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    Ivan R. Misner Ph.D.

    Patrick Carney

    Patrick Carney


    Ivan R. Misner, Ph.D.
    BNI
    545 College Commerce Way
    Upland, CA 91786
    bni@bni.com
    800-825-8286

    Dr. Ivan Misner is the Founder & Chairman of BNI or Business Network Int’l. BNI was founded in 1985. The organization now has over thousands of chapters throughout every populated continent of the world. Each year, BNI generates millions of referrals resulting in billions dollars worth of business for its members.

    Dr. Misner’s Ph.D. is from the University of Southern California. He has written eight books, including his New York Times bestseller; Masters of Networking and his #1 bestseller; Masters of Success. He is a monthly columnist for Entrepreneur.com and is Chairman of the Board for the Referral Institute – a referral training company with trainers around the world. He has taught business and social capital courses at several universities and sits on the Board of Directors for the Colorado School of Professional Psychology.

    Patrick Carney
    Referral Institute-San Diego
    1611-A S. Melrose Dr, Ste 108
    Vista, CA 92081
    760-727-4529
    www.referralinstitute-sandiego.com 

    Patrick Carney is a professional artist, networker, speaker and referral training consultant. He owns the Referral Institute - San Diego. In each of these roles, his focus is showing business professionals how to harness the power of referral marketing to drive healthy business growth.

    Patrick believes his success lies in his ability to merge the strategic with the tactical, to understand the market and the competition, and to build a strong management team. No one function can be accountable for performance. It is the interconnection of everything and the combined strength of the management team.

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May 21, 2007

Don't be afraid of the Givers Gain Philosophy - Be Willing to Give Freely

One of the key concepts that I have learned since getting involved in strong networking organizations is the Givers Gain philosophy that my co-author Dr Ivan Misner promotes in his BNI organization.   There is tremendous value that giving freely plays in creating one's success as a business owner.  The value of word of mouth advertising is something that we simply can't ignore.

An outstanding referral marketing expert achieve this by giving lots of referrals to their referral partners, serving on advisory boards, masterminding with key alliances and sending out free newsletters. In turn people pass referrals in return, share information and key members of their Data Base with their friends. A similar approach you might consider taking is working on being viewed by your peers as an expert who is willing to help their professional partners get ahead.

When a professional can achieve this reputation they will find that all kinds of opportunities come their way and will increase their level of prosperity ten fold.

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