Discovering

Guest Contributor: Michael Lipp
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I've now been in each of my Mastermind groups for about 6 months. I find them fascinating and, at the least, useful. And they're very different. I'll call them 4 and 7 to distinguish them.

The 4 group fell into chaos over the holidays. With only four members, when two were out, the other two have developed a wonderful relationship and felt lonely and neglected (boo hoo). Seriously, we had to get serious about showing up on time and we've all messed that up. The camaraderie is still exceptional and we all feel that there's great potential in the group. We're still groping at how to realize it. The talent level is extraordinary as is our mutual commitment to make a difference in the world.

The 7 group has been running along well with a solid structure. So, naturally, we decided to relook at it. We devoted a session plus to looking at what we would do to improve it. Interestingly, given the state of workability, we felt free to suggest personalized variations. So we suggested that people could vary their time allotment if they asked to. We also looked at each person specifying the context of their requests for coaching, reasoning that how we would listen depended on that. Each of us is living, based on a commitment to making a specific difference. For example, one way of saying mine is that we're inspired and empowered to be fulfilled, living in harmony with Earth. Two of the interesting changes are 1) We finally agreed on a stable meeting time - Imagine how great we've been showing up on time when each meeting we had to create a new time for the next one! And 2) We agreed not to call anyone who was late - This is the we're all adults rule.

Surprisingly, the level of commitment is greater in the 7 group and the feeling of love is stronger in the 4s. Obviously, evolution is constant. See you in 3 weeks.