Show of hands, how many people have been in their current line of work for at least two years? Keep your hands raised if it’s been five years. Seven years. Ten years. Ok, so there’s some variation but for the most part we’ve been at what we’ve been up to for a while. Do you
As I look around the room, I see a lot of powerful people – a lot of capable people. I see hearts and minds, goals and aspirations, wishes and dreams. And typically, we build our lives and businesses by getting clear on what we want and then working hard to achieve it. We’ve all heard
BNI Elevate is a networking community organized to help our members make more money through structured collaboration and referrals. I want to ask you, what would you do differently today if you lived without fear? And this relates to the two different approaches you might take with your membership here at Elevate. The first approach
There are a lot of living things on planet Earth. Plants, animals, insects, algae. Even the planet as a whole is an organism. And you can argue that there’s a consciousness to it. You can also argue that on some level, it’s been a series of random events. But why are we arguing? Either way
Last night I found myself at the Nassau Coliseum hanging out with a few Elevators, and watching the New York Islanders get their pucks handed to them. Sorry Mike Nerenberg. During the game I couldn’t help but notice that while at times they were aggressive, taking some risks, going after the puck and pushing themselves,
When we’re young, we learn about the dangers of fire. Maybe it was a firefighter that came to give a presentation at your elementary school, or a VHS they popped into a player – yeah, remember those. You were taught about feeling the door before opening it, and getting down to the ground to crawl
This week, I’d like to discuss referral triggers and life events, and actually encourage you to form power teams around these referral triggers. For example, the Wedding Power Team actually has a strong overlap with the Real Estate Power Team. They do … if we think of the life event of a couple getting married.
Consider this, everything in your comfort zone is something you already know. I’m going to say that again… everything in your comfort zone is something that you already know. So it makes sense that if you wanted to increase a result, you might think it could be done by doing the same things bigger, faster,
There are a thousand and one things we all have going on. As New Yorkers, hustling and scrambling, up to creating results in our worlds. As people in relationships – with others and ourselves, showing up everywhere the best we can. And of course, as business owners and entrepreneurs – striving for growth, wealth, power
If I asked you what the most important part of Elevate is, I bet the majority of you would say ‘closed business’ or ‘referrals.’ But neither is correct. The most important part of Elevate is our guests. So guests here today, thanks for attending. I hope you are having a great time and are making
Elevate currently has 70+ members; we pass about 200 referrals per month, and close $10.2M per year in business.
We meet every Wednesday at the Skyroom at Rosa Mexicano, 9 East 18th Street. New York NY 10003.