3 ideas for this winter

There are a lot of things that drive success within a group.  Almost all revolve around groups excelling at the fundamentals Face-to-Face Meetings Meeting Attendance rate 85% or above Running good meetings & tracking of referrals in system Excelling & not over-thinking recruitment When groups have the fundamentals down then they often can dive deeper…

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November Leaders by the #s

Referrals Passed Lex16 21 Lex 4 21 Lex14 & Lex15 19 Income Generated (net) Lexing10 Connectors $85,008 Accelerating Bus Connectors $37,928 Lex6 $34,038 Total Guests Lex4 12 Lex16 11 Lou6 11 Wednesday Warriors 11 Face-to-Face Meetings The 502 Elites 53 Lex15 49 Wednesday Warriors 32 Referral Close % Lou2 57% Lou8 55% The Closers 53%…

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October leaders by the #s

October 2024 Leaders (Top 3 in each category) Referrals Passed  Lex15  44 Lex 14  33 Lex4  26 Income Generated Lex14 $62,941 Lou2 $49,935 Southern IN $36,252 Face-to-Face Meetings The 502 Elites  33 Lex15  30 Lex2  28 Total Guests Lex13 11 Lex2 10 Lou6 & The 502 Elites  9 Referral Close % Lou2 57% The Closers…

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Creating Urgency

One of my favorite quotes is, “Be quick but don’t hurry,” from John Wooden the famous UCLA basketball coach who won 10 national championships.   I want our groups to have a sense of urgency to get things done, but without rushing. Creating Urgency    Nothing gets done without urgency.  Shorter timelines providing they don’t compromise…

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Don’t be an “All Hat, No Cattle” group with recruitment

PDF/Printable: Don’t be an “All Hat No Cattle” group with recruitment My dad loves western movies/series.  One of the phrases he used to say to us would be “that person is all hat, no cattle,” which is a reference to someone who is all talk with no action, power, or substance behind his/her words. Too…

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Rank Your Chapter Exercise

This is a good tool to evaluate your strengths & weaknesses as a group.  It is a good exercise to be done by the entire group or just the officers of the group. How to faciliate this:   1- Print up copies of the Rate Your Chapter PDF  form for all members   *You can also…

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Referrals from Guests & Past Members/Alumni

One of our goals is for you to use your membership as a way to expand your network & for the value to compound and grow over time based on the relationships you develop as a result of being a member.  With that in mind there is a lot of value in: -Getting to know…

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Be Specific

Other Tips 1- Also, I’d highly encourage you to check this video out: Be Specific Video  2- Encourage you to reach out to me at bart@TheReferalsGroup.com   I’m happy to send you some great examples from other members &/or review your list We talk a lot about if you want results from your: -Face-to-Face meetings -60…

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What have you been up to?

One of my favorite Education pieces from Bart that I can remember gives us the advice to have a valuable response when someone asks us, “How have you been?” or “What have you been up to?” The response usually sounds something like, “not much,” or “same old, same old.”  Well, that’s probably: A LIE –…

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Group Text/Email Don’ts

Printable PDF A lot of our groups utilize a group text or email.  This are great for groups in some ways, but can be group killers as well. Do Not use them for:    Nothing, nothing kills meeting attendance like one member emailing or texting “I won’t be there”  Do not do it.  It creates…

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