How Could I??

Guest Contributor: Michael Lipp
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My Mastermind-7 is working; it's well-structured, has wonderful participants and makes a difference. We meet over the phone, being intercontinental, rotate facilitators and time-keepers, etc. I love it. So how come I forgot about the call this week?

And I'm a coach and I coach others about managing our time. So how come?

Whenever a client doesn't do what s/he said, some real coaching becomes possible. They are not allowed to say, "I forgot." There is no such thing as forgetting. Well, I've put the remedy in - I saw that I ran an errand that consumed the time for the phone call. And so I've taken to including even small errands on my schedule. But that doesn't offer any insight into 'how come?'

There are only three places to look - 1) we share a success we've had 2) we did the action we said we'd do in the previous session 3) we share the coaching we need. So in at least one of those places I was hiding. And as I've looked, I see that I've messed up in several areas, and they're big.

I really didn't have a success to share. I mean - sure I did, but not in the area I was looking, not in the area I'm being coached on. Hmm. But mostly, I have only generic goals and haven't articulated anything really specific. And I will do that - for myself, of course, but also to reestablish my integrity in the group

So one of the values of the group is this self-examination. I don't recommend it as a practice. I do endorse our mastermind's commitment to maintaining the integrity of the group.