Mastermind Etiquette

Guest Contributor: Michael Lipp
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A lot has happened since last we 'spoke.' I completed with my large Mastermind. I missed a meeting and had to look at what caused me to do that. I no longer give any credence to, "I forgot." I had to conclude that I wasn't getting value equal to my required/desired commitment.

At the same time, my other group has grown from 4 to 7. We have become organized, but with no loss of bonding. But once again, I caused some provocative thought. When we were at 6 people, I met an old friend and I realized he would be great for the group and vice versa. So I invited him in. Without checking with the other members. That was precipitous and basically rude.

Every single member of the group called me on it. I had to clean it up. I spent the first minutes on the call introducing him and opening him up for questions by the members. I told him he might be rejected and I apologized to him and to the group for my boorishness.

The whole thing was out of left field, but in my opinion it resulted in us being a tighter group. We've tested our boundaries on many levels and have moved forward individually and as a Mastermind.