If you want to be successful, look for help. Successful people dont become successful all by themselves. Successful people are aware that they need help. The more successful that you want to be the more help you will need. Successful people know that no one of us knows everything.
A Master Mind Group brings together people with different talents and backgrounds to brainstorm the challenges that face each member. Napoleon Hill, in his famous book Think and Grow Rich, points out that all the famously successful people of our time have been involved in a Master Mind group. Woodrow Wilson is quoted as saying I not only use all the brains that I have, but all that I can borrow
Borrowing brains is exactly what a Master Mind group is all about. Master Mind group participants should share similar values and ambitions and be willing to share their successes and failures honestly with the group. Having members with varied professional backgrounds will enlarge the base of knowledge and experience available to members. Whether you are starting a business, wanting to change careers, job searching or the CEO of a large company, working with others with a shared vision will help you reach your goals faster.
Tips for Creating a Master Mind Group
1. Have a regular meeting place and time. The group can decide if it meets once a month or once a week. Consistency in meeting time and place is key to keeping the group focused and intact.
2. Create a specific agenda for each meeting. It is wise to leave time in each meeting for individual group members to share challenges they are facing and to get feedback from other members.
3. Have a diversity of experience among members. Keep in mind that this is a peer group not a teacher/student relationship. Diversity of experience, however, will add to the groups overall effectiveness.
4. Agree on common goals. Each participant must be able to realize a benefit from the group.
5. Consider the best size of the group. A group of 6 to 12 participants allows time for each member to participate.
6. Consider bringing in speakers to address specific group challenges.
7. Appoint a meeting facilitator. The group can decide if this is the same person each time or if the role rotates among members. The facilitator monitors meeting progress, provides feedback, makes sure that each member participates and sets the agenda for the next meeting.
8. Ensure that each member feels a spirit of cooperation and trust. Members will be sharing intimate details of their professional and personal lives and need to trust in the confidentiality of the group.
9. Be open-minded and willing to share. Brainstorming solutions to a group members challenge will help you to think creatively about your own challenges.
10. Enjoy! Enjoy the wisdom and the sense of shared purpose that comes from a group of like-minded individuals working in harmony to help each other reach a goal.
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