You've read everything Tom Peters, Brian Tracy and Zig Ziglar have on the market. Your experience is wide-ranged, your education is comprehensive. And still, you're stuck in a professional slump. So how do you climb from this standstill to scale the heights of success like the prominent business leaders in your industry?
When you watch them from the outside, you notice: they apply continuous, smart strategic thinking; they expand their professional networks; they have unlimited problem-solving ability; they stay motivated when things are not panning out so that they confidently obliterate challenges that come their way; they stay focused and on track - - all leading to an accelerated business growth you can only dream about.
What you don't see is the synergy behind the curtain. What you don't see is this phenomenon giving them advice, feedback and critical insight, filling their weak spots, helping them plan and direct, offering them new perspectives, seriously holding them accountable for their decisions so that they are forced to commit and achieve their business goals.
This marvel, this staple of the successful set, is known as a Mastermind Group, one of the most powerful secrets that successful people know and take FULL advantage of on a regular basis. It is what has catapulted countless business leaders, from Andrew Carnegie to Bill Gates to Donald Trump. Years of research have identified Mastermind Groups as one of the 13 principles common to EVERY successful person.
So What is it Really?
Napoleon Hill, the concept's creator, in his timeless classic, "Think And Grow Rich," defined the Ma! stermind Group as "coordination of knowledge and effort in a spirit of harmony, between two or more people, for the attainment of a definite purpose." In other words, Mastermind Groups multiply an individual's brain power and continually generate positive emotions.
Simply put, it is a group of likeminded (professional) people, dedicated to success and achievement, who agree to make themselves available at a mutually convenient time and place (even if virtually or telephonically) for a common goal, which, for us is, improving our respective businesses and/or improving sales and marketing results. The members can be of the same profession or can be of different professions. However, the best groups are diverse in industry.
The Best Candidates Bring and/or Appreciate the Following:
Confidentiality
Trust
Harmony
Spirit of cooperation and caring
Commitment to the group
Positive outlook
Openness to different perspectives
Strong Motivation
What Are Some Features and Benefit! s of Ma stermind Groups?
*You have a group of people available to help you succeed.
*Your group can bring resources and connections to the table you might not be able to attain on your own.
*You receive inspiration and motivation that enables you to maintain focus on reaching your goals.
*You gain tremendous insight.
*It is a safe and non-judgmental arena in which to discuss your challenges
*You get the benefit of different perspectives, feedback and input.
*It is an extraordinarily effective approach to developing and improving your business and yourself.
*It offers peer brainstorming.
*It sharpens your business skills.
*You have a group holding you accountable for fulfilling your plans and goals.
What a Mastermind Group is Not
*Although you may find it therapeutic, it is NOT therapy. *Although you, quite possibly, will find leads, it is NOT a leads group.
*Although you will learn a great deal, it is NOT a training class.
Tips
The group's rules of operation and practices should be established before the group is formed.
Guidelines are determined by the goals and the needs of the members.
Generally, groups meet once or twice a month. Many national groups meet a few times a year.
Smaller groups (six to ten people) oftentimes work better than much larger ones.
Stacey earned her BA Degree in Psychology from John Jay College of Criminal Justice. She has served in marketing/writing roles for the American Marketing Association's New York branch, Downtown Women's Club, Chelsea Piers, Metropolitan College MBA student body, Louise & Lillian Group Family Day Care, http://Simplenomics.com and many others.
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