04/19/2012
“You can’t steer a parked car.”
John Brady

04/05/2012
“We cannot lower the mountain, therefore we must elevate ourselves.”
Jeni Nering, Exec. Director, BNI SoCal, USA

03/01/2012
“Standing in the middle of the road is very dangerous– you get knocked down by traffic from both sides.”
Margaret Thatcher

02/23/2012
“The best way to learn is to teach.”
Phil Bedford

02/16/2012
“There is Power in the Clarity of your Articulation.”
Bob Nicoll, Author

02/09/2012
“You must do the thing you think you cannot do.”
Eleanor Roosevelt

02/02/2012
“Before beginning, plan carefully.”
Winston Churchill

01/26/2012
“There is more growth in the failure than the familiar, providing you don’t accept your failure as evidence of your limits.”
Mike Macedonio, President, The Referral Institute

01/19/2012
“Concern should drive us into action, not into a depression.”
Karen Horney

01/12/2012
“Credibility grows when appointments are kept, promises are acted upon, facts are verified, services are rendered. The old saying, ‘results speak louder than words’, is true.
BNI Founder—Dr. Ivan Misner

01/05/2012
“Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become Great!”
Mark Twain

12/01/11

“Success is neither magical nor mysterious. Success is the natural consequence of consistently applying basic fundamentals.” Jim Rohn

11/03/11
“Efficiency is doing things right: effectiveness is doing the right things.” Peter Drucker

10/20/11
“The only person who can limit your possibilities is you.” Jon Gordon

10/13/11
“The only person who can limit your possibilities is you.”  Jon Gordon

10/06/11
“Failure is an event, not a person. Yesterday ended last night.” Zig Ziglar

09/29/11
“If A is success in life, then A equals x plus y plus z. Work is x; y is play; and z is keeping your mouth shut.”
Albert Einstein (1879 – 1955), Observer, Jan. 15, 1950

09/22/11
“There is no scarcity of opportunity to make a living at what you love; there’s only scarcity of resolve to make it happen.”
Author, Wayne Dyer

09/08/11
“To profit from good advice requires more wisdom than to give it.”
Literary Critic, John Churton Collins

09/01/11
“Do not take life too seriously. You will never get out of it alive.”
Writer and Philosopher, Elbert Hubbard

08/25/11
“The past should be a springboard not a hammock.”
Satirist, Ivern Ball

08/18/11
“Most of the things worth doing in the world were said to be impossible before they were
done.”
Jurist, Louis Brandeis

08/11/11
“The sky is filled with stars, invisible by day.” This quote is by Poet and Educator, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

06/30/11

“Let the miraculous life you were born to lead unfold in all of its magnificence.” This quote is by Poet and Philosopher, Henry Thoreau

4/21/11

“There is Power in the Physiology of your Articulation.” This quote is by Bob Nicoll, author of “Remember the Ice and Other Paradigm Shifts” .

4/14/11

“Never look down on anybody unless you’re helping them up.”  This quote is by Rev. Jesse Jackson.

3/3/11
“Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, ambition inspired and success achieved.” This quote is by Helen Keller.

2/17/11
“You can’t steer a parked car.” This quote is by John Brady.

2/10/11
“Referral relationships don’t just spring up full grown; they must be nurtured.” This quote is by BNI Founder, Dr. Ivan.
Misner.

2/3/11
“Someone’s sitting in the shade today because someone planted a tree a long time ago.” This quote is by Warren Buffett.

1/27/11
“At times our own light goes out and is rekindled by a spark from another person. Each of us has cause to think with deep gratitude of those who have lighted the flame within us.” This quote is from Albert Schweitzer who is known mostly for his work in building hospitals in Gabon, Africa and for winning the 1952 Nobel Peace Prize.

1/20/11
“You scratch my back, and I’ll scratch yours’ is NOT the same as ‘Givers Gain.’ One carries with it a ‘Me First’ expectation, the latter brings mutual long-term satisfaction.” This quote is by Trey McAlister, Regional Director, BNI San Francisco Bay, USA.

1/13/11
“Visibility must be actively maintained and developed; without it, you cannot move on to the next level of a referral relationship: credibility.” This quote is by BNI Founder, Dr. Ivan Misner.

1/6/11
“Dear Santa: Next year all I want for Christmas is thick hair and a thin body. Please do not mix them up like you did this year.”

12/16/10
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12/9/10
“The best way to learn is to teach.” This quote is by Phil Bedford, Master Franchisee Referral Institute, Middle East.

12/2/10
“Concern should drive us into action and not into a depression.” This quote is by Karen Horney, American Psychoanalyst.

11/18/10
“The measure of success is not whether you have a tough problem to deal with, but whether it is the same problem you had last year! This quote is by John Foster Dulles, Former Secretary of State.

11/11/10
“It is easy to take liberty for granted, when you have never had it taken from you.” ~Author unknown

11/4/10
“You must do the thing you think you cannot do.” This quote is by Eleanor Roosevelt, American Humanitarian and First Lady.

10/28/10
“Before beginning, plan carefully.” This quote is by Winston Churchill.

10/21/10
“There is more growth in the failure than the familiar, providing you don’t accept your failure as evidence of your limits.” This quote is by Mike Macedonio, President and Partner, The Referral Institute.

10/14/10
“Our chief defect is that we are more given to talking about things than to doing them.” This quote is by Jawaharlal Neru, Indian Prime Minister.

10/7/10
“Credibility grows when appointments are kept, promises are acted upon, facts are verified, services are rendered. The old saying ‘results speak louder than words is true.’” This quote is by BNI Founder, Dr. Ivan Misner.

9/30/2010
Thank you for a wonderful year. We are a special chapter. Thank you to the new leadership team. Please give them the support that you would want.