February 2008 Archives - The Official BNI Podcast

Episode 43: “The BNI Foundation: What Every Member Should Know”

February 27th, 2008

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Synopsis

Ivan and Beth Misner talk about the BNI-Misner Charitable Foundation. Beth has “the greatest job in the world:” awarding money to charities. She and Ivan created the foundation 9 years ago because of their belief in the importance of giving back to the community.

True to the spirit of BNI, grants are given out by referral only.
The foundation’s grants benefit children and education.
The foundation has given grants all over the world (e.g. a library and 2 preschools in Sri Lanka after the tsunami).
BNI members can make directed contributions (designate a recipient for their donations).
Mini-grants go to purchase books for school libraries and equipment for teachers.

Beth’s main goal for this year is to increase visibility of the Foundation within BNI and encourage members to contribute monthly.

Refer a school or charity for a mini-grant: have them e-mail bethmisner@bni.com.

Visit the Foundation Website.

Make a contribution through the California Community Foundation.

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Episode 42: “BNI Networking Secrets”

February 20th, 2008

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Synopsis

Ivan Miser interviews Jean Heller from the Referral Masters BNI Group in Florida about the BNI Networking Secrets CD Set.

So why buy CDs if you’ve already had the training and read the books?

Ease of Listening
“Leaky Buckets:” Dilution of a message as it’s passed down
Detailed approach to the VCP (Visibility, Credibility, and Profitability) Process
Third CD by BNI Director Tom Fleming is a mini version of the Certified Networker course
Full of “Eureka!” moments

Buy the BNI Networking Secrets CDs. Use coupon code “podcast” for an additional $5 off.

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Episode 41: “Time Management with Brian Tracy”

February 13th, 2008

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Synopsis

Time management is a skill that you can learn—and it’s the critical skill for a happy life.

All time management books distill into “What is the most valuable use of my time right now?” Here are a few of the topics that Dr. Misner discusses with Brian Tracy in this episode:

Discipline
Return on Energy
Networking as Time Management
Leverage
High Payoff vs. Urgency

Brian Tracy University helps you identify the skills you have to have to get to the top of your field—and then drills you in them. For a BNI member discount, go to briantracyu.com/bnimembers/.

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Episode 40: “Networking with Brian Tracy”

February 6th, 2008

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Synopsis

Dr. Misner talks with special guest Brian Tracy about how BNI is like exercise machinery. Everybody knows that a treadmill works—but only if you use it. The only question about whether BNI works is “How often do you use it, and how long do you use it each time?”

Here are a few highlights from this conversation: