Control of Your Business

Mastermind groups appear to be extremely popular. A recent explore Google for that term resulted in nearly a million returns. But, exactly what is a Mastermind group? Is it just a group who sit around drinking brandy and smoking their cigars, while referring to what successful they are than other people?

Fortunately, it is not.

Napoleon Hill, protege of Andrew Carnegie, wrote several books on these groups. Here’s how he defines them: “An alliance of two or more minds blended in the spirit of perfect harmony and cooperating for the attainment of a definite purpose.” Let’s unpack some of this so that we can obtain a clearer understanding of this profoundly useful tool.

Alliance

Part one from the definition describes those who talk together being an alliance. This means that they are all on a single side. I have seen lots of networking groups that consisted of people who competed with each other. That attitude is the antithesis of the Mastermind group. You will need to screen ever person you invite to make certain that this principle is understood.

Blended

When several substances are blended, each loses its individual identity. So it’s with the people in a Mastermind group. Oil and water don’t blend, but milk and and sugar do.

Perfect harmony

The spirit of perfect harmony refers back to the fact that they like each other and enjoy one another’s company. If you allow someone to your group who’s obnoxious or abrasive, or who disregards the ground rules, then that individual will ruin the knowledge for all of you.

Cooperating

It isn’t enough to become on the same side and to like one another. You have to also fully participate in doing whatever you can to assist the others inside your group. The word way to “join forces.” You don’t only not compete against or even with one another, you also get behind the other members and help them to achieve success.

Attainment

The end goal from the alliance is to help those who work in your group to achieve their specific goals. What this means is that you will not only lend some help, but that you will also follow through.

Definite purpose

All of these components come together like a laser for a particular reason. In other words, the minds in your group are not aimless. Every one has a particular direction, and that is to accomplish something that is near to all of them.