Marathon Masterminding

Guest Contributor: Doug Emerson
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A week ago I spent 3 action packed days with my 11 member mastermind group in the Ritz Carlton Hotel in Montreal. Two members live in the U.K., the balance live in Canada or the States. We get together twice a year for three days sharing the common expenses of a hotel meeting room and administrative costs. Everyone pays their own way and we splurge on a comfortable meeting place because environment matters.

It's a serious investment of time and money and a serious group attending. However, our serious sides are tempered during our meetings with laughter and as later, as we get together for dinner even more laughter with occasional moments of silliness. We are immersed in our work together with few distractions from the outside world. I don't bother reading the newspaper or even watching the weather forecast.

We've evolved into a tight group. And, what happens in mastermind stays in mastermind.

Because of that, it's an open forum. Wide open as in closet skeletons sometimes rattle, blood pressure elevates and tears leak. And that's all good because we're self employed and we push ourselves and our fellow group members.

All of us have 101 good reasons not to attend a mastermind group meeting, including time, money and lack of support for our businesses while away.

We have one good reason to attend.

Success.

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