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Michael Russell

Michael Russell

Michael Russell talks about the Scottish Rite.
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It is proven time and time again if you don't ask the question the answer is no meaning if you never ask your best friend to come to your next fun outing he will never be on the inside but always on the outside looking in so you now yes you take your phone out take it out of your pocket go ahead i'll wait now go through your contacts in your phone and write down every non-freemason member that is on a worksheet for you now don't just write the name down of people you think might join but write the name of guys down that you think are eligible to join okay now take those names and numbers and send them a quick message about your next event don't just invite them to a meeting invite them to an event something fun it could be something like hey man just wanted to invite you to the family picnic coming up or our zoom trivia session that were happening this week can you make it be specific with the day and time and location do not invite them to an event happening today or the next hour you're going to expect a lot of no's and you'll be okay i promise you could expect a few yeses but you have to embrace those no's that's naturally part of the process of normal everyday business as billionaire mark cuban put it every no gets closer to a yes and if you get eight percent of those 12 you just brought in one new member or that person to your event.