March 2024

Week 22

#22 – Top Tips for Business Success in Challenging Times

Good Morning/Afternoon, Let chat about some tips for Business Success in challenging times. Step 1: Look after your current customers (30 seconds) Your existing customers are your lifeline. Focus on enhancing their experience and meeting their needs. Retaining loyal customers and maintaining a positive reputation through word of mouth are vital during challenging times. Step…

Week 23

#23 – Grateful Starfish

One morning, an elderly man was walking along the beach when he noticed a young boy picking something off the sand and throwing it into the sea. As he got closer, the man realized the child was throwing stranded starfishes that had washed up on the shore back into the breaking waves. Approaching the boy,…

Week 24

#24 Sharpen the Saw

Good morning, BNI (Chapter Name), Today, I want to delve into a concept that’s not just essential but transformative for our success: “Sharpening the Saw.” This notion, popularized by Stephen Covey in his timeless work “7 Habits of Highly Effective People,” underscores the significance of self-renewal in four fundamental areas of our lives: physical, social/emotional,…

Week 25

#25 All Weather Strategy

Q: Who has heard of the all-weather strategy of investing? Yes/No?  An all-weather investing strategy is one where regardless of market conditions, your investment portfolio continues to increase in value. It is the holy grail of investing because your investment portfolio doesn’t need to regain losses before increasing in value.  An all-weather investment strategy means…

Week 26

#26 Anything but Nothing

What is BNI’s most well-known and leading Core Value?  Givers Gain®. Yes, you are all correct, it is Givers Gain®.  How about this: in what part of the meeting do we stand up and show Givers Gain®?  Referrals & Testimonials. That’s right, it is during the Referrals and Testimonials section of the meeting. It is…