Silicon Valley BNI Chapter

Please click the link for the results of the survey. Policies effective April 1, 2010.

results of survey 4-1-2010

7/22/2010
“If you want to gather honey, don’t kick over the beehive.” This quote is by Dale Carnegie.

7/15/2010
“Your mission statement should state your business mission as clearly and succinctly as possible.” This quote is by BNI Founder, Dr. Ivan Misner.

7/8/2010
“Exert control over the variables that are within your control, and you’ll improve the odds that the uncontrollable variables will work in your favor.” This quote is by Executive Consultant, D.A. Benton.

7/1/2010
“The best leader is the one who has the sense to surround himself with winning people.” This quote is by An Unkown Author.

6/24/2010
“You make the world a better place by making yourself a better person.” This quote is by Sales Consultant, Scott Sorrell.

6/17/2010
“If you can’t effectively tell your potential referral sources what you do or what you sell, they can’t send you good referrals.” This quote is by BNI Founder, Dr. Ivan Misner.

6/10/2010
“If you count all your assets, you always show a profit.” – This quote is by Journalist, Robert Quillen.

6/3/2010
“Opportunity’s favorite disguise is trouble.” – This quote is by Author, Frank Tyger.

5/27/2010
“Justifying a fault doubles it.” – French Proverb

5/20/2010
“People form habits and habits form futures.” – Speaker, Mike Litmann

5/13/2010
“Those who are lifting the world upward and onward are those who encourage more than criticize.” – American Educator, Elizabeth Harrison

5/6/2010
“Appreciation can make a day–even change a life, your willingness to put it into words is all that is necessary.” – Writer, Margaret Cousins

4/29/2010
“Great opportunities to help others seldom come, but small ones surround us every day.” This quote is by Author, Sally Koch.

4/22/2010
“An acre of performance is worth a whole world of promise.” This quote is by 19th Century Writer, W. D. Howells.

4/15/2010
“You only live once. But if you do it right, once is enough.” – Mae West

4/8/2010
“If your ship doesn’t come in, swim out to it.” This quote is by Comedian, Jonathan Winters.

4/1/2010
“If a man empties his purse into his head, no one can take it from him. An investment in knowledge always pays the highest return.” This quote is by Ben Franklin.

3/25/2010
“The Turtle Effect: You can achieve anything you want to as long as you remember to have a soft inside, a hard shell, and be sure to stick your neck out.”–Anonymous

3/18/2010
“You can’t steer a parked car.” This quote is by John Brady and was submitted by Phil Bedford, Master Franchisee Referral Institute, Middle East.

3/11/2010
“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 and was submitted by Linda Patten, Time Balancer, Assistant Director, BNI San Francisco Bay, USA.

3/4/2010
“The value that you bring to a referral relationship is directly proportional to the size of your network AND your relationship with your network.” This quote is by Mike Macedonio, President and Partner, The Referral Institute.

2/25/2010
“Your network is not the problem, it is the solution.” This
quote is by Mike Macedonio, President and Partner, The Referral Institute.

2/11/2010
“Referral relationships don’t just spring up full grown; they must be nurtured.” This quote is by BNI Founder, Dr. Ivan Misner.

1/28/2010
“Yesterday is today’s tomorrow, and tomorrow never comes.” This quote is by Ian Nash and was submitted by his daughter, Elaine Betts, Management Consultant, Danville, California, USA.

1/07/2010
“Never look down on anybody unless you’re helping them up.” This quote is by Rev. Jesse Jackson and was submitted by Susan Goodsell, Executive Director, BNI Riverside and San Bernardino Counties, USA.

11/19/09
“There is Power in the Clarity of your Articulation.” This quote is by Bob Nicoll, Author of “Remember the Ice and Other Paradigm Shifts” and Assistant Director, BNI Alaska, USA.

11/12/09
“You must do the thing you think you cannot do.” From www.quoteaction.com:This quote is by Eleanor Roosevelt, American Humanitarian and First Lady and was submitted by Betty Jo Waxman, Productive Learning & Leisure, Assistant Director, BNI San Francisco Bay Area, USA.

11/05/09
“Before beginning, plan carefully.” This quote is by Winston Churchill and was submitted by
Elaine Betts, Management Consultant, Danville, California, USA.

10/29/09
“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.

10/22/09
“Our chief defect is that we are more given to talking about things than to doing them.”
-Jawaharlal Neru, Indian Prime Minister

Our monthly Membership Success Program (or MSP) is scheduled for August 16th, 2010. Please click the link below to register or look for more dates on our Upcoming Events page.

The Member Success Program (MSP) is required for all BNI Members within 60 days of their acceptance into a BNI Chapter. This is the tool kit to start you on the road to success. It is a good idea to re-visit MSP once a year.

You can register on line on our BNI regional website www.bnisfbay.com or click on this link.

2010MSPSchedule_Updated5-2010

Welcome to the Silicon Valley Chapter of BNI!

We meet every Thursday from 7-9am at Michael’s at Shoreline in Mountain View.
Visitors are always welcome – please stop by and join one of our weekly meetings. and make sure to bring 65+ business cards.

We look forward to seeing you at our next meeting.