Handling Arguments

How do you handle an argument – especially with a loved one?
Do you fight to the end?
Never give in?
Give in and stew on it?
Say things you will later regret?
Resent them for not listening?
Resolve the conflict?
Everyone has his or her own way of dealing with it.
In most cases, people have a need to be right so [...]

Ten Tips To Increase Your Likability Factor

If you are going to be successful at Networking and creating a ”word-of-mouth” marketing campaign it is important that people like you.
Have you ever stopped to think about your likability factor? We assume people like us, we worry about it. Some people say they don’t care if people like them or not. But, did you know [...]

Put your business forward for recognition (AND re-focus your business plan!)

The passing parade of business awards can be overwhelming and at times dulling. So, why would a small business owner bother to undergo any sort of awards ‘process’ when the relative impact of nomination seems blurred in a crowded marketplace?The answer is relatively straight forward – the entry process encourages businesses to thoroughly assess their [...]

Work Backwards

  When we prepare our 60 second Sales Manager Minute or our 10 minute presentation for our BNI Meeting, how do we do it? We start writing from the beginning, right? And then we may even practice it a couple of times – stopping where it doesn’t sound right, making some changes in the middle [...]

Waitakere Chapter Xmas Luncheon

  Waitakere Chapter BNI members really know how to celebrate the end of a busy year!  Here is a report on their social function from the chapters Events Coordinator – Veroncia Puriri:
“We’re a pretty social bunch, and decided that a private get-together, for a themed Xmas luncheon with partners and children was the way to [...]