Comments on: The Hard Path is Easier http://networking.entrepreneur.com/2008/07/20/the-hard-path-is-easier/ Growing your business through the power of relationships Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:21:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Why the Hard Path is the One for You | Tax Strategies & Preparation Articles http://networking.entrepreneur.com/2008/07/20/the-hard-path-is-easier/comment-page-1/#comment-1187 Why the Hard Path is the One for You | Tax Strategies & Preparation Articles Wed, 20 Aug 2008 08:16:10 +0000 http://networking.entrepreneur.com/2008/07/20/the-hard-path-is-easier/#comment-1187 [...] Ivan. “The Hard Path is Easier.” Networking Now: Growing Your Business Through the Power of Relationships. Entrepreneur.com [...] [...] Ivan. “The Hard Path is Easier.” Networking Now: Growing Your Business Through the Power of Relationships. Entrepreneur.com [...]

]]> By: Tom Doiron http://networking.entrepreneur.com/2008/07/20/the-hard-path-is-easier/comment-page-1/#comment-1060 Tom Doiron Thu, 24 Jul 2008 03:58:26 +0000 http://networking.entrepreneur.com/2008/07/20/the-hard-path-is-easier/#comment-1060 Dear Dr. Misner, Like Lori, I had no safety net. I had taken the easy road by accepting a generous offer of a partnership that grew increasingly harder and harder. I had been netWORKING feverishly in my BNI chapter for about ten months when I decided to change to the harder path and go it alone. When I announced my decision to break out on my own, my chapter members gave me a standing ovation. With the help of their professional services, I had all my new business details well handled. In that moving moment I decided that I could not invest my time and dollars in a better marketing venue than BNI. Now almost another year later, I am turning in more revenue from my referral partners than most in our chapter of 30 members. It is work, but it truly nets better results. Thanks Dr. Misner for building the track for us to run on. All the BEST, Tom Doiron Atlanta Dear Dr. Misner,

Like Lori, I had no safety net. I had taken the easy road by accepting a generous offer of a partnership that grew increasingly harder and harder.

I had been netWORKING feverishly in my BNI chapter for about ten months when I decided to change to the harder path and go it alone. When I announced my decision to break out on my own, my chapter members gave me a standing ovation. With the help of their professional services, I had all my new business details well handled.

In that moving moment I decided that I could not invest my time and dollars in a better marketing venue than BNI. Now almost another year later, I am turning in more revenue from my referral partners than most in our chapter of 30 members.

It is work, but it truly nets better results.

Thanks Dr. Misner for building the track for us to run on.

All the BEST,
Tom Doiron
Atlanta

]]> By: Rob Copeland http://networking.entrepreneur.com/2008/07/20/the-hard-path-is-easier/comment-page-1/#comment-1056 Rob Copeland Wed, 23 Jul 2008 13:53:59 +0000 http://networking.entrepreneur.com/2008/07/20/the-hard-path-is-easier/#comment-1056 Dear Ivan How right you are. I certainly feel strongly about this easy/hard path. Having left a corporate job 8 years ago because my beliefs were no longer congruent with ethos of my senior managers. At the time I could have just ignored my own feelings and continued taking the easy route and the very good salary I was receiving. Instead I set my own company up and thanks to BNI I have built a huge business and I was priviledged to become and an ED of the Scotland West region. This was not the easy route but the rewards at the end are worth the effort during the journey. Thanks for sharing this information with us. It just highlights the business is now always easy but if you make the right decision and with a little hard work, we can all get what we want. Rob Copeland BNI Scotland West "For the business you and your company have always wanted" Dear Ivan

How right you are.

I certainly feel strongly about this easy/hard path. Having left a corporate job 8 years ago because my beliefs were no longer congruent with ethos of my senior managers. At the time I could have just ignored my own feelings and continued taking the easy route and the very good salary I was receiving.

Instead I set my own company up and thanks to BNI I have built a huge business and I was priviledged to become and an ED of the Scotland West region. This was not the easy route but the rewards at the end are worth the effort during the journey.

Thanks for sharing this information with us. It just highlights the business is now always easy but if you make the right decision and with a little hard work, we can all get what we want.

Rob Copeland
BNI Scotland West
“For the business you and your company have always wanted”

]]> By: Gordie Allen http://networking.entrepreneur.com/2008/07/20/the-hard-path-is-easier/comment-page-1/#comment-1055 Gordie Allen Wed, 23 Jul 2008 10:52:35 +0000 http://networking.entrepreneur.com/2008/07/20/the-hard-path-is-easier/#comment-1055 Ivan, the HARD Path IS much easier because there is less traffic. When I attended my first BNI Meeting in October 2005, I had been practicing the 'Pay It Forward' mantra, daily, for 4 years. Witnessing the power of BNI's Giver's Gain Philosophy, in action at that first meeting, was an AhA Moment for me! At last, I had discovered a serious network of practicing givers. The BNI Experience continues to be a most rewarding and satisfying adventure. Thank you, Ivan for your nurturing and sharing. Best Regards, Gordie Ivan, the HARD Path IS much easier because there is less traffic. When I attended my first BNI Meeting in October 2005, I had been practicing the ‘Pay It Forward’ mantra, daily, for 4 years. Witnessing the power of BNI’s Giver’s Gain Philosophy, in action at that first meeting, was an AhA Moment for me! At last, I had discovered a serious network of practicing givers. The BNI Experience continues to be a most rewarding and satisfying adventure. Thank you, Ivan for your nurturing and sharing. Best Regards, Gordie

]]> By: Margaret Langston http://networking.entrepreneur.com/2008/07/20/the-hard-path-is-easier/comment-page-1/#comment-1054 Margaret Langston Wed, 23 Jul 2008 08:35:41 +0000 http://networking.entrepreneur.com/2008/07/20/the-hard-path-is-easier/#comment-1054 I can't imagine what my first full-time year in business would be like without the relationships I'm building in BNI. I agree that there is a difference between "going through the motions" and paying lip-service and actually making a true effort to build relationships. One-to-one meetings and consistent contact throughout the week are essential for the indepth growth Dr. Misner is talking about. I can’t imagine what my first full-time year in business would be like without the relationships I’m building in BNI. I agree that there is a difference between “going through the motions” and paying lip-service and actually making a true effort to build relationships. One-to-one meetings and consistent contact throughout the week are essential for the indepth growth Dr. Misner is talking about.

]]> By: Lori Moore http://networking.entrepreneur.com/2008/07/20/the-hard-path-is-easier/comment-page-1/#comment-1051 Lori Moore Wed, 23 Jul 2008 01:22:43 +0000 http://networking.entrepreneur.com/2008/07/20/the-hard-path-is-easier/#comment-1051 I started my sole proprietorship without a lot of funds or business help. Initially, a lot of determination and shoe leather paid off and I was "half-booked" by six months. At that time, I was a massage therapist. Many of the people I went to school with never even went into business. They asked about my success and all I could answer was that I was flying without a net; so I had to work hard to make it successful as soon as possible. I started my sole proprietorship without a lot of funds or business help. Initially, a lot of determination and shoe leather paid off and I was “half-booked” by six months. At that time, I was a massage therapist. Many of the people I went to school with never even went into business. They asked about my success and all I could answer was that I was flying without a net; so I had to work hard to make it successful as soon as possible.

]]> By: Richard Kearns http://networking.entrepreneur.com/2008/07/20/the-hard-path-is-easier/comment-page-1/#comment-1047 Richard Kearns Tue, 22 Jul 2008 19:25:18 +0000 http://networking.entrepreneur.com/2008/07/20/the-hard-path-is-easier/#comment-1047 Dear Ivan, Previous to BNI, I was an "easy/hard type, since I joined one year ago, I've been practicing "hard/easy", with some successes. It sometimes seems like a long road, however when I look way back at my progress, or lack there of, I've come to believe I'm now on the right road. There's an additional factor, and that's the matter of enthuasism. Successes, no matter how small, do add up and if you stay positive and keep expecting success, it will come and eventually come large. If you give up, you end up with even less than you started with...especially time lost. Thank you for your insite, wisdom, and the opportunities you offered to all of us to grow. All the best Richard Kearns President, Creatice Plastics Fabrication 714-310-6742 Dear Ivan,
Previous to BNI, I was an “easy/hard type, since I joined one year ago, I’ve been practicing “hard/easy”, with some successes. It sometimes seems like a long road, however when I look way back at my progress, or lack there of, I’ve come to believe I’m now on the right road. There’s an additional factor, and that’s the matter of enthuasism.
Successes, no matter how small, do add up and if you stay positive and keep expecting success, it will come and eventually come large. If you give up, you end up with even less than you started with…especially time lost.
Thank you for your insite, wisdom, and the opportunities you offered to all of us to grow.
All the best
Richard Kearns
President, Creatice Plastics Fabrication
714-310-6742

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