

WLN December Holiday Dinner and Networking Event

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Don’t miss out on
the networking,
training and fun!
Plan on making
the next meeting.
We’ll see
you there!
 Pat Ko lodziej
Our Pr esident,

Thank you to Miss Illinois who visited our December Meeting

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Who Attended! Get involved! Share your
knowledge and expertise!
Congratulations to the following members Lora Cantele
who made a commitment to their businesses, Marla Davis
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and themselves, by attending the December Pat Kolodziej for members who would
WLN Networking Meeting!
Patricia Frederick like to share their business
Anne Ward Siree Sandberg Bakakos knowledge by submitting
Deborah Metroka Terri Williams articles for future newsletters.
Jackie Prehn Vickie Thorne You can submit your articles
Judy Nepil-Shaw Doreen Langereis for consideration to
Kim Gaxiola Noreen Wiebmer Jackie Prehn at
Kris Freeman jprehn01@comcast.net
Lisa Davidson To be included in future newsletter recognition,
please make sure your business card is deposited (All articles must be informational
Lisa Krupp in the canister when you check in. and not promotional.)
Lisa Miller
Board Members
President Pat Kolodziej
PK Tax Services
Day Phone (847) 858-5074
Email patk@pktaxservices.com
Past President Kathy Hardtke
Milestone Mortgage
Day Phone (847) 458-9300
Email khardtke@mmsmtg.com
VP Programs Lisa Davidson
Northwest Mutual
Day Phone (815) 444-3779
Email lisa.davidson@nmfn.com
Dates To Remember
January Meeting: Wednesday, January 9, 2008
5:30 PM to 7:30 PM
Jimmy’s Charhouse on Randall Road and I-90
Part 3: Selling Skills and The 10 Characteristics of World-Class
Salespeople with Stacia Skinner
Board Meeting: Monday, January 21, 2008, 7:00 PM
February Meeting: Wednesday, February 13, 2008
5:30 PM to 7:30 PM
Jimmy’s Charhouse on Randall Road and I-90
Laura Blocksom from It’s All About People, Inc. will talk about
the True Colors Model. Learn how to relate, motivate, and
appreciate people using the True Colors Model!

VP Events Lisa Krupp

March Meeting: Wednesday, March 12, 2008
Island Relief 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM
Day Phone (847) 707-2132 Location: TBD
Email
lkrupp@islandreliefcharity.org Progressive Dinner and Networking

VP Admin. Kris Freeman

Body Talk Practitioner
Day Phone
Email
(847) 975-9406
freemankris3@earthlink.net “If you want to succeed in your life, remember
this phrase: The Past does not equal The Future.
Because you failed yesterday; or all day today;
VP Marketing Jackie Prehn
T.R.I.M. Designs, Inc. or a moment ago; or for the last six months;
Day Phone
Email
(847) 289-8007
jprehn01@comcast.net
the last 16 years; or the last fifty years of life,
doesn’t mean anything. All that matters is:
VP Finance Anne Ward What are you going to do, RIGHT NOW!?”
Creative Core
Day Phone (847) 854-1111 Anthony Robbins
Email anne@creativecore.com

VP Membership Robin Braga

Independent Rep. for a
national jewelry company
specializing in sterling silver
jewelry
Day Phone (312) 259-8032
Email rbraga1@hotmail.com
Ambassadors
Membership: Siree Sandberg Bakakos
Visitor Welcoming: Norine Wiebmer
Events: Kathy Glink, Deirdre Reishus and Kim Gaxiola
Programs:
Marketing:
Are you interested in becoming an Ambassador? If so, please contact
Pat Kolodziej at (847) 608-6451.

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Women’s Leadership Network
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