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	<title>Silicon Valley BNI Chapter</title>
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		<title>Silicon Valley BNI Vision Board</title>
		<link>http://siliconvalleybni.com/2010/11/09/silicon-valley-bni-vision-board/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Nov 2010 22:32:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Silicon Valley BNI Policies 2010 &#8211; 2011</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Oct 2010 20:09:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[For full attendance, chapter minimum and visitor/sub policies, please see the following document. BNI_Rules2010-2011]]></description>
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<a href='http://siliconvalleybni.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/BNI_Rules2010-2011.pdf'>BNI_Rules2010-2011</a></p>
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		<title>Silicon Valley BNI Dark Days (April 1, 2011 &#8211; December 31, 2011)</title>
		<link>http://siliconvalleybni.com/2010/09/22/silicon-valley-bni-dark-days-october-1-2010-march-31-2010/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Sep 2010 00:57:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Please note that BNI will not be meeting on the following dates: November 24th December 22th December 29th]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Please note that BNI will not be meeting on the following dates:</p>
<p>November 24th<br />
December 22th<br />
December 29th</p>
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		<title>President&#8217;s Quotes</title>
		<link>http://siliconvalleybni.com/2010/04/18/presidents-quote-for-1022/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Apr 2010 00:52:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>01/12/2012</strong><br />
“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.<br />
BNI Founder—Dr. Ivan Misner</p>
<p><strong>01/05/2012</strong><br />
“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!”<br />
Mark Twain</p>
<p><strong>12/01/11</strong></p>
<p>&#8220;Success is neither magical nor mysterious. Success is the natural consequence of consistently applying basic fundamentals.&#8221; Jim Rohn</p>
<p><strong>11/03/11</strong><br />
&#8220;Efficiency is doing things right: effectiveness is doing the right things.&#8221; Peter Drucker</p>
<p><strong>10/20/11</strong><br />
&#8220;The only person who can limit your possibilities is you.&#8221; Jon Gordon</p>
<p><strong>10/13/11</strong><br />
&#8220;The only person who can limit your possibilities is you.&#8221;  Jon Gordon</p>
<p><strong>10/06/11</strong><br />
“Failure is an event, not a person. Yesterday ended last night.” Zig Ziglar</p>
<p><strong>09/29/11</strong><br />
“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.”<br />
Albert Einstein (1879 &#8211; 1955), Observer, Jan. 15, 1950</p>
<p><strong>09/22/11</strong><br />
&#8220;There is no scarcity of opportunity to make a living at what you love; there&#8217;s only scarcity of resolve to make it happen.&#8221;<br />
Author, Wayne Dyer</p>
<p><strong>09/08/11</strong><br />
&#8220;To profit from good advice requires more wisdom than to give it.&#8221;<br />
Literary Critic, John Churton Collins</p>
<p><strong>09/01/11</strong><br />
&#8220;Do not take life too seriously. You will never get out of it alive.&#8221;<br />
Writer and Philosopher, Elbert Hubbard</p>
<p><strong>08/25/11</strong><br />
&#8220;The past should be a springboard not a hammock.&#8221;<br />
Satirist, Ivern Ball</p>
<p><strong>08/18/11</strong><br />
&#8220;Most of the things worth doing in the world were said to be impossible before they were<br />
done.&#8221;<br />
Jurist, Louis Brandeis</p>
<p><strong>08/11/11</strong><br />
&#8220;The sky is filled with stars, invisible by day.&#8221; This quote is by Poet and Educator, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow</p>
<p><strong>06/30/11</strong></p>
<p>&#8220;Let the miraculous life you were born to lead unfold in all of its magnificence.&#8221; This quote is by Poet and Philosopher, Henry Thoreau</p>
<p><strong>4/21/11</strong></p>
<p>&#8220;There is Power in the Physiology of your Articulation.&#8221; This quote is by Bob Nicoll, author of &#8220;Remember the Ice and Other Paradigm Shifts” .</p>
<p><strong>4/14/11</strong></p>
<p><em>“Never look down on anybody unless you’re helping them up.”</em>  This quote is by Rev. Jesse Jackson.</p>
<p><strong>3/3/11</strong><br />
<em>“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.</em></p>
<p><strong>2/17/11</strong><br />
<em>“You can’t steer a parked car.” This quote is by John Brady.</em></p>
<p><strong>2/10/11</strong><br />
<em>“Referral relationships don’t just spring up full grown; they must be nurtured.” This quote is by BNI Founder, Dr. Ivan.<br />
Misner.</em></p>
<p><strong>2/3/11</strong><br />
<em>“Someone’s sitting in the shade today because someone planted a tree a long time ago.” This quote is by Warren Buffett.</em></p>
<p><strong>1/27/11</strong><br />
<em>&#8220;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.&#8221; 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.</em></p>
<p><strong>1/20/11</strong><br />
<em>“You scratch my back, and I&#8217;ll scratch yours&#8217; is NOT the same as &#8216;Givers Gain.&#8217; One carries with it a &#8216;Me First&#8217; expectation, the latter brings mutual long-term satisfaction.&#8221; This quote is by Trey McAlister, Regional Director, BNI San Francisco Bay, USA.</em></p>
<p><strong>1/13/11</strong><br />
<em>“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.</em></p>
<p><strong>1/6/11</strong><br />
<em>&#8220;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.&#8221;</em></p>
<p><strong>12/16/10</strong><br />
<em>n/a</em></p>
<p><strong>12/9/10</strong><br />
<em>“The best way to learn is to teach.” This quote is by Phil Bedford, Master Franchisee Referral Institute, Middle East.</em></p>
<p><strong>12/2/10</strong><br />
<em>“Concern should drive us into action and not into a depression.” This quote is by Karen Horney, American Psychoanalyst.</em></p>
<p><strong>11/18/10</strong><br />
<em>“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.</em></p>
<p><strong>11/11/10</strong><br />
<em>&#8220;It is easy to take liberty for granted, when you have never had it taken from you.&#8221; ~Author unknown</em></p>
<p><strong>11/4/10</strong><br />
<em>“You must do the thing you think you cannot do.” This quote is by Eleanor Roosevelt, American Humanitarian and First Lady.</em></p>
<p><strong>10/28/10</strong><br />
<em>“Before beginning, plan carefully.” This quote is by Winston Churchill.</em></p>
<p><strong>10/21/10</strong><br />
<em>“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.</em></p>
<p><strong>10/14/10</strong><br />
<em>“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.</em></p>
<p><strong>10/7/10</strong><br />
<em>“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.</em></p>
<p><strong>9/30/2010</strong><br />
<em>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.</em></p>
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		<title>Silicon Valley BNI Chapter Survey</title>
		<link>http://siliconvalleybni.com/2010/04/05/chapter-survey-results/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Apr 2010 16:51:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Please click the link for the results of the survey. Policies effective April 1, 2010. results of survey 4-1-2010]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Please click the link for the results of the survey. Policies effective April 1, 2010.</p>
<p><a href='http://siliconvalleybni.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/results-of-survey-4-1-2010.pdf'>results of survey 4-1-2010</a></p>
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		<title>Next MSP Date</title>
		<link>http://siliconvalleybni.com/2009/10/28/next-msp-date/</link>
		<comments>http://siliconvalleybni.com/2009/10/28/next-msp-date/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:50:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JeannieShea</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Our monthly Membership Success Program (or MSP) is scheduled for January 16, 2012 in Sunnyvale. 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 [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Our monthly Membership Success Program (or MSP) is scheduled for <strong>January 16, 2012 in Sunnyvale</strong>. Please click the link below to register or look for more dates on our Upcoming Events page.</p>
<p>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.</p>
<p>You can register on line on our BNI regional website www.bnisfbay.com or click on this <a href="http://www.bnisfbay.com/events.html">link</a>.</p>
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		<title>Welcome to Silicon Valley BNI</title>
		<link>http://siliconvalleybni.com/2008/11/08/welcome-to-silicon-valley-bni/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 08 Nov 2008 17:15:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We meet every Thursday from 7-8:30 AM at Michael&#8217;s at Shoreline in Mountain View. Visitors are always welcome. Visit us this Thursday if you are in one of these professions and want to grow your business by building strong bonds and relationships with our existing members. Bring at least 50 business cards with you. We look forward to seeing [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>We meet every Thursday from 7-8:30 AM at <a title="Link to Google Map to Michael's Restaurant" href="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&amp;hl=en&amp;geocode=&amp;time=&amp;date=&amp;ttype=&amp;q=2960+Shoreline+Blvd.++Mountain+View,++CA++94043&amp;sll=37.0625,-95.677068&amp;sspn=47.435825,71.103516&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;t=h&amp;om=1&amp;s=AARTsJpsacdh82j3aUr9yfCF7XLlugRUZw&amp;view=map" target="_blank">Michael&#8217;s at Shoreline in Mountain View</a>. Visitors are always welcome.</p>
<p>Visit us this Thursday if you are in <a title="Valuable openings in Silicon Valley BNI Chapter" href="http://siliconvalleybni.com/we-are-looking-for/">one of these professions</a> and want to grow your business by building strong bonds and relationships with our <a title="Silicon Valley BNI Current Members" href="http://siliconvalleybni.com/members/">existing members</a>.</p>
<p>Bring at least 50 business cards with you.</p>
<p><strong>We look forward to seeing you at our next meeting.</strong></p>
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