Being Mastermindful

Guest Contributor: Michael Lipp
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This is the most important thing I've noticed about both my mastermind groups (the third didn't work out and has disbanded.) And it sounds casual, even inconsequential.

You're not in it because of your wisdom. You're in it because of theirs. So be sure you come to each call with what you want to know; where can coaching support what you're up to. If the word coaching doesn't appeal to you, where can brainstorming help?

This arose forcefully in my group of six, when at the end of one session, one of the participants asked us all to look at this question, "How can you come to this call and not be eager to take the coaching?"

I was being a generous ego. I'd gladly support any of them and then I'd listen, gathering what I could. But it takes real effort to determine what I want, what I want now. And to phrase that in such a way that they would understand what I need.

So I really looked at why I was hiding from the coaching. After all, I'm a coach. There's something there about why people are not eager for my coaching. I am still examining this question. It matters to my projects; it matters to my relationship with this group; it matters to my business.