The Official BNI Podcast Episode 953: Growth in Difficult Times (Classic)
Mar 25, 2026
Dr. Ivan Misner, founder of BNI and widely regarded as the father of modern networking, shares big-picture thinking on growth, leadership, and networking. He explores why some groups thrive in hard times. He highlights belief, passion, commitment (CPR), simple repetition of fundamentals, and how leaders mobilize and inspire others.
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Belief Shapes Opportunity Perception
- Belief determines whether you see opportunity during hard times.
- Ivan Misner contrasts two shoe salesmen: one sees no market, the other sees a huge market, showing perspective drives outcomes.
Use Commitment To Generate Passion
- Commit first to create passion, then let commitment and passion drive results.
- Ivan presents the CPR formula: Commitment plus Passion equals Results, and says commitment produces passion.
Leadership Mobilizes Through Caring Touch Points
- Leadership is about mobilizing and inspiring, not managing compliance.
- Ivan emphasizes touch points, caring, and regular connection as the mechanisms that mobilize members and clients.