Givers Gain - February 2021

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Lifelong Learning






Together We Can

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w h o y o u w a n t t o l e a r n i t f r o m .
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E p i s o d e 6 9 3 : G i v e r s G a i n a n d S t o r y t e l l i n g
G r e g D a v i e s f r o m B N I L o n d o n S E ( a . k . a “ T h e S t o r y f e l l a ” ) j o i n s D r . M i s n e r o n t h e s h o w t o d a y t o
s h a r e m o r e m a t e r i a l f r o m I n f i n i t e G i v i n g . G r e g i s o n e o f t h e c o - a u t h o r s o f t h e b o o k , t o g e t h e r
w i t h D r . M i s n e r a n d J u l i a n L e w i s , w h o a p p e a r e d i n E p i s o d e 6 8 2 .


E p i s o d e 6 9 2 : J u s t A s k
A n d y L o p a t a r e t u r n s t o t h e B N I P o d c a s t t h i s w e e k t o t a l k a b o u t h i s n e w b o o k , J u s t A s k : W h y
S e e k i n g S u p p o r t I s Y o u r G r e a t e s t S t r e n g t h . ( A n d y l a s t a p p e a r e d i n E p i s o d e 3 7 6 . )


E p i s o d e 6 9 1 : G i v i n g I s T r a n s f o r m a t i o n a l
T h i s w e e k D r . M i s n e r f o c u s e s o n t h e i d e a t h a t g i v i n g i s t r a n s f o r m a t i o n a l . T h i s t o p i c c o m e s f r o m
t h e b o o k I n f i n i t e G i v i n g , w h i c h D r . M i s n e r w r o t e w i t h G r e g D a v i e s a n d J u l i a n L e w i s .


E p i s o d e 6 9 0 : N e t w o r k i n g S t r a t e g i e s f o r I n t r o v e r t s
M a t t h e w P o l l a r d r e t u r n s t o t h e p o d c a s t t h i s w e e k t o t a l k a b o u t h i s n e w b o o k , T h e I n t r o v e r t ’ s
E d g e t o N e t w o r k i n g . M a t t h e w ’ s f i r s t a p p e a r a n c e o n T h e O f f i c i a l B N I P o d c a s t w a s i n E p i s o d e
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Kim Davis with BNI Success Partners adds one to make it to our list of members having
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IDEACOM Cody Long
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