Consider this: regardless of which industry we are in, we are all in marketing business and in order to "sell" yourself and your business.

Your BNI chapter means to answer 2 "simple" questions. Here is my version (totally subjective and not forced by anyone :o)).

Many companies purchase a CRM and it ends up being redundant and company productivity fails to pick up. How then, do you create more value for your business by making the effort of using the CRM extensively and faithfully?

I love people, every single thing about them! Their success stories, their failures, their quirks and their ambitions. Starbucks has a saying; "We're not in the coffee business serving people, we're in the people business serving coffee". Perhaps there are things to think about here...

The more I learn about networking, the more I try to apply that knowledge to my daily life.

The more networking sessions I attend, whether public or private, I begin to realize that there are two main categories of networkers - the hunters and the sharers.

It's hard to remain offline in this day and age, where communication is no longer about just picking up the phone and meeting face to face. Cast a wider net and get to know more people in less time and less effort, by joining online networks such as iConnectE.com, Meetup.com and LinkedIn.com

"Determine never to be idle...It is wonderful how much may be done if we are always doing." ~ Thomas Jefferson

This quotation is so TRUE but I never really pondered about it until I decided to quit my full-time job and focus on my USANA business.

The security of a pay-check is definitely alluring and comforting. However, as we all know, there is no such thing as an "iron rice bowl".

Subtitle: Having a proxy is a must :o)

Being a proxy for someone from another chapter has several obvious or less obvious benefits that can rock your business:

There is a great source of networking and other business articles published at ezine. Go and enjoy reading and learning.

http://ezinearticles.com/?cat=Business:Networking 

Communication isn't just limited to opening your mouth and talking. Your body and your actions speak louder than words. In a business setting, there are prospects and contacts who will assess you based on your outward appearance, and what your body language says.

Body language is really intriguing. The tiniest action can say a lot to others. That's why it is so important to be conscious of what your body is saying to people around you, especially if you are talking to a prospect, or a visitor at our BNI meetings.