To benefit from membership in groups and organizations, one should consistently attend meetings, arrive early and stay late to network, associate between meetings through phone calls and emails, get involved by serving in leadership roles, present themselves professionally, add value by helping others, and be patient as benefits may not be immediate. Taking these seven actions will maximize the returns of membership.

1. SEVEN ESSENTIAL ACTIONS TO ENSURE YOU
BENEFIT FROM ANY GROUP OR ORGANIZATION
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2. If you make your living in business, you ought to get
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Civic Or Service Organizations
Trade Or Referral Groups
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3. Whatever the case, membership in one or more of these
groups or organizations is a great venue for ...
Creating Exposure In The Community
Networking Yourself And Business
Generating Business Opportunities
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4. To take advantage of the
opportunity and reap
the benefits of
membership, you need
to undertake seven
simple actions.
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5. CONSISTENTLY ATTEND
To ensure that you remain in
the minds of your fellow
members, plan to be in
attendance as often as
possible. As the old adage
“out of sight; out of mind”
could not be more true.
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6. COME EARLY…STAY LATE
Establishing a relationship can
be difficult to achieve as
organizations roll through the
agenda in a timely manner.
Thus, it is the time before and
after these meetings where you
have the best opportunity to
develop one-on-one rapport.
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7. ASSOCIATE BETWEEN MEETINGS
Even if your group or organization
gathers on a weekly basis, there is a
vast time between meetings. You
benefit most when you make
productive use of this time, via
telephone calls or e-mails, informal
luncheons, and other
communication.
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8. GET INVOLVED
Step up. Serve as an officer, a
committee chair or generally just roll
up your sleeves and get busy. Not only
does this increase your exposure to
other members, it serves to brand you
as one who is committed to the of those
around you.
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9. PRESENT YOURSELVES WELL
Right or wrong, everything
you say and do creates an
impression. Knowing this,
carefully conduct yourself. Act
professionally. While you can
employ humor, do so wisely.
Choose your words carefully
and tactfully.
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10. ADD VALUE TO OTHERS
People cannot help but like and
support those who are helping
them. Knowing this, you are wise
to find ways to help your fellow
members. Look for opportunities
to refer them to customers and
clients. What you give, will
ultimately come back to you.
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11. BE PATIENT
You can realize a plethora
of benefits from joining and
becoming involved with
groups and organizations.
Unfortunately, however,
these benefits are seldom
immediate. They take time
to manifest themselves.
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12. If, you want to maximize the benefits
associated with membership, reflect
upon your activities and measure them
against the actions listed above.
If you note deficiencies, take action ...
as that will lead to wonderful benefits.
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