Personal Benefits of a Mastermind Group

Guest Contributor: Kayleen Reusser
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This month our Master Mind group focused less on careers and more on personal lives as the pace of activities (read this as "stress") has picked up. As I've said before, we are now good friends and thus feel comfortable discussing family and personal issues. I talked about my concern at not working full-time especially when my husband's place of employment is projected to close in spring 2009.

One of my Master Mind friends assured me she had been through a rough patch in her life when job, residence and other parts of her life had been in peril. That has all changed however and she is going strong.

When I said my writing jobs were drying up, another member talked about a possible story for the newspaper I write for as well as pointed me to a website that may be of assistance in finding sources for a possible book.

We listened as each other shared holiday thoughts and goals for 2009.

It was a profitable 2-hour meeting - and by that, I don't just mean financially. I laughed more then than I had in days as we dropped quips, puns and teasing remarks with each other. I felt better at leaving the meeting than I had in weeks. We hugged at the end as we wished each other a Merry Christmas.

Even though we don't see each other often, we seem to understand each other better than I do of some friends I see more frequently. My Master Mind group members are different in beliefs and ways of life, as well as careers, but they are some of my best friends and I'm thankful for them.

What good has your Master Mind friends brought to your life?

I hope every reader has a wonderful Christmas.

God bless!