Week 53 · September 28–October 4, 2026
🎤 Education Moment Script (3–5 minutes)
Good morning, Our BNI Family! 👋
This week, we cross a threshold. One BNI year closes and another begins. That is not just a calendar moment — it is one of the most powerful leadership opportunities we get as a chapter.
How we start a new year determines how we finish it. The chapters that treat the first week as a launch — not a warm-up — tend to build referral momentum that carries through the entire year.
🔹 A New Year Starts With a Decision
Every Member gets to make a fresh decision this week: what kind of BNI year do I want to have?
Not what happened last year. Not what I meant to do. What am I committing to right now?
Strong BNI years are built on clear personal commitments: to show up prepared, to invest in One-to-Ones consistently, to ask specifically, and to follow through on every referral with the same care you’d want shown to your best client.
Name your commitment. Write it down. Share it with one person in this room.
🔹 First Impressions Happen Every Year
Think about the Members who joined in the last few months. This is their first BNI new year. What they see Our BNI Family do this week sets their expectations for everything that follows.
If they see energy, intentionality, and clear purpose — they rise to match it. If they see drift — they drift too.
We are all setting the tone this week. Make it one worth following.
🔹 Reset Your Referral Message Now
The new year is the perfect time to sharpen your Weekly Presentation message.
Ask yourself: does my chapter know exactly who my ideal client is right now — not from six months ago?
Your business may have shifted. Your best opportunities may look different. If your message has not kept up, your Connection Team is working with outdated information.
This week, bring a crisp, specific referral ask — one your chapter has not heard before. Start the year with clarity.
🔹 Your Challenge This Week
Set one BNI-year commitment and one referral goal before this meeting ends. Tell one Member. Then hold each other to it at your next 1-to-1.
New years do not build themselves. We build them — together, one intentional meeting at a time. Grateful to be in this room with you for another year. 💙 Spencer Reynolds
🎧 BNI Podcast Reinforcement
• Ep. 949 — Coaching a Chapter to Greatness (Classic) (~15 min)
The new year is the best time to recommit to the behaviors that build great chapters — this episode shows what that looks like in practice.
• Ep. 941 — My Personal Story (~13 min)
A powerful reminder of why Members joined BNI — ideal listening as the new year begins and personal commitments get refreshed.
• Ep. 924 — The Five Levels of Leadership (~17 min)
At the start of a new BNI year, leadership at every level matters — this episode helps Members understand how to lead from wherever they sit.
Total listening time ≈ 45–50 minutes
📲 Copy/Paste Message for ECs to Share
Hi [Chapter Name] Family! 👋
This week’s Education Moment focused on Starting the New BNI Year Strong.
A new BNI year is a chance to reset, recommit, and raise the bar — on our referral messages, our 1-to-1s, and how we show up for each other every week.To reinforce this (and get part of the way toward your 1-hour CEU), here are some great BNI Podcast episodes (≈ 45–50 minutes total):
• Ep. 949 — Coaching a Chapter to Greatness
https://www.bnipodcast.com/2026/02/25/episode-949-coaching-a-chapter-to-greatness-classic/
• Ep. 941 — My Personal Story
https://www.bnipodcast.com/2025/09/17/episode-941-my-personal-story/
• Ep. 924 — The Five Levels of Leadership
https://www.bnipodcast.com/2025/06/11/episode-924-the-five-levels-of-leadership/Let’s make this Our BNI Family’s strongest year yet — one intentional meeting at a time! 💙
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