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Take your BNI membership to a new level.

I was accepted into BNI in 2006.

I consider my membership to be very successful. But it has not been without work. Hard work.

I have seen many people come and go from BNI over the years. Most of them left claiming that BNI didn't work for them. They didn't do the hard work. They forgot one thing: BNI doesn't work for you -- you have to work for BNI.

To quote Ivan Misner: "Networking is not about hunting. It is about farming. It's about cultivating relationships. Don't engage in 'premature solicitation'."

I am pleased to share some of the tools that have helped me over the years with the hope that you will work hard for BNI and avoid "premature solicitation."

Supercharge Outlook for Networking

As a business coach, I know how important it is to track data related to the performance of your business. Without data -- about your business and about your competitor's business -- you cannot assess your progress and make good decisions.

The same is true for networking.

BNI (Business Network International) members know the importance of information. The video below will introduce a form that you can download here. (Log in with LinekdIn or Facebook).

Be aware: adding a form to Outlook to track BNI- and network- related information will require patience and willingness on your part to stretch your "technical side".

Links from the video:

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BNI Givers Gain Tool

If you are like me, you want the most from your BNI membership.

Download the BNI One-to-one Meeting Tool to use in your one-to-one meetings (sometimes called "Dance Cards").

Follow along through the form while you listen to the 7 minute audio below:

After logging in with your LinkedIn or Facebook account, you can access this form as well as BNI information about me by clicking here.

If you find this tool as useful as I am finding it, please let others know by clicking on the buttons below:

Bring the 29% Solution to your Task List!

Have you read (or are reading) the 29% Solution?

This is a great text and it can do a lot for your network. But do you really feel like carrying a book around for a year?

You don't have to. I have taken the tasks from the 29% solution and put them together in a format you can import into you calendar program.

I have also included additional worksheets in the 29% Solution zip file for download:

Follow the Money Trail Worksheet
People-Centered Activity Worksheet

Add the weekly actions from the 29% solution to your calendar program.

The 29% Solution: 52 Weekly Networking Success Strategies

Author: Ivan Misner
Manufacturer: Greenleaf Book Group Press
Amazon Price: $21.95
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Editorial Review: In many ways, success at networking is the uncommon application of common knowledge. Most people understand that networking is important to their success--they just lack a step-by-step process to get the results they want. Almost no one really implements a comprehensive methodology that will build a business through networking. Thus, the need to network is 'common knowledge,' and the development of the methodology required to be successful at it is the 'uncommon application.'

By reading this book, you will experience the true essence and meaning of networking. The 29% Solution gives you the answers to two conflicting questions that a business owner or salesperson faces every day: How can I tend to my existing clients while at the same time network for new business? and, Should I place higher value on my current clients or on new clients?