Who are your five?

“You are the average of the five people you spend the most time with.”  Jim Rohn
If you are going to be the best that you can be in this life, then it is important that you surround yourself with others who are striving to be the best that they can be. When you are developing [...]

The Brain Audit

Why Do Customers Change Their Minds?
You’ve seen it happen before. You speak to a customer. You send them information. You make the best presentation ever. And they happily shake your hand and then there’s complete silence. They don’t write back. You can’t seem to get them on the phone. Even your emails go unanswered.
Most of [...]

Email can be dangerous!

I have just been in touch with Mark Rhodes, a BNI Director in the UK regarding the upcoming International Conference and as a result have been taking a look at his blog.  I thought that the following article was very interesting and have posted a excerpt below:
Emails can be dangerous, but so many people don’t [...]

Mini Workshop – Referrals 004

This is a 2-3 minute activity that involves those at the meeting.
You will need to read it through beforehand and be prepared. 
What you say out loud to the group is in larger type in bold.
Purpose: To highlight other places to find referrals.
Requirements: – Nil.
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Start by reminding the members…
Last week we talked about asking our [...]

Does BNI really work?

BNI UK has produced a video about BNI that is well worth the five minutes that it takes to view.  It contains footage from actual BNI members who come from a variety of professions and have been members for different lengths of time.  However, they have one thing in common—they have all greatly increased their businesses through BNI membership [...]