Growing Your Business Relationships

As a member of BNI, Business Network International, I am on the lifelong plan of growing my business relationships. Each week I get another opportunity to make direct contact with people active in my business community. These people have made the commitment to help me in my business. I, likewise, have committed myself, my time, and my talent to them.

So how does it work? Well, we meet weekly at our meeting. That's a nice, tip of the iceberg experience. The real networking is the rest of the week. I say growing relationships because this takes time and effort. I must be willing to set aside time in my hectic life for others. I must put aside my own goals to learn about and help others to achieve theirs.

So am I really such a self-sacrificing person? Yes and no. I get such gratification from knowing that I have helped out another business person. Not just another business person, but someone who has invested their time and energy in the relationship as well. I am giving of myself to someone I trust to deliver quality products and services to those in need or want. That in turn builds my reputation with my friends, family and customers.

And as I look around the room each week, I get the supreme satisfaction of knowing that each face looking back at me has made the same selfless commitment to me and to my business. IF I invest myself in them and their businesses; IF I deserve their trust and respect. THEY will each give back to me.

At the end of the day, my business is benefitted and my personal life is enriched. Thank you, each of my BNI partners. If you are interested in participating, please call me (209) 367-5555