You might be wondering…. “What Is A Mastermind (group) and how can I benefit from it?” Please allow me to answer this question for you!

Have you ever sat down with one or more other “likeminded” people and felt “Connected”?  Have you ever felt like being around certain individuals allowed you to think more clearly, and do ideas come more naturally around that person or those people? Many of you will know EXACTLY what I mean…

This “feeling” you get is an incredible example of what the Late and Great Napoleon Hill spoke about in his timeless classic “Think and Grow Rich.”

Get Involved With A Mastermind Group!

Hill put it best: “The mastermind group is a 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.”

There is synergy of energy, commitment, and excitement that participants bring to a Mastermind Group. The beauty of Mastermind Groups is that participants raise the bar by challenging each other to create and implement goals, brainstorm ideas, and support each other with total honesty, respect and compassion.  Mastermind participants act as catalysts for growth, new ideas and most importantly sparking definite action.

In a Mastermind Group, the agenda belongs to the group, and each person’s participation is key. Your peers give you feedback, help you brainstorm new possibilities, and set up accountability structures that keep you focused and on track. You will create a community of supportive colleagues who will brainstorm together to move the group to new heights.

I have been privileged enough to have experienced this on many different occasions, with many different people. Conversations just flow, new ideas are born (seemingly one or more a minute!) and things “GET DONE”.

Working with a partner or a group of likeminded, motivated, and enthusiastic individuals can most certainly help you to “Expand” your minds reach and achieve more than you have ever thought possible.

Keys to consider when choosing a mastermind partner or partners:

1. Choose positive individuals – in a mastermind group it only takes one “rotten egg” to ruin the batch, so make sure people who you choose are positive and “for” the cause.

2. Choose individuals with an open mind – a lot of the ideas passed around in mastermind groups might seem a bit “out there” for people with a closed mind…choose people who are open to almost ALL ideas and will support you 100%.

3. Choose those who are currently successful in their field or who have the DRIVE and DESIRE to be successful and INNOVATIVE in their field of choice – these are the people you want in your group. Success breeds more success and so on and so forth…choose wisely!

So what are you waiting for? Build your mastermind group today! Almost all of my best ideas came as a result of this concept, and I stand by this approach 100%. Be sure to meet consistently and with clear intent. One break in the chain of a mastermind group can be catastrophic to the potential results.

Go for it! You can do it, the mastermind group can help!

Some people may start to plan out the idea on paper, and even go as far as to do some logistical planning as well. But, then life takes over and the idea still dies on that sheet of paper. Others seek the guidance of others, “Will this idea work? Can it make me money? Is this a good idea?” Well, that depends on who you asked. Did you ask someone who also has big dreams and big time aspirations?

Or did you ask someone who is sure to put your idea down and point out all of the negatives and not the positives. All too often the people you ask will point out the potential problems and NOT the potential uses and reasons why it WOULD work.

Got Ideas? Act On Them!

So as you can see, ideas die for many reasons. OK, die is a strong word. Let’s call it hibernation for now. The ideas are in a “limbo” so to speak. They still exist in your mind, but are stuck there. For many, this can cause anguish, regret and even anger. What can you do to stop this vicious cycle? Act on your ideas!

Well it’s not entirely that simple, but let’s go over some ways to give the ideas you have the highest probability of inception.

1. Get it on paper – no matter what the idea is, where you think of it, or how ridiculous it may sound – WRITE IT DOWN. Find a piece of paper and write it down OR get it into your smart phone. Pick one and do it. The odds of an idea getting acted upon go way up when it gets out of your mind and onto paper.

2. Write a list – on a new sheet of paper write the reasons the idea CAN and WILL work. Make sure to get everything on paper.

3. What else do you need? – Write down all of the “help” you will need. Suppliers, contractors, staff, anything you can think of. Write it here.

4. Step by step- In this step I always write down the steps needed to get the project launched. Leave nothing out of this list and it WILL grow and change in time. Use a program like Microsoft Word, so when changes happen you can make them easily.  On this list include even the most minute points. Example:

• Make website specification
• Research Competitors
• Write web site copy
• Find Web Designer
• etc…

The above example might be for an online website idea, but your idea might be 100% offline, and that’s great!

5. Make a time line – Nothing fancy here…just write on paper when each of the steps written above should be completed. “Eventually” or “Someday” doesn’t work at all. TRUST ME!

These are some basic steps you should take to preserve and nurture the all important ideas you come up with. Do not let them die in your head. Bring them to life. Make it your business to act upon them all as you have laid them out using the process above.

I will be making MANY more posts on this topic in the near future. Stay tuned.

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