January 6th, 2009
Sometimes in your Mastermind Group you will want to spend time brainstorming.
A successful Mastermind Group is one that can brainstorm well. Many groups have problems brainstorming, therefore do not leverage their thinking power to the extent possible.
Brainstorming is the unashamed, prolific sharing of ideas that come to your mind when you are in the group [...]
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December 9th, 2008
Yes, I know you already belong to at least one mastermind group. (If you don’t, join one today)
Just because you already belong to a Mastermind Group or two doesn’t mean you aren’t always on the lookout elsewhere for great ideas and thoughts, right??
You have a perfect opportunity starting right now to leverage your time spent [...]
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October 21st, 2008
How to have “Tremendous” MasterMind Group Meetings
My dear, inspirational friend Charlie “Tremendous” Jones just passed away. His memorial service is November 7th. His most famous quote is “Five years from today you will be the same person you are today, except for the people you meet and the books you read”. I carry his torch, [...]
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September 29th, 2008
Diversity in the world of MasterMind Groups vs Industry-Specific Groups
For the last 4 months, I have been using one of my fee-based Mastermind Groups as a “test case”,(with their permission, of course) to attempt to prove that diverse groups (not industry-specific) are more effective than industry-specific groups. So far, my theory is still simply that: [...]
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July 26th, 2008
You’re thinking about joining a Mastermind Group.
Let’s address two errors in thinking that affect your personal success in Masterminding:
Error Number One: Underestimating what you can learn from other members.
Error Number Two: Underestimating the value of your contribution
Both mistakes tend to occur in industry-specific groups.
Error Number One:
Somewhere along the line, someone taught you to seek out [...]
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