Connect The Dots...

Whether we choose to believe it or not, everything we do as business people is evaluated by others. There are a lot of little things (they're not really little, be we think they go unnoticed) that can trip us up in our pursuit to succeed in business.

For example, in your role as a business professional in AmSpirit Business Connections, do you:

• Always call your chapter Vice President to let them know if you can not attend a meeting? Or do you just not show up?
• Give more referrals than you receive? Or wait until others help you before you decide to refer business to them?
• Attend outside networking events like MORE meetings, B2B meetings, city wide socials, etc.? Or do you tell yourself you have better things to do with your time than spend 90 minutes with other AmSpirit members or visitors?
• If you do attend outside networking events, do you talk endlessly about what you do? Or do you listen intently to learn about others' businesses and do your best to connect people who do not know one another?
• Show up late to your chapter meetings week after week? Or do you show up early enough each week so that you have time to network with other members before the meeting officially starts?
• Pay your dues on time with the local chapter and the national office? Or do you usually wait until you get reminder notices from your Area Director that late fees will be assessed if you do not pay your bill?
• Attend the Annual Leadership Conference each year to learn more about becoming a leader in your chapter? Or do you ignore the opportunity each year telling yourself you'd rather spend that Saturday watching basketball games on TV?
  

All of these examples above are possible reasons why you do not reap the greatest value out of your membership in the organization. Others judge us by all of our actions whether we choose to believe it or not. So...connect the dots. You may be damaging yourself without really realizing it.