Your Own Mastermind World

Guest Contributor: Janet Napora
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How often does your mastermind meet? Once a week or once a month? All masterminds vary when it comes to getting together. Whether it's a local group or by long distance. The point of a mastermind is to share, learn and grow regardless of the specific goals of the group.

You get to know the people very well. Part of a mastermind should be about building relationships. Each member of a group contributes and shares the mindset of success, growth and of being in service to others. Ideas are shared, results discussed. It's not about criticizing another person but helping them with challenges.

Many times members of a group will be in touch outside of the scheduled mastermind groups. Friendships are often times forged that continue outside of the group. When challenges or questions come up in your daily activities you can always reach out and ask for help or opinions.

What if you can't contact anyone? Ask them anyway! Have you ever been listening to someone and you think to yourself "I knew they were going to say that". That's because you know that person. You know their values, their mindset and the way they look at different situations. When you ask yourself "what would this person do", you usually have a pretty good idea of what the answer would be.

You can also have people in your own mastermind world even if they're not alive any more. What? How about Napoleon Hill or Dale Carnegie? How many times have you read Think and Grow Rich or any of Hill's other books? How many times have you discussed these great authors in your mastermind groups?

These books are meant to read over and over. The lessons learned change as you change. Take advantage of these great masters, invite them into your own little mastermind. Have a chat with them every once in a while. Read their books again, use them to help you when you're having doubts or have challenges. You're never truly alone. Have a challenge...What would _____do?