February 2008
Art of Networking |
February 4 – 8, 2008
International Networking Week™ is an initiative BNI started in 2007. In 2008, International Networking Week™ will feature a number of networking events across the world.
The goal of the week is to celebrate the key role networking plays in the development and success of businesses across the world.
Simultaneous events will be held globally to celebrate International Networking Week™.
Visit http://www.internationalnetworkingweek.com to learn more and visit YouTube to watch an 8-minute video about BNI's International Networking Week™ initiative.
BNI Breaks 5,000 Chapters!
What a great way to finish 2007: passing the 100,000-member and 5,000-chapter mark in the same year!
As dawn settled in Western Europe on December 6th, 2007, BNI's 4,998th chapter chartered in Portugal—the BNI Collippo Chapter in Leiria, Portugal—joined the global team. Many thanks to Directors Cecilia Reis, Victor Goncalves and National Director Hélder Falcão in Portugal.
A few hours later, the 4,999th chapter chartered in the East Anglia Region of the United Kingdom. It is the Innovation BNI Norwich Chapter. Congrats to Area Director Tim Gale and Executive Director James Cruickshank on this accomplishment.
Drum roll!! In Sacramento, CA, USA, eight hours later, the 5,000th chapter chartered. It is the BNI Rock Stars Chapter. We congratulate Director Everett Worthington and Executive Directors Eva and John Lisle.
End of year count: 5,010 chapters, 103,607 members and an average of 20.7 members per chapter.
The pace has been set for 2008!
Submitted by Norm Dominguez, CEO, BNI
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Best selling author Marci Shimoff is a good friend of BNI's. She recently wrote a book we recommend called Happy for No Reason.
While money doesn't buy happiness, studies show that happiness buys money!
In Happy for No Reason, you'll learn seven steps to quickly raise your level of happiness. Sales people, from networking personnel to direct marketers, can greatly increase their success by following Marci's direction on setting their "happiness set-point."
Marci Shimoff's six bestselling titles have been met with stunning success, selling more than 13 million copies worldwide in 33 languages. They have been on the New York Times bestseller list for 108 weeks. Her new book, Happy for No Reason: 7 Steps to Being Happy from the Inside Out, can be ordered by clicking here.
Save the Date
Brian Tracy will be presenting at the BNI International Directors Conference in Long Beach, California. This special event will be held on Friday, November 16, 2008, and is open to both directors and members. Since seating will be limited, registration will be required. Look for more information and registration materials to be sent out in the spring.
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Participating and organizing business networks is part of Paul and Sarah Edwards' seventeenth book: Middle Class Lifeboat: Careers and Lifestyles for Navigating a Changing Economy.
Ivan Misner says, "Middle Class Lifeboat is the essential handbook on how to consistently thrive in the face of a fluctuating and uncertain economy."
The 576-page book explains more than 50 emerging and tried-and-true careers, dos and don'ts for pursuing nine exciting lifestyles, from the radical to the basic, and imaginative options to reduce basic expenses by using cashless ways to extend your income.
Middle Class Lifeboat can be previewed and purchased from Amazon and Barnes and Noble.
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Having a book in print gives you a certain amount of credibility and visibility, but for gaining the national spotlight and the opportunity to talk about your products or services—nothing beats a bestselling book. So how can your book achieve bestseller status? Watch this new video in which Dr. Misner explains how he became a bestselling author with Promote A Book.
To watch the video now, please visit: http://www.Promoteabook.com.
BNI in XING
XING makes your professional network an active part of your life. Far more than a directory of business contacts, XING enables its members to discover professional people, opportunities and privileges through its unique discovery capability and advanced contact management tools.
With the successful IPO of XING as the first Web 2.0 company to go public, XING AG has had a long-term impact on the social networking trend amongst professionals. By focusing on the target group "business people worldwide," the company is able to offer tailored features, thereby making networking and contact management simpler. Besides Headquarters in Hamburg, XING AG also has offices in Barcelona (eConozco, Neurona) and Beijing.
XING. Powering Relationships.
With XING you can:
• Find decision makers and experts fast.
• Open doors to thousands of companies.
• See your contacts' contacts.
• Market yourself in a professional context.
• Open up new sales channels.
• Find old student friends and former colleagues.
• Let other people find you.
• Manage and expand your network.
XING is committed to powering relationships based on trust for all professional people. Based on the theory that "no two people are more than six degrees apart," XING enables members to grow their trusted network by making their contacts' contacts visible to them.
As an active and productive community, XING constantly strives to create real value for the world's professionals, as an everyday online and live resource - across all countries, languages and industries. XING crosses barriers - for a sustainable world.
I am responsible in XING for the PortugalBiz, a Business Club dedicated to expand Portugal throughout the World. On behalf of BNI, I created a BNI Club in every language available, making it possible for BNI worldwide users to join the group and network, while using their own language and settings.
I encourage you to visit www.xing.com and get started making contacts worldwide.
Submitted by Hélder Falcão
Have you listened to BNI's weekly internet recording, also known as the BNI Podcast?