Change Your Thinking, Change Your Life: How to Unlock Your Full Potential for Success and Achievement

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CHANGE YOUR THINKING, CHANGE YOUR LIFE
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Make a decision, right now, to join one or two clubs or associa-
tions. The first association you should join should be the one for
your profession or occupation. If you are in real estate, join the real
estate board. If you are an entrepreneur, join an entrepreneurial as-
sociation. If you are in sales, join a club like Sales and Marketing
Executives International.
When you join a professional association, don’t make the mis-
take of merely attending the meetings and going home. This is what
80 to 90 percent of the members do. They may get some benefit
from their membership with the organization, but nowhere near as
much benefit as you can get by becoming more involved.
Here is your strategy. When you join a club or organization, get
the membership book and look at the various committees. Ask
around and find out which of the committees is the most active and
important to the organization.
Sometimes it is the membership committee. Sometimes it is the
government relations committee. Sometimes it is the education
committee or the fund-raising committee. But whatever it is, find
out what committee seems to have the greatest impact on the health
and growth of the organization, and then 
volunteer
to serve on that
committee. There will almost always be an opening for someone
willing to help.
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