Control of Your Business

Mastermind groups benefit their members when those people harmoniously join their minds together and help one another to achieve their particular goals. Each one in the group recognizes without the others, they will diminish the chances of their business success substantially. They need each other, and they know it.

But, that approach could be seen as somewhat passive. In other words, it seems to me, you could agree to join, participate in the discussion, and help others without deliberately contributing to the success of the venture. You could do all that was expected of you to help others, without actively seeking the benefits that were available to you. Although this approach may seem selfless to you, in the long run, you will lose interest, because you’re not gaining from it directly.

So, how can you obtain the most benefit from a Mastermind group?

1. Attend all the meetings, whether at a physical address or virtually. Make sure that your fresh, fed, and watered; and do whatever you have to do beforehand to have a positive mental attitude. You can’t help to create the Mastermind if your mind is not full engaged in the discussion with everyone else or you’re drowning in negative thoughts..

2. Make sure that you’re present for the entire meeting. If you’re going to be a member, commit to so fully. Don’t show up late or leave early. It’s not fair to you and, just as importantly, it’s unfair to the rest of those in the group. Those who refuse to be all the way in, should be all the way out.

3. Limit your group size to no more than six. This will encourage everyone to speak and afford sufficient time so that they can. The risk of groups larger than this is that they will begin to fragment into smaller groups. The benefit comes from everyone participating in the same one.

4. Meet weekly on the same day, at the same time, and in the same place. If there’s constant change, then people will forget when they are. You’ll probably be tempted at some point to move the days or the times around in order to accommodate the schedules of others. This is a mistake because it enables more and more of your ordinary work or life to intrude on the most important meeting all week.

5. Respect the value of everyone’s time. Two to three hours is optimal. Less than that, and the extra mind doesn’t really get a chance to form; more than that, and meetings can become stale.