BNI Success Connectors Education Moment - 12 October 2023 Working by Referral BNI Podcast #165 – Dr. Ivan Misner with Brian Buffini Systematically ask for Referrals – 1. 2. 3. 4. Build relationships Provide value Remind people you are looking for referrals In your database spend more time, energy, and resources with your best referral advocates. Contact – In-person and call them. Send them practical items of value. Examples: ✓ Here’s how to raise your credit score. ✓ Here’s how to protect yourself from identity theft. ✓ Here’s the 15 new laws, the tax laws that just came down that can help you with your tax burdens for real estate and other things. Win the Day Formula Spend two hours every work day of cultivating leads, of generating leads, of spending time with your database, talking to your database, connecting with your database, and letting them know that you’re never too busy for their referrals. (Not schmoozing – cultivating.)