Referral Reality Check

I came across this article on an excellent BNI Blog from the UK - My BNI Day 
This week I was at a meeting when during the Referral Reality Check section the details of a referral from the previous week were read out and the recipient asked how things were progressing.
Nothing wrong with that. However, what followed really [...]

Just six people away

Everybody on the planet it seems really is separated by only six other people.
Another study, recently published,  has proven yet again the six degrees of separation theory is indeed correct. In 2007 Jure Leskovec and Eric Horvitz examined a data set of instant messages composed of 30 billion conversations among 240 million people. They found the [...]

New Chapter in Nelson

  Today saw the launch of the second chapter in Nelson/Richmond (as yet no name) – however the first chapter was called the Nelson 69′ers for a while – as they were the 69th chapter we opened in NZ.  This will be our 96th chapter in NZ, so we are on course for our goal [...]

Hospice South Auckland Masquerade Charity Gala Dinner

Friday 15th August saw an amazing fundraising event for South Auckland Hospice being held at the TelstraClear Pacific Centre in Manukau.  It certainly was an evening of elegance, mystery and entertainment.  Guests were treated to champagne, juice and canpes on arrival.  After mix and mingle guests made their way to reserved tables for the gala dinner.  In [...]

If you always do what you have always done……

If you keep doing the same thing over and over what do you get?  The same exact thing that you have always got.  So take a look at your BNI membership, how is it working for you?  Are you doing the same thing over and over?  Does it look like this?
Get to the meeting right [...]