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Why yank out the tree?

General, Networking Expert 27 April 2011 | 2 Comments

Recently I have had a few BNI members who indicated to me that they want to leave their groups. These are all members in good standing in their respective Chapters and in my own books as well.
Yes, there are the odd cases where if it involves inevitable elements such as ill-health, or being transferred or [...]

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It’s all about the Attitude!

General, On my mind now 11 February 2011 | 1 Comment

If A = 1%, B = 2% and C = 3%, what does ATTITUDE equal?
A T T I T U D E
1% 20% 20% 9% 20% 21% 4% 5% = 100%
Share your thoughts?

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Latest Gold Club member

General, Networking Expert 24 January 2011 | 14 Comments

A Gold Club member in a BNI Chapter is an individual in the Chapter who has introduced and successfully admitted at least 6 members into their own BNI Chapter. There is no time limit to achieve this and even if a new member that was introduced had resigned from the Chapter, the tally still stays.
This [...]

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Fundamentals, fundamentals, fundamentals

General, Networking Expert 14 January 2011 | 0 Comments

This morning, I visited a networking group where my expertise were sought by a particular member in this group who wished to change his business category. He has sold off his stakes in his current business and is now pursuing an MLM type business activity which he is now to keen to develop and use [...]

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A great year ahead!

General 30 December 2010 | 11 Comments

If you plan to have a great 2011 ahead, then here’s a suggestion for you:
You need to have a journal type note book (somehow spiral binded journals are ideal for this) and a writing instrument, preferably a fountain ink-pen, or any good pen and write down the following 10 Things you would like to achieve [...]

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Seasons Greetings to BNI Members

General 20 December 2010 | 6 Comments

Hi all,
As 2010 comes to a close, on behalf of BNI Malaysia, we’d like to wish all our members, families and friends Seasons Greetings for this year.
We are sure that you are looking forward to time in celebrating with your colleagues in your respective Chapters, a very successful year we’ve had together. It is great [...]

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It has brought me excellent results!

General, On my mind now 25 November 2010 | 0 Comments

Today I thought of sharing with all of you, my dear readers, an improvement I have adopted these past few months which have brought me excellent results.
The background is that: I am a straightforward person who would express myself and tell things as they are, very often, without sugar coating it. I am courageous enough [...]

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Oh no, an own goal!

General, Networking Expert 22 November 2010 | 5 Comments

In networking, it is absolutely essential that our every move and action is seen with a positive light, and is seen as genuinely adding value to whatever situation there is.
In a series of e-mails that were passing through among members of a BNI group in preparation for their upcoming Guest Day, there was one that [...]

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The three most dangerous words

General, On my mind now 18 November 2010 | 0 Comments

What are the three most dangerous words in the English language?
I did a poll on Facebook and received the following responses: ‘it doesn’t matter’, ‘I don’t care’, ‘I don’t know’, ‘I am sorry’, ‘I love you’, ’screwed for life’, ‘wtf’, ‘on the way’, ‘it’s your fault’.
Yes, all appear to be right, though I am not [...]

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‘Have fun, yah!’

General, On my mind now 13 November 2010 | 2 Comments

I am in a dilemma, or to be more exact, deeply perplexed.
I am in the midst of organizing a Presentation program and have put in tremendous effort in designing and customizing a program to meet the objectives outlined.
Sometime end of last month, I myself attended a program to brush up my own skills in this [...]

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