Being part of a BNI chapter is a unique opportunity. Where else do you get the chance to form a close bond – to work as a team in multiple areas – with a group of other independent businesses?
But so often we waste it by taking the easiest route, which is human nature after all. [...]
So much of networking is about intent.
To explain, intent can be defined as: “Resolved or determined to do (something)”.
Both the words ‘resolved’ and ‘determined’ are important in the context of networking.
When we go into a networking situation – whether BNI or some other scenario – the outcomes for us and for others will be decided [...]
I sat in front of a stranger on Monday (a prospective new client), but when we parted, we were still strangers. The question is… how do we go from being strangers to doing business?
Before going further, allow me to put this in context for you.
I sell a copywriting service that his public relations agency needs. [...]
Days are like suitcases. Some can pack a lot more into them than others. How much we get out of BNI is in direct proportion to how much we put into it. It’s up to us.
I love this saying: “Productivity is never an accident. It is always the result of commitment to excellence, intelligent planning [...]
Are you responsible?
Are you a responsible person?
Life gets a lot easier when we accept responsibility for everything that happens to us.
By accepting responsibility for our life and everything that happens in it, we remove blame. Blame is a cancer of the human spirit. By blaming ‘others’ for our misfortunes, we make ourselves helpless to [...]
