BNI Visitors Day - with a Twist!

Last Thursday, 5th March, the BNI Abbey Chapter, based in Swords, held a visitors day. Normally what happens on a visitors day is that we get about 40 people to come along and see the concept of the BNI for themselves.

Our BNI visitors day was one with a difference. We had Bill Cullen. The Apprentice Hirer, the Chairman of the Glencullen group, the motivational speaker, author of Penny Apples and owner of the Europa Academy where our BNI meetings are held, gave us a motivational speech at 7.30am.

Now, I’m not fond of early mornings but it was such a wake up call. He told us the story of going to see a top-notch consultant in the US, I can’t remember his name now. He paid $250 to attend the seminar and he estimated that there were several thousand in the room. That consultant made at least a million dollars for two hours of telling this group how to be successful.

Bill, recounted the event and told us about the dramatics. He said there were lights; there was music; there were sounds of lighting & crashing; there were flashes and then there were two words on the screen.

“Sleep Less”

Bill was so thrilled with this advice that he shouted up, “I got that same advice from my granny and it was free!”

Wonderful stuff…so now, when I’m feeling tired, I say to myself that I’ll be a long time dead and that I’ve to make the most of the time that I have awake!

But getting back to the Visitors Day. Bill entertained us and motivated us and cajoled us for 15 minutes. It was fantastic. I’ve been doing a lot of this thinking (as you’ll have seen from my ezines)..that this is the year for massive action.

Bill echoed this sentiment when he said - Positive Attitude + Positive Action = Results.

We had over 50 visitors at our visitors day - it shows the power of networking as a marketing tool. It’s not sufficient on its own but it does work. And the BNI does work. It’s about Givers Gain…those that give, gain!

I’ll let you know how many people join our chapter as a result. And I’ll finish with a review of advice in six words about what Bill said to us -

Take More Action, Sleep Less, Smile More