Marathon Masterminding

Guest Contributor: Doug Emerson
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A week ago I spent 3 action packed days with my 11 member mastermind group in the Ritz Carlton Hotel in Montreal. Two members live in the U.K., the balance live in Canada or the States. We get together twice a year for three days sharing the common expenses of a hotel meeting room and administrative costs. Everyone pays their own way and we splurge on a comfortable meeting place because environment matters.

It's a serious investment of time and money and a serious group attending. However, our serious sides are tempered during our meetings with laughter and as later, as we get together for dinner even more laughter with occasional moments of silliness. We are immersed in our work together with few distractions from the outside world. I don't bother reading the newspaper or even watching the weather forecast.

We've evolved into a tight group. And, what happens in mastermind stays in mastermind.

Because of that, it's an open forum. Wide open as in closet skeletons sometimes rattle, blood pressure elevates and tears leak. And that's all good because we're self employed and we push ourselves and our fellow group members.

All of us have 101 good reasons not to attend a mastermind group meeting, including time, money and lack of support for our businesses while away.

We have one good reason to attend.

Success.

Hang out with the best in your field and watch your business grow.

2007 Motivation and Success

Jim Meisenheimer wrote for a blog called Earth Science and recently posted his 15 tips for getting motivated and being successful in 2007. They included:

• Analyze what worked for you and what didn't during 2006.
  
• Establish personal and professional goals in writing and put them on a white board in your office
• Create action plans for all goals with specific completion dates
• Call your biggest and best customers and thank them
• Ask yourself, "What is holding you back?"

You can see the full list here.

Coming in at # 12 was Getting involved in a Mastermind Group:

Get involved with a mastermind group which means starting one if you have to. My group, Masters Speakers International, of course we had to give it a sexy name, has been meeting four times a year for 10 years. My time with this group of talented people has made a huge difference in my life and in my business.

It's great to see a group that has been successful for over 10 years! If you're looking for motivation and success in 2007 why not try out a Mastermind Group?