January 28th, 2009
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Everyone has heard motivational speakers like Jack Canfield and Brian Tracy. The hidden element behind a motivational speaker is passion, and that’s the most important element you can bring to your 60-second commercial and your 10-minute presentation. You can’t afford to be ordinary, and if you’re not excited about what you do, no one else will be, either.
To become a motivational speaker, answer the following questions from your heart.
- What can you say about yourself that your competition can’t?
- How does your work fulfill you?
- What do you most enjoy about your work and why?
Never forget that one of the top ten traits of the master networker is enthusiasm.
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January 21st, 2009
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Dr. Misner calls in from Hawaii to talk about how to share your success stories without bragging. Telling your success stories is vital to the growth of your business. Here are five ways to do this.
- Ask for written testimonials. (Write samples to help clients get started.)
- Write down two success stories that represent your preferred client and your strongest work.
- Write a personal introduction for your network to use when making referrals.
- Toot your own horn. Tell people about the good things your business does.
- When someone gives you a testimonial at a BNI meeting, write it down and ask them for permission to use it.
Feel free to tell us which of these you’ve done, and how they worked.
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January 14th, 2009
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The common denominator of successful people is continuous education. The average person’s salary barely keeps up with inflation. Top achievers, who are continually learning and growing, double their income every 3-5 years.
BNI has always immersed its members in a culture of learning. Dr. Misner is pleased to say that iLearning Global has an extremely strong networking curriculum, including many videos he has produced himself.
Even if you don’t want to take advantage of the videos yourself, having the networking videos available raises the visibility of BNI.
Check out the high-resolution 10-minute videos from Dr. Misner and other luminaries at http://www.ilearningglobal.tv/networking/. (This is an affiliate link. All proceeds go to the BNI Foundation.)
Unlimited access to all content on the site costs about $80/month.
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January 7th, 2009
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Every year BNI picks a theme to help all members focus on. (The theme for 2008 was “Changing the Way the World Does Business.”) Themes are chosen from submissions from BNI members and directors.
BNI’s theme for 2009 is “Raising the Bar.” While many people are retrenching right now, BNI aims to raise the bar—economy or no economy.
We have an opportunity to focus on what we do best.
For BNI as an organization, Raising the Bar means more growth. It means focusing on the fundamentals and what we do best.
What does Raising the Bar mean for BNI members and chapters? You’re the best person to answer that, but here are a few suggestions from Dr. Misner:
- Raising your game
- Remaining action-oriented
- Using the energy of the BNI group to exceed your own standards
- Inspiring your prospects and customers through your example.
In 2009, BNI is investing the most capital ever in a single project: BNI Connect, a comprehensive online social network for BNI members. This service will connect all our chapters and make BNI truly a global network of local businesses.
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