For those of you that know and those that don't I am a member of a local BNI Chapter in Colorado, Rocky Mountain Business Builders.

Outside of the strong networking that is done in the chapters and between them, one of the unsung benefits of BNI is education and training.  BNI has a lot available in that area--ranging from books, training sessions and in-chapter groups such as mentoring sessions.

Personal growth is a big part of our business growth.  Our businesses—whether they be service or product-oriented, conventional or ones that leverage the efforts of others such as Network Marketing—and their success, directly pivots on our ability to grow personally.

I used to read and listen to a lot of motivational material, attend group sessions and seminars and somewhere along the way I fell off that self-improvement path.  It took my picking up some new material that I had recently learned about to remind me of how I had lost my way and when.  Many of you may not even have noticed.  That’s okay, but I did and I realize how I must change for my business to change.

I can sit here and make excuses such as I am too busy to build my business and in some ways that may be true but I know that that, in itself, starts with commitment.

Our careers, our businesses are more that just what we do for a living.  We are in the service of others and are here to benefit others. You don’t have to agree with me if you don’t want to but that is the way it is.   That is what is truly rewarding about serving others.  That is what makes each day important and allows us to sleep well at night.  It comes down to not how much money we make but how many lives we impact and change for the better.

Think about you and your business.  Is your business growing?  If it is, is it because you are just doing business right or is your business growing because you are growing?  Are you changing lives?  Are you getting better?

If you are at a place in your life where you feel you and your business aren’t going anywhere and/or you have grown stagnant and plateaued, look within.  Maybe it is  you that need to start growing again.    I know I do.