Have You Considered Joining a Mastermind Group?

“No two minds ever come together without thereby creating a third, in visible intangible force, which may be likened to a third mind.”

Napoleon Hill

What is a mastermind group?

A Mastermind Group is not about sitting in a chair facing rapid fire questions about your specialised subject or your recall of general knowledge. It's about coming together with other people who have something in common with you and willing and wanting to work together - either towards your particular goal - or each member helping everyone else in the group reach their individual goals. Using a Mastermind Group was advised by Napoleon Hill three quarters of a century ago. Hill had started his own career as a reporter and in 1908, he had an assignment to interview the very successful industrialist, Andrew Carnegie. Not only did Carnegie impress Hill, but Hill impressed Carnegie and the meeting eventually led to Hill's research on behalf of Carnegie to interview 500 successful, well known people of the time to find out their formula for success and if there was a universal formula. Much of what Hill learned was later published in one of the best selling business books of all time: Think and Grow Rich. And one of the key points to come out of the study was the importance of having a mastermind group, because, as in the quote on the left, it harnesses the power of more than one brain applied to your business.

What happens when well meaning folk come together with a common purpose?

Energy, commitment, enjoyment and new ideas! Participants help each other by pushing each other's thinking and challenging assumptions, encouraging each other to create and implement goals, brainstorm ideas, and support each other in an atmosphere of respect and confidentiality. If you're in business, your Mastermind Group is like having an objective board of directors.

Do you have the desire and inspiration to make this year extraordinary?

There are many benefits in being part of a mastermind group:

• A group of people working to help you succeed.
• Receiving differing perspectives, input and feedback.
• Resources and connections you might not have had on your own.
• Accountability to the group and inspiration from the group.
• A regular focus on your goals.

If you are the owner/manager of a business and the idea of a mastermind group appeals to you, two pieces of news may please you. There's a new group called Directors Together, meeting half a day on a monthly basis at the MAC in Cannon Hill Park with two places remaining. And there is currently funding for small businesses (from 2 employees up to 249) for initiatives like this. If you would like to know more, please contact me on 0121 4227419 or carole@bridgemarketing.co.uk