Network Builder Meeting 9/4/26
Bowling used to be a social system.
People joined leagues. Teams competed against other teams.
They showed up every week. They developed relationships.
They talked between games. They ate together. They had drinks together.
Tournaments and round robins created even more interaction.
The bowling center wasn't a place where you bowled. It was a place where you belonged.
That built an entire ecosystem around the lanes. Teenagers worked as pinsetters.
Leagues created predictable, recurring business.
One industry account put league play at nearly 70% of center revenue.
Bars and restaurants ran alongside the lanes because people stayed.
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Then the model shifted.
"We're on a team. See you Tuesday night." became "Want to go bowling?"
Small phrase. Massive business difference.
A person bowling alone rents a lane, bowls a few games, leaves.
A league brings people, frequency, commitment, relationships.
Bowling didn't decline because people stopped liking it.
Millions of Americans still bowl every year.
What collapsed was organized league play —
tens of millions of casual bowlers, roughly a million in sanctioned leagues.
The industry noticed the decline and responded with arcades, glow bowling,
upgraded facilities, entertainment.
Centers repositioned as destinations.
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Here's the miss.
They changed the activity instead of restoring the system.
You can make the arcade louder. You can make the building nicer.
You can add technology, better lighting, better food. None of that creates community on its own.
What made bowling powerful wasn't the lane.
It was the structure around the lane.
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Look at what a league actually gave you.
A scheduled time. A team. People expecting you to show up.
A reason to come back next week. Conversations before, during, and after.
And a scoreboard.
Every frame got recorded. Every player saw their average. Teams saw where they stood in the standings.
That scoreboard changed behavior. Nobody wants to be the one who threw three gutter balls and cost the team the match.
You practiced. You showed up sharper. You raised your game because five other people were counting on you.
That's not community. That's a standard.
Over time you didn't just know the people on your team.
You knew them, because you'd been held to something together.
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MPN applies the same idea to professional relationships.
The Daily Disciplines are the practice reps. Six actions, selected monthly, done daily.
Not busywork. The habits that build the person behind the business.
The Weekly Steps are the league night.
A Meetup → people show up.
A small team → people get to know each other.
A Follow Up → one relationship gets intentional attention.
A One to One → the relationship goes deeper.
A Recap → the relationship becomes memorable.
A recurring system → the relationship has a reason to continue.
And the dashboard is the scoreboard.
Score. Streaks. Badges. Status.
You see your own progress. So does your team.
At MPN, credibility isn't claimed. It's proven, in front of the people counting on you.
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That's the difference between community and culture.
Community is people who show up around each other.
Culture is people who hold each other to something.
A league didn't just put you next to teammates.
It set a standard: show up, contribute, don't let the team down.
MPN does the same thing. It's not a room full of people being friendly.
It's a team with an outlined way of engaging, built so the conversations actually go somewhere.
Because without structure, most conversations are gutter balls.
People talk a lot. You learn very little.
Small talk, surface questions, a nice chat that goes nowhere.
MPN's One to Ones are built to prevent that. The questions aren't random.
They're designed so people go deep instead of staying safe.
That's the Weekly Steps working on your communication.
Practice, every week, having the kind of conversation that actually builds a relationship instead of filling time.
The Daily Disciplines are working on something else. Your messaging.
How you show up, how you talk about your business,
whether people understand what you do and why it matters.
That's not built in a single conversation.
It's built one day at a time, starting with the first hour you're awake.
Most people don't control their first hour.
They wake up, grab the phone, and let the day start reacting instead of leading.
The Daily Disciplines change that. You pick your six actions and you own that first hour instead of losing it.
And notice the order it moves in. Mental health. Physical health. Business health.
You don't get to business messaging by starting with business messaging.
You get there by first getting your head right and your body moving,
because a person who's scattered in the morning shows up scattered in a sales conversation.
Look at what's actually happened for people once that first hour became theirs.
How many of you updated your LinkedIn profile for the first time in years?
How many finally touched your website, the one you built once and never opened again?
How many cleaned off your desk or got organized for the first time in months?
None of that happened because someone told you to fix your LinkedIn.
It happened because you built the disciplines,
and business messaging was the thing that discipline eventually reached.
The Daily Disciplines provide the structure that gets you to do the thing you already knew you should do.
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Breakout Rooms w/ New Teams
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Intros.
Your name and location.
Then:
"What's a team, program, or organization you belong to right now?
Something with a repeatable process. Something you show up to consistently."
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Go around again:
"Of your 6 daily disciplines, share ONE you've been doing, and how has it improved something for you."
*My example being stretching.
"Share something you're currently working on w/ your business,
or something you're excited about, that's happening this week."
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CLOSE
"You'll get the recap email by 6pm tonight EST.
Update your daily disciplines. Please do that by Sunday night.
The new teams will be listed there, and the NB Page will be updated.
Please schedule your one-to-one with who you're paired with, following the format outlined in the email.
Welcome James, and Suzanne, who I know will be watching the video later.
Thank you for being here today and have a great weekend!
Build Yourself
- Develop consistency
- Improve communication
- Increase confidence
Build Your Business
- Execute strategically
- Clearer messaging
- Build momentum
Build Your Network
- Genuine relationships
- Discover collaborations
- Generate referrals
A System Built on Science
Based on principles from:
- Behavioral science
- Personality testing
- Neuroscience
- Psychology
MPN gives self-employed professionals the structure they lack on their own.
Tracking Your Progress
Each member's average score reflects how many of the 6 daily disciplines they complete on the Daily Checklist.
This real-time feedback shows your consistency and keeps you accountable.
What gets tracked gets repeated.
Streaks & Badges
Your streak is your number of consecutive days.
Badges are earned the longer you maintain your streak:
⭐ Consistent — 7 days
🏅 Pro — 14 days
🏆 Champion — 21 days
🔥 Legend — 25 days
🎯 Expert — 45 days
💎 Elite — 65 days
🏛️ Builder — 90+ days
📝Submit every single day.
Complete at least 1 of your 6 Daily Disciplines. (By midnight)
The Status column shows submission activity:
✅ Submitted today — You're on track!
🕐 Submitted yesterday — Streak is still alive.
⚠️ Missed 1 day — Your streak is in jeopardy.
🆘 Missed 2 days — Resume or streak resets.
⛔ Missed # days — Number of missed days.
Keep your streak alive and build confidence.
Important: Missing 3 days resets your streak to zero and your badge disappears.
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You're now ready to:
1. Access the Network Builder Page
2. Review the benefits of each discipline (Under Daily Disciplines)
3. Choose your daily disciplines (Click the white rectangle)
Part Two: Weekly Steps
Uncover commonality by creating the conversations to strengthen relationships.
Build Your Network.
Step 1️⃣ MEETUP: Structured small group Q&A
Step 2️⃣ FOLLOW UP: Choose someone & schedule
Step 3️⃣ ONE-TO-ONE: Co-create a conversation
Step 4️⃣ RECAP: Give & get feedback
Weekly steps guide you from small groups to one-to-ones,
helping you stand out and be remembered.
If You Work For Yourself, Work On Yourself.
You know what to do.
You just don't do it.
You start strong.
But lose momentum.
You answer to no one.
Little gets done.
You wing it each day.
Without a plan.
THE FIRST PERSONAL PERFORMANCE SYSTEM THAT GETS YOU RESULTS.
How MPN Works: A Two-Part System
Daily Disciplines
Select 6 Actions to Complete
Progress is Visible
Following a strategic plan builds confidence.
You can see how you're doing, and so can others.
Increased Awareness
Members confront the areas they'd normally avoid.
Procrastination
You know what to do. You just don't do it.
Consistency
You start strong. But lose momentum.
Accountability
You answer to no one. Little gets done.
Structure
You wing it each day. Without a plan.
Weekly Steps
Structures small group meetings
Outlines co-created one-to-one conversations
Introverts aren't overwhelmed
Extroverts don't dominate
OUTLINE & EXPECTATIONS
Membership Options:
⭐ Annual Prepay Special
$1,788 paid today ($99/month equivalent)
*18 months for the price of 12
📅 Monthly Payment Plan
$149/month (12-month commitment)
After signing up, we’ll schedule two onboarding calls to get you started.
Grounded In Science
MPN is a structured operating system for professionals.
Our system is grounded in:
- Behavioral science
- Personality testing
- Neuroscience
- Psychology
1. MEETUP
Structured small-group Q&A.
Connect, communicate, and learn about one another.
2. FOLLOW-UP
Choose someone to reconnect with.
At the end of a MEETUP, schedule your one-to-one with them.
3. ONE-TO-ONE
Co-create a conversation.
Meet with them using the MPN platform to guide a deeper conversation.
4. RECAP
Record what stood out.
Capture what you learned and what made them memorable.
3 PERSONAL DISCIPLINES
Build self-trust and develop your mindset.
Create personal habits that help you start each day with intention.
1 MENTAL DISCIPLINE
Create clarity and increase productivity.
Give yourself time to think, focus, and reduce reactivity.
1 PHYSICAL DISCIPLINE
Support energy, focus, and overall well-being.
Build a daily physical practice that supports how you show up.
1 PROFESSIONAL DISCIPLINE
Actively work on your business.
Choose an area that needs attention and make progress every day.
YOUR PROGRESS IS VISIBLE
You check off your Daily Disciplines as you complete them.
Your progress is recorded on the MPN Dashboard.
You're not simply saying you're working on yourself.
It's visible.
WHAT CHANGES
Repetition creates behavior change.
Weekly Steps and Daily Disciplines help you improve four areas that directly affect how you perform:
PROCRASTINATION → ACTION
MEETUPs, FOLLOW UPs, and Daily Disciplines give you specific actions.
STRUCTURE → A CLEAR PROCESS
MEETUPs and ONE TO ONEs outline a process for conversations.
ACCOUNTABILITY → FOLLOW-THROUGH
RECAPs and Daily Discipline checklists keep you honest about your efforts.
CONSISTENCY → REPETITION
Weekly Steps repeat every week. Daily Disciplines repeat every day.
MONTHS 1–3
FOUNDATION → Build the habit.
Learn the system, establish consistency, and develop your weekly discipline.
Focus: Structure and repetition.
MONTHS 4–6
CREDIBILITY → Earn the trust.
Your consistency becomes visible, strengthening your reputation and relationships.
Focus: Becoming someone others can count on.
MONTHS 7–9
MOMENTUM → Expand your network.
Trust begins leading to introductions, collaborations, referrals, and new opportunities.
Focus: Compounding the relationships you’ve built.
MONTHS 10–12
GROWTH → Let it compound.
Strong habits and stronger relationships begin producing more consistent opportunities.
Focus: Scaling what’s working.