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Ourr designated ten minute presenter was called to jury duty. The leadership team, being quick on their feet, had all the members put a business card in the basket and choose two members to give a six minute presentation about their business.


Elias Caress went first, telling us about hypnotherapy and some of the common reasons someone will engage a hypnotherapist to assist them in a roadblock in their life. He has had success in helping patients with fears, phobias, smoking, and weight loss, to mention a few. He does both individual and group sessions. He stressed that he is not a psychotherapist, and so there are limitations to what he can do.

Elias is also an entertainer, performing at trade shows, corporate events, and non profit events. He demonstrated his ability to create a return on investment by folding up a one dollar bill and when he unfolded it it was a hundred dollar bill. Even our financial planner, Travis Bowden, admitted that  if we wanted a return on investment like that ($1 to $100) in less than 30 seconds, we would have to go to Elias.

Maria Allan was the second presenter. Maria enjoys helping people relax and reduce the pain in their lives causes by tight muscles. We could feel and passion that Maria has for what she does and her caring demeanor. Moon Tide Massage was started by Maria about three years ago, after having a career as a bookkeeper and office manage. Why? Because Maria really loves helping people.

Scott Pryor - Handyman Services was our presenter today. Scott is an amazing handyman, capable of fixing, repairing, building pretty much everything.

His presentation took us from the front door into the house mentioning all the little things that tend to break or wear out. they are those little things that are never big enough to do (taking more time to get ready to do them than actually doing them), so we don't. However, these items also seem to be a point of contention in the household.

From personal experience I know that he can fix a rain gutter when it gets torn off by a travel trailer getting a little to close to the house. I called, he came by and gave me a very low estimate, I told him it was to low, but go ahead. When the final bill was presented it was lower than the estimate.

He has also fixed faucet washers in a rental property. Again, a call, he was out and the problems were fixed, the bill being about half of what I would have done it for. He knows his stuff, has the correct tools, and above all he is honest and trustworthy. many chapter members comment how their spouse feels comfortable with Scott.

If you have a Honey Do List that hangs over your head or if you are the creator of the Honey Do List and you want to get them done, call Scott. 801 835-4720

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New Member inducted today - Jacob Jones of Fitness Together
Fitness Together's one-of-a-kind private studios are dedicated exclusively to helping you achieve your goals during your exclusive one-on-one personal training sessions. It's just you and one of our certified personal trainers, with no distractions to interrupt or interfere with your progress.

The leadership team (Craig Smith, Julie Williams and Harold Bowman) took the ten minute presentation to remind us of the purpose of BNI, some of the unique attributes that distinguish BNI from other networking organizations and rules pertaining to absence and substitutes.

RULE CHANGE - Substitues

• People to consider for substitutes include: your customers, clients, patients, friends,
  family and/or employees. (The term "former members" has been deleted -- BNI has had problems with this.)
• The primary purpose for a substitute is to represent a BNI member. BNI recommends
  minimal use of a substitute. However, a member may use substitutes up to three
  times in a six-month period.
• The chapter should be aware that a substitute will be attending the meeting. The
  Visitor Host should be there to greet the substitute and welcome him/her to the
  meeting.

RULE CHANGE - Membership in a Second Chapter

An individual member cannot be in a second BNI chapter nor in any other group that allows only one person per profession and whose primary purpose is to pass referrals to one another, because it substantially reduces their commitment to the chapter members.

Membership Committees must enforce this policy. This policy change combines General Policy #4 and General Policy #16. This change is effective August 1, 2010.

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Mark "Charlie" Fuller and Jim Hawks each had two visitirs, they must be drinking that ICEROK water. 
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We welcome Ron from Mower Medic, Melissa from Surefire Pizza and Jared from Brownie's Lock three fine additions to our group. Make sure to get them on your one to one dance card ASAP, begin the process of Know, Like and Trust. One to One Organizers can be found at www.utahbni.com and more specifically on the download page.

Remember you are always standing the the middle of a referral.

Two of our own BNI member are featured speakers, Michael Neklason, Sandler Sales Training of Utah and David Thompson, Executive Advisory Services.

Michael Neklason will be presenting "Break the Rules and Close More Sales". Sandler Sales training is a fresh approach to sales, that throws out the gimmicks and focuses on the needs of the prospective customer, really understanding and determining if there is a product of service in your offering that will provide what is needed.



David Thompson will be presenting "Marketing in Tough Times". Working with small to large businesses helping them overcome the obstacles that have them "stuck", may times the business has the ideas, tools and resources and still fail to pull the trigger on actions that would get them unstuck.

To sign-up for the conference "Survive. Revive. Thrive."  the Holladay Chamber of Commerce web page.
Thursday October 15th, 8:00 am to 1:00 pm
Keynote Speaker Dr. Chris Hill, University of Utah Athletic Director 

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Maria Allan from Moon Tide Massage was the featured member talking to us about the benefits of massage. Massage can help you feel healthier and reduce stress. Who doesn't need that? Around the world, scientists are documenting the numerous physical, psychological and spiritual benefits of massage therapy. The results have been so positive that health practitioners are now calling touch therapy "Vitamin T."

Maria offers several different type of massage, a few are:
Swedish Massage - Swedish massage was the first of the European-type massage modalities to be developed. It is very relaxing and soothing to tired muscles and jangled nerves. The movement of lymph and blood through the system helps your body rid itself of toxins to maintain your health and well-being

Russian Massage - This is a technique developed in Russia during the 1930s was Specifically Designed for athletes. Its unique combination of strokes is designed to help the athlete avoid injuries in the first place, and recover more quickly if they are injured.

Sports Massage - Many sports and fitness enthusiasts rely on regular massage as an important part of their health maintenance routine. This is because an area of chronic tension can impair performance and even lead to injury when stressed. Assisted stretching, kneading and other massage techniques can loosen areas of chronic tension and help relieve new areas of tension before they become chronic.

Remember that Maria can bring her massage chair to your office, your home, a senior care facility, or you can get your massage in her office. Call today, for yourself or for a loved one. 801-467-3812