Find a Mastermind Group NOW (9/15/14)
Are you in some form of mastermind group? If you aren’t then join one. If you can’t find one to join then create your own! Being a part of a mastermind group will propel you to success quicker by shrinking your learning curve and stripping away adversity you could have faced.
I have three or four different mastermind groups that I’m a part of. I have one that is run through my publisher Morgan James Publishing that has a rotating cast of characters with expertise in books, editing, marketing, you name it. My other mastermind group is made up of me and my two coaches Starley and Roberto. Down the road I want to build on this mastermind group adding Tom Antion who is a genius online marketer.
The very basic premise of a mastermind group is putting a diverse collection of people together and the total value of the group is greater than the sum of its parts. This mastermind group is a little different than most in the fact that we don’t all meet together. I meet with one of my coaches and then take the ideas to the other coach. This is repeated back and forth over and over. So I guess you can say what holds this mastermind together is me.
However, when you are joining a mastermind group or more importantly putting your own mastermind group together you need to follow the wisdom of that old knight in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade “Choose wisely”. When you are putting together a team the best pieces aren’t always the right pieces; just ask anyone who played on the US hockey team during the 1980 Winter Olympics. The mastermind group I have with Starley and Roberto functions because we all have the same values as well as similar goals and expectations. You may not have heard of Starley Murray or Roberto Candelaria but in their fields of expertise they are hot commodities.
Sponsorship and Image & Branding are two very different animals, but they are symbiotic in many respects. Finally, ensure that once you have found the pieces of your mastermind group that you all share a common purpose. Then you need to get to work.
