This blog is not about doing the basics properly. If you haven’t done the ‘Member Success Programme’, do not attend your chapter meeting regularly and don’t dance frequently, then read …
BNI tips for members
By being more vested in the people in your network, they will become more vested in you
I attended an ‘end-of-year function-come-networking-event’ recently and ended up speaking to just one person the whole evening. We drank wine, ate cheese and talked marketing. The result was a high …
When next you’re stuck for ideas for a good 60 second presentation, try using one of these three primers for inspiration. Dreams can come true. What can you say about …
Ask, and you shall receive
“Ask, and you shall receive.” – Matthew 7:7… Most of us who grew up in Western countries – whether religious or not – will be familiar with that verse from the …
Givers Gain is a very powerful law that, when practiced sincerely, reaps huge rewards, but there is something – Edmunde Burke called it a ‘passion’ – that kills our ability …
Care or care less? You decide
Not for nothing is the BNI mantra “Givers Gain”. Being a giver implies ‘caring’ about the next person and is key to successful BNI outcomes – if you do not …
Great opening question
A good networker has two ears and one mouth and should use them both proportionately. When you meet someone in a networking environment you should ‘listen’ more than you ‘talk’ …
How your face can make you a lot of money
Everybody knows we do business with the people we “like, know and trust”. Therefore we can conclude that getting to this position within your broad network of acquaintances, potential referrals …
By The Catalyst at MY BNI Day Today you can just about run your entire business from a mobile phone and this makes the mobile a very useful tool for …