Fulfilling Your Responsibilities - Read any training materials provided and attend all training for new members as soon as possible. Be proactive from the first day and make sure you understand and are taking advantage of every option provided by the organization both at the local and regional levels.

The 4 R’s - We have spoken about the four R’s or four responsibilities of LBN members. These are your primary responsibilities to your chapter and your fellow members and regardless of what anyone else does, make sure that you live up to these responsibilities.

Regular attendance – Never let your seat be empty. Attend every meeting possible, and when you cannot be there, make sure you send a substitute to fill your seat – either a member of your business or someone from the substitute list provided by the networking organization.

Regular referrals – The single most important responsibility you have as a member is to bring referrals for other members. It is easy to generate referrals if you know how and you do, so bring as many referrals as possible to every meeting (See Chapter 3). If the organization you joined recognizes activities like visiting other chapters and meeting with other members, be sure to do these things as well, but also make sure you generate qualified leads for your fellow members, especially those who are in a position to generate referrals for you.

Recruitment – Invite several guests to every meeting. It usually takes eight to ten invitations to get one visitor, so if you invite two or three to every meeting, you should have a guest every other month. Invite only people to whom you would feel comfortable sending a referral. Pick people whom you feel will be strong productive members. Ask the question, “Would you like more business?” A positive response creates the opportunity to invite them to your local chapter meeting.

Righteous Treatment of Those Referred – Go above and beyond your normal efforts to make sure that anyone referred to you gets the best possible treatment. Make sure there is never any issue about your ethical treatment of anyone even remotely associated with the organization you joined.