In the spirit of caring, sharing, and the thought of hundreds of Mastermind groups named after me, I'm happy to let you know how we do it.
In essence, a mastermind group is a small network of like-minded individuals who get together on a regular basis to share information, offer support and advice, and cook a nice dinner (maybe that last one is just us).
If you work on your own, or you think you would benefit from talking over your hopes, fears, challenges and problems with others who are willing and keen to help (and you, to help them), then you should find, join or create a mastermind group. Here's how:
Find people you trust, respect, and like.
If you don't trust them, you won't feel comfortable enough to bare your soul about what matters.
If you don't respect them, you won't respect their answers or advice.
And if you don't like them? Why would you want to spend time and effort with people you don't like?
Who are my mastermind group members? Three people I trust implicitly, and respect totally. And I love sharing their company.
Each of them is superb in the mastermind group - and they are all great as speakers and advisers too.
Alan Stevens at http://www.mediacoach.co.uk is the leading speaker, author and expert in handling the media and creating business opportunities from new media.
Lesley Everett is famous for her programme of personal branding for career and corporate success, Walking Tall. An absolute expert in the importance of branding for individuals, she's at http://www.lesleyeverett.com .
Sean Weafer is a tour de force as a speaker and thought leader in the science and art of selling in the 21st Century. He's at http://www.seanweafer.com
Meet regularly. And commit completely to the meetings.
We meet once a quarter. And the rule is, we make it.
Everyone gets a chance to seek help, and give it.
We start with a catch up, and a sharing of news. OK, we spend a little while sharing the gossip and putting the world to rights. The core part of the day, however, we share in seeking advice. We have an hour each, where the meeting is focused on us individually, one at a time. We can ask for advice, look for suggestions on what we should do next, seek new contacts, suppliers and ideas. The hour is ours, and the help and support is completely invaluable.
Make it as much fun as it is "work".
We hold our meetings in each others' homes, and have dinner with each other in the evening. The importance of this time together is as important as the more 'formal' time, and we get as much benefit from dinner as we do from the meeting.
Try it, do it, enjoy it.
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