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• What To Do When Things Go Wrong May 18, 2022
  My eldest daughter, Ashley, got married earlier this year. The wedding was at a little venue nestled in Southern California near the ocean. I experienced something during the wedding that is a great lesson for entrepreneurs everywhere. The sign of a good team is when they do their job well when everything around them is […] The post What To Do When Things Go […]
  Ivan Misner, Ph.D.
• The View From Your Windshield April 18, 2022
  There’s a reason why your windshield’s larger than your rearview mirror.  It’s important to have the clearest view possible of where you are going.  As a result, your windshield is substantially larger than your mirrors.  Don’t get me wrong, it’s important to know what’s behind you and to learn from where you’ve been.  However, if […] The post The View From […]
  Ivan Misner, Ph.D.
• The Long-Lasting Power of Speed Networking March 24, 2022
  This success story comes from David A. Krebs, former Vice President of Miami, Florida chapter BNI Results, in which he holds the Residential Mortgages seat. It only takes 60 minutes to plant the seeds for fruitful results In July 2020, I took the plunge and attended my first ever BNI Speed Networking event. Impressed by the long attendee list, […] The post T […]
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• You’re Going to Need a Bigger Boat March 14, 2022
  In the 1975 hit movie “Jaws”, Martin Brody, the Police Chief of a small summer resort town in the northeastern United States, utters one of the most quotable lines in film history when he gets his first up-close look at the Great White Shark.  As soon as he sees it, he slowly backs into the […] The post You’re Going to Need a Bigger Boat appeared first on BN […]
  Ivan Misner, Ph.D.
• Success Isn’t An Entitlement March 4, 2022
  Everyone wants some degree of success.  They might want it in different forms, but I’ve never met anyone who didn’t want to be successful in or at something important in their lives.  This is good, because I believe that everyone’s entitled to pursue success; but, success itself is not an entitlement.   Success is largely determined […] The post Success Isn’ […]
  Ivan Misner, Ph.D.
• BNI 2021 Year in Review February 25, 2022
  $18.6 BILLION IN BUSINESS FOR BNI® MEMBERS WORLDWIDE PROVES THE POWER OF WORD-OF-MOUTH NETWORKING BNI® (Business Network International), the world’s leading business referral organization, today publicly announced that BNI Members worldwide generated over $18.6 billion in revenue in 2021 alone. This revenue occurred via 12.4 million referrals between Members […]
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• 15th Annual International Networking Week January 12, 2022
  BNI’s 15th Annual International Networking Week (INW) is February 6th to the 12th, 2022. This year is all about introducing visitors to power of networking and the benefits of BNI. INW 2022 kicks off with a BNI Better Together YouTube Live Event with streams on February 7th, 2022. Members and Visitors will be provided a lifelong […] The post 15th Annual Inte […]
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• BNI Celebrates 37 Years of Growth with the Launch of the Better Together Global Campaign January 11, 2022
  This month BNI celebrates its 37th anniversary of Changing the Way the World Does Business. For 37 years we’ve been helping Members create a better future for themselves and their communities. It is our 37th consecutive year of growth.  What’s amazing is that for the past 21 months we’ve been operating successfully in one of […] The post BNI Celebrates 37 Ye […]
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• The World’s Largest Networking Event, BNI Global Convention 2021 August 18, 2021
  BNI’s 2021 Master Connection Global Convention has transitioned to a 100% virtual event. Join us for The World’s Largest Networking Event We’ve created a whole new experience in virtual networking. You will have the opportunity to make connections with businesspeople from over 70 countries and earn your certification as a BNI Master Connector. We’ve made […] […]
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• Choose The Lens You See The World Through July 2, 2021
  Two people sitting in a room, at the same table, having the same meal at the same time, can actually be worlds apart.  “How?” you ask.  Because they look at the world through a different lens. I love astronomy and I’ve learned that by choosing different lenses or filters for my telescope, I can literally […] The post Choose The Lens You See The World Through […]
  Ivan Misner, Ph.D.
• Networking In-Person, Online, or a Blend? May 25, 2021
  In 2017, I was sitting in the back of a senior leadership meeting for BNI.  The group was talking about the future of the organization and what we saw ahead of us as opportunities and challenges.  Someone from the group looked over at me and said, “you’re the Founder & Chief Visionary Officer, what do […] The post Networking In-Person, Online, or a Blend […]
  Ivan Misner, Ph.D.
• Applying Givers Gain in Business April 23, 2021
  Givers Gain® is not only a great way to get business; it’s an even better way to do business.  This is why BNI has made it our principle core value in our networking organization. Giving has many cultural and legal differences around the world. In some cultures, giving is seen negatively, yet it is a […] The post Applying Givers Gain in Business appeared fir […]
  Ivan Misner, Ph.D.
• The Sponsoring Mindset March 31, 2021
  By Dawn Lyons, BNI Executive Director San Francisco Bay Area The number one question we receive is “how do we grow our chapter?” Well, the answer is simple, sponsor new members into the chapter. That’s it! That is the ONLY way to grow your chapter.  Your chapter WILL grow when your members sponsor more members […] The post The Sponsoring Mindset appeared fir […]
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