2021 BNI Founder’s Day
Welcome to the 2021 BNI Founder’s Day. Later this week, I start a new tradition at BNI. I selected 17 BNI members from around the world for a one-to-one meeting with me on June 24th. These seven...
Why You Do What You Do Is Your Key to Success
Your why is the most important thing you need to determine. It is the reason you do the things that you do and why you are successful. There has probably been someone in your life – a coach, gra...
See the World Through The Lens You Choose
Two people sitting in a room, at the same table, having the same meal at the same time, can actually be worlds apart. How? Because they look at the world through a different lens. I love astr...
What to Do When Someone Refuses to Take Your Business Card
Imagine handing your business card to someone at a networking event and having it handed back to you with, “Thanks, but I don’t need your card.” How would you respond in this situation? Busine...
Using a Purposeful Meal as a Networking Opportunity
So, what exactly is a purposeful meal meeting? A purposeful meal meeting is nothing more than a meeting that includes a meal and a specific, meaningful purpose. And the specific purpose I want t...
The Real Secret to Success Isn’t Really a Secret
Over my career, I have observed people with different personalities, backgrounds, and behavioral styles achieve success in life. Many times I wondered if there was a reoccurring theme running th...
Seven Secrets to Finding Harmony in Work and Life
Would you like to know my secrets to achieving balance? Forget about balance. It’s an illusion. “Balance" assumes that we spend an equal amount of time in all or most areas of our life. It is l...
Business Can Be Noble
In 2013, my late wife Elisabeth and I had a chance to spend a week with Richard Branson on his island. While we were there, I was able to do a video with Richard that you can find on this blog....
Applying Givers Gain in Business
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 m...
BNI Master Connector YouTube Livestream Event
It was very exciting to be a panelist during The BNI “Master Connector” YouTube Livestream Event on Tuesday, May 18th, on the BNI TV YouTube channel. If you missed the event and want to watch it...
Networking In-Person, Online, or a Blend?
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...
Join Us To Become a Master Connector
Business leaders from around the globe will learn how to become a Master Connector on May 18th during the BNI Master Connector YouTube Live Event. I, along with a panel of experts, will be shari...
