Napoleon Hill’s “Think and Grow Rich” wrote about eleven attributes of leadership that are critical to be successful. The leadership attributes that I will discuss in this article is definiteness of decision.  Napoleon Hill believed that “people who waver in decisions show that they are not sure of themselves.  This author d id not list these attributes in any particular order of importance, but he felt that all or a combination of these attributes will make you a leader that your business partners will respect and appreciate.  Successful people make decision quickly and change them slowly, while unsuccessful people make decision slowly and change them rapidly.

We must be steadfast in the decisions that we make and not change them even when nothing is going right.  Steven Spielberg is an excellent example of this he made the decision to be movie director from a very early age.  Steven Spielberg kept focused on his endgame and he did whatever it took to make his dreams come true.  “Jaws”, his second film, released in 1975 broke box office and Steven Spielberg went on to phenomenal success. He did not give on his dreams and did something else when he was turned down.

The turtle outran the hare in that famous nursery rhyme because he had made a decision to finish the race no matter what.  The hare on the other hand felt that it was an easy win so he took a rest and when he decided to finish the race the turtle had already won the race.  When you make decision slowly and change them quickly, then you are destined to be an unsuccessful person.

These unsuccessful people do not have the intestinal fortitude to hold fast to their dreams.   The beautiful thing about personal development is that if you identify the obstacles in your path to success you can figure out a way to overcome them.  If you are a starter but not a finisher in your decision making processes. One way to get around that is get a finisher in your mastermind group.  The synergy of you as the starter and having a finisher would help you achieve your goals.

Napoleon listed the eleven attributes of leadership and he knew with desire you can become this successful leader.  You can become successful by mimicking the habits of successful people. You can become a person who has definiteness in the decisions that you make to become the successful person that you want to be.

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When you hear the words ‘Mastermind group’, what comes first into your mind? Do you picture Thomas Edison, Henry Ford and Harvey Firestone “collaborating” in the Winter Estates? Or perhaps Mark Victor Hansen and Jack Canfield in the midst of promoting there best seller ‘Chicken Soup for the Soul’? If you are, you are on the right track. Mastermind group is not a game nor is it sinister. Successful people have always leveraged on a Mastermind group to achieve paranormal success. And this is due to the ’4 Shining White Armored Knights’ of a Mastermind group. Mastermind group levels the playing field. The business battlefield is never equal. You got to be keenly competitive to start and build a thriving business. And this requires you to develop your core expertise but at the same time, develop multiple skills and knowledge databases. Mastermind group empowers you to do so with much more ease. A meeting of minds from a diversified field of expertise adds perspective, depth, experience and knowledge to the person being masterminded. The only requirement is that you have to be receptive, and become a dry and thirsty sponge ready to absorb the input. Leave the analysis to a later time. Do this and you can level the playing field in a much shorter time. Mastermind group promotes individual and team excellence. Excellence is a product of habitual good practice. The regularity of meetings and constructive feedback is important in establishing habits. Members catch the habit of constantly assessing themselves for their strengths and areas for improvement that they themselves perceive what knowledge, skills, and attitudes they need to acquire to attain team goals. In the process, they attain individually excellence as well. An example is in the case of a musical orchestra: each member plays a different instrument. In order to achieve harmony of music from the different instrument, members will polish their part in the piece, aside from practicing as an ensemble. Consequently, they improve individually as an instrument player. Mastermind group develops high commitment to common goals. A Mastermind group balances the attainment of immediate targets with long-term goals towards the vision of an organization. As mentioned earlier, with the alignment of personal goals with organizational or team goals, personal interests are kept in check. By constantly communicating the vision through formal and informal conversations, the members are inspired and motivated. Setting short-term team goals aligned with organizational goals; and making an action plan to attain these goals can help sustain the increased motivation and commitment to common goals of the members. Mastermind group produces valuable leaders. Leadership by example is important in a Mastermind group. A leader loses credibility when he cannot practice what he preaches. This means that a leader should be well organized, highly competent is his field, communicates openly and encourages feedback, and has a clear idea of the organization’s vision-mission-goals. By vicarious and purposive learning, members catch the same good practices and attitudes from the leader, turning them into coaching leaders themselves. If a member experiences good leadership, he is most likely to do the same things when entrusted with formal leadership roles. Walt Disney once said, “Many hands, hearts, and minds generally contribute to anyone’s notable achievements.” As a business owner, you have to leverage. The inability to leverage will mean less profit and in the worst case scenario, it will spell doom to your business. Make the commitment to learn the art of leverage through a Mastermind group and frog leap your business to the next level!

When you hear the words ‘Mastermind group’, what comes first into your mind? Do you picture Thomas Edison, Henry Ford and Harvey Firestone “collaborating” in the Winter Estates? Or perhaps Mark Victor Hansen and Jack Canfield in the midst of promoting there best seller ‘Chicken Soup for the Soul’?

If you are, you are on the right track. Mastermind group is not a game nor is it sinister. Successful people have always leveraged on a Mastermind group to achieve paranormal success. And this is due to the ’4 Shining White Armored Knights’ of a Mastermind group.

Mastermind group levels the playing field.

The business battlefield is never equal. You got to be keenly competitive to start and build a thriving business. And this requires you to develop your core expertise but at the same time, develop multiple skills and knowledge databases. Mastermind group empowers you to do so with much more ease. A meeting of minds from a diversified field of expertise adds perspective, depth, experience and knowledge to the person being masterminded. The only requirement is that you have to be receptive, and become a dry and thirsty sponge ready to absorb the input. Leave the analysis to a later time. Do this and you can level the playing field in a much shorter time.

Mastermind group promotes individual and team excellence.

Excellence is a product of habitual good practice. The regularity of meetings and constructive feedback is important in establishing habits. Members catch the habit of constantly assessing themselves for their strengths and areas for improvement that they themselves perceive what knowledge, skills, and attitudes they need to acquire to attain team goals. In the process, they attain individually excellence as well. An example is in the case of a musical orchestra: each member plays a different instrument. In order to achieve harmony of music from the different instrument, members will polish their part in the piece, aside from practicing as an ensemble. Consequently, they improve individually as an instrument player.

Mastermind group develops high commitment to common goals.

A Mastermind group balances the attainment of immediate targets with long-term goals towards the vision of an organization. As mentioned earlier, with the alignment of personal goals with organizational or team goals, personal interests are kept in check. By constantly communicating the vision through formal and informal conversations, the members are inspired and motivated. Setting short-term team goals aligned with organizational goals; and making an action plan to attain these goals can help sustain the increased motivation and commitment to common goals of the members.

Mastermind group produces valuable leaders.

Leadership by example is important in a Mastermind group. A leader loses credibility when he cannot practice what he preaches. This means that a leader should be well organized, highly competent is his field, communicates openly and encourages feedback, and has a clear idea of the organization’s vision-mission-goals. By vicarious and purposive learning, members catch the same good practices and attitudes from the leader, turning them into coaching leaders themselves. If a member experiences good leadership, he is most likely to do the same things when entrusted with formal leadership roles.

Walt Disney once said, “Many hands, hearts, and minds generally contribute to anyone’s notable achievements.” As a business owner, you have to leverage. The inability to leverage will mean less profit and in the worst case scenario, it will spell doom to your business. Make the commitment to learn the art of leverage through a Mastermind group and frog leap your business to the next level!

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Success in one’s endeavour is never created in a vacuum. Success is never a lone endeavour. Since early times great men have surrounded themselves with trusted advisors to guide them to success, thereby creating a mastermind around them. Napoleon Hill in the early 1900′s spoke of a mastermind as “The coordination of knowledge and effort of two or more people, who work toward a definite purpose, in the spirit of harmony.” He continues “No two minds ever come together without thereby creating a third, invisible intangible force, which may be likened to a third mind.” Early biblical teachings in Mathew 18:20 reinforce this ‘For where two or three are gathered in my name, there am I among them.’

The reason mastermind groups are so powerful is that they bring together the resources such as money, time, experience, specialized knowledge and background of all the participants. To picture this principle at work imagine being given a stick and told to snap it in half. This can be accomplished easily by applying pressure on either end of the stick until it snaps. However give someone a bunch of sticks bundled together and tell them to do the same and you will find that it is not only much more difficult but may prove to be impossible. That is the mastermind principle at work, when you add the sticks together to form a bundle their strength aren’t just added together but they are magnified.

More…A mastermind has the ability to provide you with alternative views and insights that have come from their experience. The mastermind is a place where you can renew and revitalize mentally, spiritually and emotionally. This concept of revitalization and renewal was popularly presented in Stephen R Covey’s book “Seven Habits of Highly Effective People” through the concept of Sharpening the Saw. To picture how the mastermind group helps you to sharpen your saw is best described by Covey’s word-picture:

Suppose you were to come upon someone in the woods working feverishly to saw down a tree.

“What are you doing?” you ask.

“Can’t you see?” comes the impatient reply. “I’m sawing down this tree.”

“You look exhausted!” you exclaim. “How long have you been at it?”

“Over five hours,” he returns, “and I’m beat! This is hard work.”

“Well why don’t you take a break for a few minutes and sharpen that saw?” you inquire. “I’m sure it would go a lot faster.”

“I don’t have time to sharpen the saw,” the man says emphatically. “I’m too busy sawing!”

So now you know how a mastermind group can benefit you how do you create one?

Here are a few suggestions to ensure the longevity and success of your mastermind group:

1. Synergy. Napolean Hill was very insistent on the idea of synergy and harmony as being crucial to the mastermind groups success. It is easy to see why. If all the participants don’t have a unified vision or values then the seeds of disharmony and discontent may arise causing the group to stagnate or get bogged down with petty issues. In selecting your members of your mastermind careful consideration should therefore be made to ensure all participants understand the goals and values of the group. We all know what it is like when everyone is working in harmony, not only is the group more productive but it is also more conducive to greater overall success.

2. Support and Accountability. The real value found in a mastermind group is having a group of like minded people that can support and encourage you on your endeavours. In Proverbs 27:17 it states ‘Iron sharpens iron, So one man sharpens another.’ By being clear on each others goals and holding each other accountable to them can be a powerful way to encourage each other to the realization of each others dreams and goals.

No serious mountain climber climbs by themselves, they climb with a group and if the summit is steep and dangerous they attach a rope to each other to ensure the individuals safety. Should one person slip, instead of falling to their death they would fall as far as the rope will allow them. This support and encouragement should be a cornerstone of any mastermind group.

3. Consistency. You need to ensure that regular meetings are scheduled with the group. Whether you decide to meet weekly, fortnightly or monthly the meetings need to be regular enough to make the mastermind relevant and practical for all concerned. If some members cannot consistently make the scheduled meetings then careful consideration should be made as to whether all will benefit from their inclusion in the group. It is difficult to create beneficial relationships and support for each other if everyone is not able to meet together on a regular basis.

4. Win-Win. The goal of the mastermind is that it provides a platform to create win-win outcomes for all the members. It is important that no one single member monopolizes the discussion within the group and that everyone has an opportunity to present their questions for discussions. You may decide to use an agenda or outline for the group to ensure that everyone has an opportunity to contribute in the group.

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During the last article, “Network Marketing Failure – Pity Party vs Mastermind Group – Part 1″, we discussed what happens when your business starts to move backwards, and how you have to take action to make your business succeed.

Network Marketing is just like most other businesses. You must want to succeed to make it work. On the other hand, network marketing is so very different than most other businesses. This is a business of leadership. Leadership attracts leadership. If you show the signs like you want to be a leader, leaders want to work with you.

Compare that to the corporate world. Would the president want to help the vice president become better than him? I would expect not. He’d help himself right out of a job.

Anyway, I digress. My point, the nature of network marketing draws people up..if those people want to be drawn up. As stated earlier, leaders are always on the look out for leaders.

So your business is sliding, your sponsor quit and you decide to reach up and ask for help from your second or possibly third upline. What happens next?

Expect to put your money where you mouth is. Many people talk. They talk about how they want to succeed; how they are ready to ‘get to work’. Many people talk; less actually do what is needed. Be ready to walk the walk if you are going to talk the talk.

Expect to get assignments. You will get an assignment and deadlines. It will be your responsibility to get that work done and then follow up. Most likely, you will get another assignment. Again, it will be your responsibility to get it done.

Once that it done, you will have proven yourself as someone who wants to be a leader. That’s when the mastermind begins.

You see, leaders know the benefits of what a mastermind group can do.

Napoleon Hill first wrote about mastermind groups when he wrote the classic “Think and Grow Rich”. Many great icons of the business world have used mastermind groups since. Network Marketing is no different.

Mastermind groups can focus special energy on your efforts; new thoughts, new people, new resources. Just by being around leaders and successful people, you start to learn new skills. Mastermind is one of them.

Mastermind at the beginning can be as simple as having an accountability partner. Someone you agree to set goals and talk regularly by phone to hold each other accountable for those goals. You can also ask your partner for information, contacts and to share ideas.

Mastermind can develop into much more; groups of 5 or 6 with representative from all walks of business. Napoleon Hill’s book outlines how to work and develop a more in depth group.

This of course is only one of the benefits of working with leaders.

By taking your business into your own hands will bring you places you never thought you could go and turn your business around.

And when you develop at such a rate that you sky rocket in the business, don’t forget to call your sponsor and take him to lunch (smile).

To your success!

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How many times have you set goals or made promises and found you could not keep or achieve them? Did you try and do it all on your own? If you did, you may have found it hard to stay motivated or keep track of everything you were doing.

In this busy day and age, it is easy to get distracted by many things in life. Sometimes a helping hand to get over the rough edges is all you need.

Through consistent participation in a MasterMind team, we gain valuable insights and bring new perspectives into our work and our personal life.

A group of people working together, thinking and sharing ideas, can help you see solutions and possibilities that you have never thought of before.

Many people have found that having the help of a MasterMind team to support them as they continued working toward their goals made a huge difference in their life. This is the goal of a MasterMind group. When you have a support team around you, it makes your life and your work much easier.

Working with the support of a MasterMind group helps you achieve whatever you want. You have likeminded people who will listen to your situation, ask questions to help you gain clarity and guide you with lessons they have learned from their own life experiences.

They give you ideas, information, clarity and inspiration that you can use to make the right decisions about your life and your goals.

Several studies have shown that MasterMind works because the combined energies of all the people involved, working together for one common good, is greater than the energy level of an individual.

Each session will result in you feeling energized, excited and enthusiastic. Having a Mastermind team around you creates the right energy, atmosphere and the right environment for success.

You most definitely want your group energy to be positive. You are looking for proactive people. Put the same thought and energy into choosing your MasterMind Team as you would when you are faced with any major life decision.

Choose (or build) a MasterMind team with people who want to succeed and want you to succeed. Optimistic people who expect good and positive results from their participation will give the group the best chance to be effective.

Invite the “givers” in your life. Choose those people who are good company and who enjoy helping and celebrating the success of others.

Do you know how sometimes you just can’t think of a good idea about a subject or project you are trying to work on? Well, that is exactly what a MasterMind group can help you with!

When you have a MasterMind group around, the ideas will begin to flow much more easily and smoothly because you will have willing partners who will be able to share their successful experiences with you.

Think of MasterMinding as the process of sharing ideas with each other. When something critical lies in the balance, and you have a team behind you 100%, you will find it much easier to gain clarity about the “right answers” and “right directions” for you to be following.

Through the sharing of ideas, inspiration, support and motivation, MasterMind has helped people meet their biggest challenges, reach their goals and achieve their dreams.

You will want to establish guidelines for how you operate with each other. Be very clear with everyone in your group. Establish a “Rules of Order”. Are you going to give out “homework” assignments? Ben Franklin did with his Junto groups.

Have your ideas ready and be willing to accept thoughts and changes given by others.

We suggest you start your session with gratitude, good news or success stories. Laughter is an excellent way to get the positive energies flowing. Encourage each member to participate. Always try to begin and end each meeting on a positive, upbeat note.

Clarify your groups purpose and see that every member has it in writing. Why are you meeting? What are you wanting to gain? Are you going to focus on finding solutions for problems, or maybe encourage personal, spiritual or business growth?

It helps to have all the MasterMind team members “on the same page”. One example of a group’s driving force might be “Our Definite Major Purpose Is To Help Our Members Achieve And Maintain Greater Financial Security”.

Remember, as your team members grow and expand their horizons, you can always go back and redefine or redesign your “This is Why We are Meeting” statement.

Over time, your and your fellow MasterMind members will find that everyone has enjoyed significant growth and that can cause the nature of your group to change.

Do review your group goals and purposes from time to time to keep them current with the balance as it changes.

Remain flexible and keep open to new possibilities all the time. In short order, you will begin reaching your goals and will see marvelous things happening in your life!

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‘No two minds ever come together without,

thereby, creating a third, invisible, intangible

force which may be likened to a third mind.’

This is the basis of MasterMind, a concept created by author Napoleon Hill, who studied the success stories of several wealthy people, among them Andrew Carnegie, John D. Rockefeller, Charles M. Schwab, and numerous other well-known names.

A MasterMind group is a collection of people putting their heads together, much like an ongoing brainstorming session or a think tank geared toward a specific purpose.

The thoughts, energies, and passions of the individuals unite into one larger organism, which comes alive as the individual members of the group bounce ideas off each other.

Gradually the ideas collect into one large, moving mass, much like a small snowball rolling down a mountain and becoming larger and larger the further it rolls.

So what can MasterMind do for you and your business? Not only will you end up with a network of peers you can rely on, but you will likely find many key ideas that will turn your business into the success you always knew it could be.

MasterMind groups help you see things from other points of view. Don’t block yourself in by thinking in only three dimensions. Add a fourth dimension by bouncing your ideas off your MasterMind group.

Also, who doesn’t like a challenge? As you see your peers succeeding in their business endeavors, you’ll be even more driven to go out and make your ideas an even bigger success.

Additionally, your confidence will go up as you enjoy these brainstorming sessions with other people who think like you. As your confidence level increases, so will your positive results.

Before you embark on your MasterMind journey, it’s a good idea to mentally condition yourself. Much of society is governed by messages of negativity, from the bad news that dominates the media, to movies full of murder and awful things happening to the characters.

Spend some time flushing these negative messages from your mind and focus on more positive things, like your family, or anything else that takes you to that special place in your mind where everything is golden.

Now that the thought of joining a MasterMind group is percolating in your mind, you may be wondering how to go about finding a group that meets your needs.

The first question you must ask yourself is: What are my personal goals? Once you’ve answered that, you’ll have an idea what sort of group you should seek out. The individual members of the group should have similar goals, although hey likely will not be facing the exact same challenges to their individual goals.

Keep in mind that the some of the other members of your prospective MasterMind group may have already overcome some of the specific challenges you are facing now. By the same token, you may have already overcome the very barriers the members of your group are facing at this present moment.

Now that you’ve established your goals, you’re ready to find a MasterMind group, but many such groups aren’t actually called by this name. Study groups in college, Parent Teacher Associations (PTA), Bible study groups, boards of directors can all be considered MasterMind groups.

Another great mastermind example is Toastmasters. If you’re not familiar with this group, its members meet on a regular basis to work on their speechmaking skills. There are Toastmaster groups in many cities and are a great place for you to gain experience with masterminding.

Actually, any group with a ‘meeting of the minds’ focus to it would be considered a MasterMind group. Look around, ask questions, watch the ‘coming events’ sections in your local media and you will find some excellent opportunities for you to start with.

The next question to ask yourself is whether a group fitting to your needs already exists, or if you should form your own. It’s relatively easy to do that yourself. There are also a number of agencies that will set up a MasterMind group for a fee. The internet is also an important resource to use when searching for a group suited to your needs.

If you wish to form your own group, you need to consider a number of things before you get started. It’s a good idea to start by setting up some guidelines for members of your group. A great starting point for those guidelines is your personal goal.

Think about what you want to gain from the group. Then decide if you know anyone else who would benefit from your group. You may already have a close circle of associates who would be a perfect fit for your MasterMind group.

If you’ve felt more like a lone wolf in your field, and you don’t know others with similar business goals, then you’ll need to market your group. There are many ways to do that. The easiest is to begin with who you know, associations you have a connection to and your local media.

You should decide ahead of time how many people to allow into your group. A good number is between five and eight people. As few as two and as many as twelve are good guidelines for the minimums and maximums.

Before anyone is allowed into the group, you should screen the applicants, making sure their goals are similar to yours. Diversity of occupation, culture, education, etc. is good. Choose people that have a positive attitude and have a desire to be good contributors.

The most important part of the process of setting up a group is making sure you have the right people. But once those people have been selected, how do you go about making the most of your time?

Start with the basics, like location, meeting length, and frequency. From there you can establish the ground rules, including things like attendance and a general format for your meetings. Many successful groups start each meeting with gratitude and praise.

Most meetings will start with a set amount of time for each group member to give an update on their business, and then another set amount of time for each member to set goals, an important part of the MasterMind process.

Accountability is very important to your success. Your group members will help keep you accountable to yourself and your goals as you reach for the stars together, giving each other a boost along the way.

Our suggestion to you is to get started today! You can have a mini-mastermind with a friend to get the beginnings in motion and grow from there. Mastermind is a proven success principle and can be a marvelous way to help you realize your dreams and reach your goals!

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So what is this thing called a mastermind group. When you look it up on the net which I am sure you have, you will undoubtedly get a definition that starts with the quote from the Napolean Hill book “Think and Grow Rich.”  This has been sighted by many as the beginning of all the rage around master mind groups in recent years.

He wrote about his experience from Andrew Carnegie who requested his services and we know what Mr. Carnegie accomplished.

I like to suggest that mastermind groups have been around for centuries if we just recognize the intent and formations.  Another quote comes to mind “When two or three are gathered in my name, there I am with them.” (Matthew 18:20)

I also imagine that peoples from time immemorial have been masterminding with each other.  They sat together and played board games, had quilting circles, socialized at tea parties, joined cigar smoking clubs, hung out in men’s groups, shared in women/sister circles, rejuvenated in sweat lodges, and more.  All to support, council, guide and help each other.  This is collaborative problem solving at its best.

So putting this all together simply, a master mind group is like-minded people working together for the success of each member. This is a very powerful medium.

There are many focuses that are the interests of master mind groups: solopreneurs, first time business owners, women in small business, people seeking to launch a business etc. What type of group do you want to belong to? Are you ready for a team effect?

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A Mastermind Group is a group of people who meet together to help each other with a boost of brain power. It’s got the good elements of a committee, without any of the red tape, conflict, or hurdles.

You all put your minds together for brainstorming on each other’s goals and challenges. It’s a cooperative effort, everyone there to help, to give, and to grow. The people in your mastermind group may come up with ideas to help you succeed in your plans.

Here are some tips to help you get the most from your masterminding experience:

Choose a good group.It should go without saying that the most helpful people will be determined to achieve the same essential goals that you hold dear. Someone who embraces a philosophy that’s really different from yours isn’t a good match. You’re growing in your awareness of the abundant nature of the universe, of the power of the mind, of the unlimited opportunity that stands before you, they’re still shackled to a scarcity mindset, pessimistic about life, and disinterested in personal growth. Not a good match. You want people you respect, who treat others well, who live in integrity. You also want people who will commit themselves to the group. It won’t work if people are sporadic in their attendance. It requires some level of commitment, and the members need to know that in advance and agree together to hold the group as a high priority. Start forming a list, then start talking to these people to gauge their interest.

Set and hold your first meeting. While some in the group may be familiar with the mastermind concept, others will not be. Explain what you see as the group’s goal, how you envision the group functioning, the commitment the group will require.

BNI (Business Networking International) is famous for its saying, “Givers gain.” Your mastermind group works the same way. It’s not for everyone; and it’s not for people who are out there only for themselves. You will spend lots of valuable time and energy helping the other members of the group, and you’ll also be the beneficiary of the other members’ creative thinking. It simply won’t work with people who keep tabs, who want an immediate return on the time they’ve invested. This group will function more like a team than a swap meet, and each member needs to be able to consider the others to be teammates.

Set some sort of attendance policy. Obviously, things come up, vacations, sick kids, business trips, but without an attendance policy in place, the smallest things will prevent members from attending. Agree on how many meetings members may miss. If someone’s unable to keep their attendance commitment, then the group is just not a fit for them at this time.

Organize some form of structure for the meetings. Without structure, the meetings have a tendency to be hijacked by more talkative members. Everyone will soon lose interest if only a few members have a chance to speak. Devise a meeting format and follow it each week. Have a definite ending time, too. These are movers and shakers, busy people, value their time. A lack of organization is the surest way to see your group dissolve.

Be action-minded. Yes, the mastermind group is supportive of each member. But you’re not there just to talk. You’re there to strategize, to develop tactics and plans. You’re there to take the plans you’ve brainstormed and put them into action. Just like it’s easier to pilot a boat that’s moving through the water than to turn one around that’s anchored, you’ll see that getting into massive action beats the heck out of just talking about it. Also, think of it this way, when you take the time to share advice or counsel with someone and they don’t do anything about it, how likely are you to want to do it again?

Network for your group. You’ll find yourself in a position to help each other with business contacts. You’ll know these people really well in a short time, and will be a great advertisement for them. Be generous with your match-making, open your contact list to the group whenever you can.

Keep your lips zipped. This should be obvious, but as part of a mastermind group, you’ve been given a position of trust and should honor it completely. Loose lips are a horrible way to destroy your credibility and reputation.

Many of the great achievers in history used mastermind groups. Innovators in business, sports, literature, spirituality, all have a history of proving that the sum is greater than its parts. Mastermind groups are worth every minute you invest.

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MasterMind=Many Minds Working Together in Callaboration Towards a Common Goal………………………………..
 
At least thats what most people say. I was about to call it an evening and retire to the couch to watch the ladder portion of a House episode and it hit me
like a ton of bricks. ” I have so much more to do tonight, yet am so tired”, I thought to myself. So what on earth is keeping me here, writing this to you?
Well, lets just say that I know my team is also awake plugging away at making this world, somehow, a better place.
 
Having a group of people who you surround yourself with that have common goals, common interests and an uncompromising will to win, is invaluable.
A mastermind group helps one expand their horizons of thought but will hold you accountable to yourself and those things that are true and right. Being a
part of one will cause you to stretch youself, support constructive criticism and lastly will pick you up when you are down.
 
It Expands Your Horizons Of Thought
 
But if your dependant on what you are able to do alone your very limited as to what your going to accomplish with your life. Sure there have been the
Albert Einsteins and Thomas Edisons that created their initial inventions themselves. However, if you take a look into history at some of the most
successful businessmen ever, you will notice that they surrounded themselves with people that were smarter than them. Many minds working as one can
produce more energy than one mind alone.
 
It Holds You Accountable
 
Accountability looks like it’s a thing of the past today. Who are you accountable to? Yourself? Your Spouse? Your family members? When you have a
group of folks that are sold out to your dream and your sold out to theirs, you never want to let them down. Don’t you wish to be held accountable for your
word as well as your actions? A mastermind group can hold an individual to your word and having that, your more apt to do more than you would if on
your own.
 
Makes You Stretch Yourself
 
I love to call this “Stepping Outside Of Your Comfort Zone”. Nothing good ever comes about when your stagnant. Ever hear the saying, if you keep doing
what you have always done, you’ll have what you’ve always had? And here , a lot of people cant move past it. Why? Because they’re so accustomed to
being comfortable. When you’re accountable to a masterind group, you’ll want to do more within your days. You certainly will no longer accept average
work but will always take it to the next level. Do things your uncomfortable doing so you can get ahead in life. Or not. If your willing to complete what most
people aren’t, you can live like most people will not have the opportunity to.
 
Constructive Critisism
 
Having someone or perhaps a group of people that you are able to be honest with and vice-versa is invaluable. You are looking for someone to have
the ability to watch your blind spots. You will find some things “flaws” which you cannot see in yourself, but others see clear as day. Give your
mastermind group permission to let you know every time they see room for improvement in anything you do. Taking constructive critisism will help you
humble oneself and it is an act of obedience. Take it like a man, or tough woman..
 
Will Pick You Up When Your Down
 
Everyone has their ups and downs but it’s always nice to be surrounded by uplifting people. Surround yourself with positive people. Always strive to
raise people up. I heard a saying once that said:
 
-Folks are like elevator buttons, they’re going to either take you up, take you down or leave you right where you are.
 
Which button are you?

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Considering the bigger picture, can you succeed online alone? Yes, of course. But do you have to? No!

Your journey to success will be much faster, easier and more efficient if you find a way to tap into the experience and knowledge of others.

Being able to share your goals with others will also propel you to success. For having a goal is one thing; making it public to even one person is something else entirely.

Wanting something big and being afraid to voice it is a horrible, stifling feeling that keeps you and your business small. But sharing your ideas makes them real, stimulates action and helps you produce results. In a MasterMind Group, your dreams become an exciting quest for you and everyone in the group.

Although the concept of the MasterMind has been around for centuries, (did any one individual ever develop the laws, rules and governing practices of a country alone?) Napoleon Hill was the first to identify its power in “Think and Grow Rich.”

Hill described the MasterMind as the “coordination of knowledge and effort, in the spirit of harmony, between two or more people, for the attainment of a definite purpose…No two minds can ever come together without thereby creating a third, invisible, intangible force, which may be likened to a third mind.”

Hill saw this force at work through Andrew Carnegie, a wealthy steel magnate: “Mr. Carnegie’s MasterMind group consisted of a staff of approximately fifty men, with whom he surrounded himself, for the definite purpose of manufacturing and marketing steel. He attributed his entire fortune to the power he accumulated through this ‘Master Mind.’”

Carnegie’s purpose was to grow his business, so he got a group of men together to help him do just that. As the ideas were generated and shared, more ideas developed.

That created energy and momentum for Carnegie’s business and helped him create a steel empire. His success was a result of a collaboration of minds. Without that collaboration, he would have experienced a fraction of his total success.

Does that mean you need to find 50 people to MasterMind with in order to drive insane amounts of traffic to your website? No! Think about what happens when you combine your knowledge and experience with the knowledge and experience of just one other person. Do you double your knowledge? Before you answer that, try this exercise:

–Ball both your hands into a fist and raise them side-by-side in front of your face.

–Point the index finger of your right hand to the ceiling.

–Keeping your right finger pointed, do the same with your left index finger.

–Out loud, state what number you see.

It’s not two; it’s eleven! That’s the kind of power created when you form a MasterMind Group. Because two minds aren’t just better than one. They’re better than ten!

The basic idea is that a group of like-minded individuals with differing strengths can leverage the expertise of others. In my own MasterMind Group, for example, I could have a computer programmer, a graphic designer, a copywriter and a sales professional to collaborate with. Each person brings a different perspective to the group and thus can offer valuable insight that I wouldn’t have seen on my own.

The commitment, enthusiasm and expertise that each person brings to a MasterMind Group challenges all the members of the group to set and achieve goals that would otherwise seem impossible.

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