http://www.bizopoly.com Business Inspired Mon, 04 Aug 2008 04:36:53 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en "I learned a valuable lesson this weekend – Nay! I was the valuable lesson this weekend." Let me explain. This last weekend, my wife and decided that it was time to have one of those “Huge Yard Sales” that every urban community enjoys. It was really a lot ... http://www.bizopoly.com/four-percent-beating-the-odds/ Kazaam! Disaster Strikes Disaster can strike anyone, but someone in BNI is in a special category.  Let me take you to a moment in time for a member by the name of Jamie that had a fire ravage through her home and destroy everything.  The only thing that wasn't destroyed was ... http://www.bizopoly.com/a-cell-phone-a-coconut-your-bni-business-card-carrier-and-a-disaster/ Breaking free and creating your own path is the first start on the entrepreneurial road. I'm not going to kid you, this is not an easy path to take. There will be times when you feel like a complete outcast, times when you talk to friends you have ... http://www.bizopoly.com/in-the-shadow-of-great-business-minds/ "People who concentrate entirely on the material and financial aspects of business fail to realize that in the end all business is conducted through personal relationships." ~ Dr. Ivan Misner What a day! Honestly, I wasn't sure what to expect when I knew that I was going to meet Dr. Ivan Misner; ... http://www.bizopoly.com/a-rare-bni-gem/ "What you think about, you bring about."  Lisa Nichols    Back in January of 2008 I looked my spouse directly in the eyes and said, "This year I am going to meet Dr. Ivan Misner."  A goal declared.  If you are in business, and serious about your success, you should know that ... http://www.bizopoly.com/think-big-and-big-will-come/ "I think that maybe inslide any business, there is someone slowly going crazy." - Joseph Heller Create a Business System There are many times that small business owners struggle to stay ahead of the game, constant battles with stacks of papers, phone calls to return, and pesky little things like making ... http://www.bizopoly.com/business_systems/ "Word-of-mouth marketing works. Social capital is vital. And networking is the mechanism to develop both." - Dr. Ivan Misner How many of you have ever swung on a vine like Tarzan? If you have been to any networking events lately then you have witnessed what a jungle it is out ... http://www.bizopoly.com/the-networking-jungle/ “So, what do you do?” Every professional has been faced with this question and while some responses sound polished and professional, others seem awkward, almost as if they have forgotten what they do for a living. It doesn’t matter if you are asked in the grocery line or in front of ... http://www.bizopoly.com/sixty-seconds-to-success-elevator-to-the-top/