You’re sick and it’s a BNI day….

Article contributed by Tony Allwood.

The following is an extract from my book “Beyond The Comfort Zone”, it covers what you should consider if you wake up ill.

You open your eyes and instantly you know today is not going to be as you planned. There is a chainsaw in your head, and as you swallow you feel like your throat is lined with broken glass. It is BNI  day and you are sick, what do you do?

Don’t Panic!

Here is a strange but true fact, we all get sick, we all have days in bed, wishing we were someone else (I have days in the office wishing I was in bed, but that is a different story). If you are ill, be ill, do not worry about BNI.

Sometimes members are tempted to drag their sick body to BNI adversity. They think that they will be well thought of, by going, thinking they are being heroic by turning up in the face of  adversity to a meeting filled with 30 or so of their closest contacts and happily spreading germs around their fellow members.

Givers may gain, but not in this case. The most heroic thing you can do when you are ill is to stay away, especially if you went to bed feeling fine and woke up feeling ill, the chances are you are only going to get worse during the meeting.

Over my years in chapters I have seen sick people come to BNI® meetings and on several occasions it didn’t exactly end well, or elegantly. I will not get too graphic but I am sure you can fill in the blanks… Click here to read full chapter online at www.beyondthecomfortzone.net >>

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