Having a mastermind group means that you surround yourself with people who have similar goals as yourself. You can have a mastermind group in real life and meet at cafes or at your houses. You can also have an online mastermind group where you talk online in forums, membership sites or with special designed software.
One of the secrets to getting the most out of a such a group is to have people with different way of thoughts, but with the same goals and dreams. For example, you need someone who is already where you want to be in the future and you need one who is where you where in the past.
When we talk about internet marketing, you could be the one who is on his way to getting a full-time income from the internet, while another person is already making a lot of money online and finally a third person who is just starting out with internet marketing.
If we take a look at an example that differs from internet marketing, we could look at a playgroup. Most often you'll see a few mothers with newborn babies and without older children and you'll see mothers who already have raised a few children.
The fun thing here is that these mothers are forming a mastermind group, without even knowing it. They each give away their knowledge and their experience to the "new" members of the group, while the new mothers are contributing to the group with new ideas and a new way of seeing things.
The above example isn't really that different from an internet marketing mastermind group. They're all passionate about what they do (taking care of their children or making a living online) and they are more than willing to spill out their experience, knowledge and ideas.
Mastermind groups are probably the best way to get your business to the next level. Learning from others is a great way to get to the next level, while passing your knowledge on to the "newbie" is the perfect way to develop yourself and your ideas.
If you aren't already in a mm group (off- or online), take the steps necessary to be a part of one.
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Wednesday, June 16, 2010
The Six Words that Set Me up for Success
As many of you know by now, I am a strong believer in the power of words.
“Watch your thoughts, for they become words.
Watch your words, for they become actions.
Watch your actions, for they become habits.
Watch your habits, for they become character.
Watch your character, for it becomes your destiny.” – Frank Outlaw
This past year has been an incredible journey for me, both professionally and personally. Working with a powerful and successful business coach is essential when you are serious about growing your business. I’ve heard so many entrepreneurs saying: “I don’t have the time. I don’t have the money. I’ll wait until…….” and many more reasons as to ‘why not’. My take on this: The future is promised to no one!
What if you changed your thinking and took a ‘no excuses approach’ to growing your business – and changing your life? It all starts with the way you think and the words you use. Here are the words that supported my success this past year:
BELIEF
“To accomplish great things we must not only act, but also dream; not only plan, but also believe.” – Anatole France, 1844-1924
I am on an aggressive 5-year plan with my business. As I mentioned at the MMBW workshop, I have started my life over and I am no spring chicken right now. Time is of the essence for me. Once I did the research and identified Fabienne as THE business coach for me, I put together a plan – and held firmly to the belief of what was possible.
DECISION
“There is no more miserable human being than one in whom nothing is habitual but indecision.” – William James
Last year, at the MMBW, Fabienne presented the information about her master mind groups and distributed applications for membership. I had already made the decision, before even landing in L.A. last year, that I was going to get into her master mind group. If you haven’t read “Think and Grow Rich” by Napoleon Hill – then get it and read it. It is essential for anyone in business. The power of the master mind has been known for generations – but, it is important that you get into the RIGHT master mind group for you. When I saw the price tag for the master mind membership, it would have been very easy for me to start with all the excuses – all the reasons why I couldn’t, or shouldn’t, participate right now. I chose to take a no-excuses approach! I’m in! The results speak for themselves!
FOCUS
“I never could have done without the habit of punctuality, order and diligence………The determination to concentrate myself on one subject at a time.” – Charles Dickens
I learned very quickly that, to achieve the results that I wanted, I must focus on my talents – my unique abilities. One of the first steps I took was to create a team around me – yes, I know what you’re thinking – “I’m barely making any money so how in the world can I afford to hire a team?” For me, I couldn’t afford NOT to hire a team. It was essential for me to focus on doing my talent and make the money I knew that I could make – and have a team working with me where each person is also focused on their talent. I needed that support in order to succeed. I know have a team of virtual assistants, a book-keeper, an accountant, a travel agent, a house-keeper, etc. etc. etc.
I focus. My time and energy is extremely focused; as a result, I’ve had a phenomenal year! Another book I highly recommend is “The Power of Focus” by Jack Canfield.
ACTION
“Don’t wait for a light to appear at the end of the tunnel, stride down there……and light the bloody thing yourself.” – Sara Henderson, b. 1936
I am big on action! While I have studied with some of the best of the best over these past 20+ years, it really comes down to taking action. As Fabienne said at our workshop, ‘he who implements fastest – wins.” And what I continually tell my own clients is that ‘it is not a matter of intellectually knowing – it’s a matter of personally applying the information that you have learned’.
I believe there is a great little book out called “Eat the Big Frog First.” – I love that title. The moral of the story is to look at all of the outstanding items you have on your To Do list, choose the Big Frog (the one that scares you the most, or overwhelms or intimidates you), and get to it. Get ‘er done! Then, the rest is easy-peasy. Try it and you’ll see! (and let me know how this works for you…..ok?)
COMMITMENT
“There’s a difference between interest and commitment. When you’re interested in doing something, you do it only when circumstance permit. When you’re committed to something, you accept no excuses, only results.” – Anon.
I could write a whole book on this one word alone. When I started my journey last year with this particular business coach and my master mind group, I made a commitment – not only to them, which is important – but to me, which is even MORE important! One of my coaching tips is to ‘keep the power of your word’. It’s bad enough when you don’t keep your word to someone else but what does that do for your own integrity. When I commit – I commit. Has it always been easy? NO! Has it been worth it? YES! The beauty of the whole process is that, with a master mind group, I had the full support of many amazing, intelligent, high-achieving women who were there for me, no matter what, no matter when. I had their word. We were all committed to our success plans. What about you? Do you give up when the going gets tough? What causes you to back up and continue to play small? If you’re in business for yourself, are you involved in a master mind group? No one can do it alone – and, why would you want to?
It’s all about the power of your word.
PERSISTENCE
“Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.” – Confucius
I absolutely love this quote and keep it close to my computer. As human beings, we have a habit of ‘comparing the inside of us to the outside of everyone else”. Stop and think about that for a minute. A few months ago, I wrote about the fact that each and every one of us goes out into the public wearing our masks – whichever mask is appropriate for the day and for the situation. We are so busy comparing ourselves to others that we lose sight of our own goals and objectives. I had a long conversation with one of my mentors a few years ago. I was commenting about how ‘lucky’ he was to have everything go his way, thus leading to massive success. He taught me a valuable lesson and it is reflected in the Confucius quote. He told me that it has nothing to do with luck but, rather, the fact that he just tries more things – some were a success – some failed. He doesn’t dwell on the failures. He celebrates, and builds on, the successes. That is what I do now.
There have been many times, over the past few years, when I have felt like giving up. My self-talk would be ‘it’s too hard – I can’t do this – I’m too old – it’s not fair, etc.” I have trained my mind, however, to shift my self-talk to be positive, uplifting and forward thinking. That is essential in order to persist and to reach our goals. Don’t give up – ever! I take it one day at a time.
CONCLUSION
As I reflect on the 6 words that set me up for success, there is one thing that comes to mind. It’s my tag line: “If it’s to be, it’s up to me!” Yes, I have some incredible business coaches and a supportive master mind group. But the bottom line is that I am responsible for my success and I am responsible for my happiness – for my life.
Author's Bio
Pat Mussieux has a message of hope and success. For more than 20 years, Pat has studied the internal driving forces that create happiness and success at all levels. She knows what drives women, what inspires them and what it really takes to transform them from the inside out. As a coach, international speaker, author and radio host, she teaches women mindset and marketing techniques to help them figure out what they want to be when they grow up, how to get out of their own way, how to attract more clients, make more money and have more freedom – so they can develop the confidence and courage to live their best life – at any age! Pat is the author of the “Building Confidence and Courage Home Study System” and the book: “Who Am I Now? Simple Steps to Inventing Your Future – After Divorce, Retirement, Death of a Spouse, Empty Nest, etc.”
P.S. Visit my website www.confidenceandcourage.com to get your free CD: “Finding the Confidence and Courage to Live Your Best Life – At Any Age!” and my F.R.E.E. weekly ezine.
http://www.selfgrowth.com/articles/the-six-words-that-set-me-up-for-success
“Watch your thoughts, for they become words.
Watch your words, for they become actions.
Watch your actions, for they become habits.
Watch your habits, for they become character.
Watch your character, for it becomes your destiny.” – Frank Outlaw
This past year has been an incredible journey for me, both professionally and personally. Working with a powerful and successful business coach is essential when you are serious about growing your business. I’ve heard so many entrepreneurs saying: “I don’t have the time. I don’t have the money. I’ll wait until…….” and many more reasons as to ‘why not’. My take on this: The future is promised to no one!
What if you changed your thinking and took a ‘no excuses approach’ to growing your business – and changing your life? It all starts with the way you think and the words you use. Here are the words that supported my success this past year:
BELIEF
“To accomplish great things we must not only act, but also dream; not only plan, but also believe.” – Anatole France, 1844-1924
I am on an aggressive 5-year plan with my business. As I mentioned at the MMBW workshop, I have started my life over and I am no spring chicken right now. Time is of the essence for me. Once I did the research and identified Fabienne as THE business coach for me, I put together a plan – and held firmly to the belief of what was possible.
DECISION
“There is no more miserable human being than one in whom nothing is habitual but indecision.” – William James
Last year, at the MMBW, Fabienne presented the information about her master mind groups and distributed applications for membership. I had already made the decision, before even landing in L.A. last year, that I was going to get into her master mind group. If you haven’t read “Think and Grow Rich” by Napoleon Hill – then get it and read it. It is essential for anyone in business. The power of the master mind has been known for generations – but, it is important that you get into the RIGHT master mind group for you. When I saw the price tag for the master mind membership, it would have been very easy for me to start with all the excuses – all the reasons why I couldn’t, or shouldn’t, participate right now. I chose to take a no-excuses approach! I’m in! The results speak for themselves!
FOCUS
“I never could have done without the habit of punctuality, order and diligence………The determination to concentrate myself on one subject at a time.” – Charles Dickens
I learned very quickly that, to achieve the results that I wanted, I must focus on my talents – my unique abilities. One of the first steps I took was to create a team around me – yes, I know what you’re thinking – “I’m barely making any money so how in the world can I afford to hire a team?” For me, I couldn’t afford NOT to hire a team. It was essential for me to focus on doing my talent and make the money I knew that I could make – and have a team working with me where each person is also focused on their talent. I needed that support in order to succeed. I know have a team of virtual assistants, a book-keeper, an accountant, a travel agent, a house-keeper, etc. etc. etc.
I focus. My time and energy is extremely focused; as a result, I’ve had a phenomenal year! Another book I highly recommend is “The Power of Focus” by Jack Canfield.
ACTION
“Don’t wait for a light to appear at the end of the tunnel, stride down there……and light the bloody thing yourself.” – Sara Henderson, b. 1936
I am big on action! While I have studied with some of the best of the best over these past 20+ years, it really comes down to taking action. As Fabienne said at our workshop, ‘he who implements fastest – wins.” And what I continually tell my own clients is that ‘it is not a matter of intellectually knowing – it’s a matter of personally applying the information that you have learned’.
I believe there is a great little book out called “Eat the Big Frog First.” – I love that title. The moral of the story is to look at all of the outstanding items you have on your To Do list, choose the Big Frog (the one that scares you the most, or overwhelms or intimidates you), and get to it. Get ‘er done! Then, the rest is easy-peasy. Try it and you’ll see! (and let me know how this works for you…..ok?)
COMMITMENT
“There’s a difference between interest and commitment. When you’re interested in doing something, you do it only when circumstance permit. When you’re committed to something, you accept no excuses, only results.” – Anon.
I could write a whole book on this one word alone. When I started my journey last year with this particular business coach and my master mind group, I made a commitment – not only to them, which is important – but to me, which is even MORE important! One of my coaching tips is to ‘keep the power of your word’. It’s bad enough when you don’t keep your word to someone else but what does that do for your own integrity. When I commit – I commit. Has it always been easy? NO! Has it been worth it? YES! The beauty of the whole process is that, with a master mind group, I had the full support of many amazing, intelligent, high-achieving women who were there for me, no matter what, no matter when. I had their word. We were all committed to our success plans. What about you? Do you give up when the going gets tough? What causes you to back up and continue to play small? If you’re in business for yourself, are you involved in a master mind group? No one can do it alone – and, why would you want to?
It’s all about the power of your word.
PERSISTENCE
“Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.” – Confucius
I absolutely love this quote and keep it close to my computer. As human beings, we have a habit of ‘comparing the inside of us to the outside of everyone else”. Stop and think about that for a minute. A few months ago, I wrote about the fact that each and every one of us goes out into the public wearing our masks – whichever mask is appropriate for the day and for the situation. We are so busy comparing ourselves to others that we lose sight of our own goals and objectives. I had a long conversation with one of my mentors a few years ago. I was commenting about how ‘lucky’ he was to have everything go his way, thus leading to massive success. He taught me a valuable lesson and it is reflected in the Confucius quote. He told me that it has nothing to do with luck but, rather, the fact that he just tries more things – some were a success – some failed. He doesn’t dwell on the failures. He celebrates, and builds on, the successes. That is what I do now.
There have been many times, over the past few years, when I have felt like giving up. My self-talk would be ‘it’s too hard – I can’t do this – I’m too old – it’s not fair, etc.” I have trained my mind, however, to shift my self-talk to be positive, uplifting and forward thinking. That is essential in order to persist and to reach our goals. Don’t give up – ever! I take it one day at a time.
CONCLUSION
As I reflect on the 6 words that set me up for success, there is one thing that comes to mind. It’s my tag line: “If it’s to be, it’s up to me!” Yes, I have some incredible business coaches and a supportive master mind group. But the bottom line is that I am responsible for my success and I am responsible for my happiness – for my life.
Author's Bio
Pat Mussieux has a message of hope and success. For more than 20 years, Pat has studied the internal driving forces that create happiness and success at all levels. She knows what drives women, what inspires them and what it really takes to transform them from the inside out. As a coach, international speaker, author and radio host, she teaches women mindset and marketing techniques to help them figure out what they want to be when they grow up, how to get out of their own way, how to attract more clients, make more money and have more freedom – so they can develop the confidence and courage to live their best life – at any age! Pat is the author of the “Building Confidence and Courage Home Study System” and the book: “Who Am I Now? Simple Steps to Inventing Your Future – After Divorce, Retirement, Death of a Spouse, Empty Nest, etc.”
P.S. Visit my website www.confidenceandcourage.com to get your free CD: “Finding the Confidence and Courage to Live Your Best Life – At Any Age!” and my F.R.E.E. weekly ezine.
http://www.selfgrowth.com/articles/the-six-words-that-set-me-up-for-success
Having A Napoleon Hill Style Mastermind Group Is Essential For Success
Have you ever heard of having a mastermind group to help you in business? Let me tell you exactly what this is, and how it can help you achieve success. It is any group of people larger than 1 person that collaborate together to achieve a common goal. Having more than 1 person working on the same goal would almost always make that goal more attainable.
I want to tell you a little bit about my life and my business before and after I found my mastermind group. Before I realized I needed a mastermind group to actually achieve success, I truly thought that I could do everything on my own. I thought that everyone who wasn’t in my personal team had no potential to help me with my business. I only thought of myself and the money me and my team would make.
I made some money. I had some team member sign-ups. Some of my team had the same type of success. Most of our success faded away until I had no team left, because we didn’t work together the way we should have been.
Then I met the man that would start my first mastermind alliance with me. His vision and goals were so similar, he was truly my brother from another mother. I mean this guy would eat, sleep, and breathe our business. This was all he ever thought about, and I was on the same page. We desired success more than anything else. This mastermind was started shortly after I got done reading Napoleon Hill’s “Think and Grow Rich”.
We would talk quite often throughout the week about anything and everything. We would mastermind about business, personal development, life, and almost anything that affected our lives. We began to build a very strong personal relationship as well. The biggest reason we were able to accomplish more because of this mastermind group was because we promised each other we were going to get things done, and we did get things done.
We then started to encounter other people who were also like-minded and looking for a mastermind group. Thus our group grew some more. We now had 4 minds thinking about how to achieve mlm success rather than just 1 or 2 minds. Note that we weren’t even in the same business opportunity. Our weekly meetings became so packed with knowledge that we decided to open our meetings to the world through live webinars. We are now attracting some much greater minds than our own to our mastermind group because we’re working together to achieve these goals. This is the true power of a mastermind alliance.
In conclusion, the formation of my mastermind group was the best thing that happened for my life and my business. I went from struggling to make money consistently, to now making commissions almost every single day. I went from having to practically search for people to join me, and I now have people swarming towards me to learn from me and join my team. The best thing you could possibly do for your business if you haven’t already is to start attracting your mastermind alliance together.
Jordan Schultz has developed a mastermind group which has helped him achieve great success. Visit his blog to learn how to set up your own Napoleon Hill mastermind and a lot of alternative great network marketing success tips.
http://www.articleplugin.com/category/culturesociety/entrepreneurialism/
I want to tell you a little bit about my life and my business before and after I found my mastermind group. Before I realized I needed a mastermind group to actually achieve success, I truly thought that I could do everything on my own. I thought that everyone who wasn’t in my personal team had no potential to help me with my business. I only thought of myself and the money me and my team would make.
I made some money. I had some team member sign-ups. Some of my team had the same type of success. Most of our success faded away until I had no team left, because we didn’t work together the way we should have been.
Then I met the man that would start my first mastermind alliance with me. His vision and goals were so similar, he was truly my brother from another mother. I mean this guy would eat, sleep, and breathe our business. This was all he ever thought about, and I was on the same page. We desired success more than anything else. This mastermind was started shortly after I got done reading Napoleon Hill’s “Think and Grow Rich”.
We would talk quite often throughout the week about anything and everything. We would mastermind about business, personal development, life, and almost anything that affected our lives. We began to build a very strong personal relationship as well. The biggest reason we were able to accomplish more because of this mastermind group was because we promised each other we were going to get things done, and we did get things done.
We then started to encounter other people who were also like-minded and looking for a mastermind group. Thus our group grew some more. We now had 4 minds thinking about how to achieve mlm success rather than just 1 or 2 minds. Note that we weren’t even in the same business opportunity. Our weekly meetings became so packed with knowledge that we decided to open our meetings to the world through live webinars. We are now attracting some much greater minds than our own to our mastermind group because we’re working together to achieve these goals. This is the true power of a mastermind alliance.
In conclusion, the formation of my mastermind group was the best thing that happened for my life and my business. I went from struggling to make money consistently, to now making commissions almost every single day. I went from having to practically search for people to join me, and I now have people swarming towards me to learn from me and join my team. The best thing you could possibly do for your business if you haven’t already is to start attracting your mastermind alliance together.
Jordan Schultz has developed a mastermind group which has helped him achieve great success. Visit his blog to learn how to set up your own Napoleon Hill mastermind and a lot of alternative great network marketing success tips.
http://www.articleplugin.com/category/culturesociety/entrepreneurialism/
The Mastermind Group
I belong to an interesting little group of businesspeople. We call ourselves The Mastermind Group.
Paul Burri
As nearly as I can tell, we stole the idea from something suggested by Napoleon Hill in his book Think and Grow Rich, written in the 1900s. We may have somewhat mangled Hill’s original idea, but the concept is very simple and it comes from the idea that “two heads are better than one.”
Here’s how ours works. We are a group of five or six local businesspeople who meet for breakfast every two weeks to talk about almost anything but mainly business-related subjects. We never have an agenda, but we always find something of mutual interest to talk about. One week it might be about competition and how to deal with it. Another week, one of the members may be having an employee problem. Still another week, someone may be considering renting or buying a larger facility for his or her business.
The truth is that most small companies have similar problems, even though they might be in vastly different business fields. All businesses have problems relating to customers, employees, suppliers, money, credit, insurance, compliance with various regulations, taxes, insurance, real estate — the list seems endless.
It often turns out that a problem I may be having in my business today is similar to one that another member has had in the past and successfully solved. Or perhaps another member can learn from a mistake I made in the past.
Rarely does anyone go away from a Mastermind breakfast without having learned something useful for his or her business. Beyond the camaraderie of our breakfasts, we have developed a sort of “brotherhood” of businesspeople who we can call or e-mail for help and advice when we need it.
Lastly, and not to be dismissed lightly, is that the group helps dispel the feeling of being all alone in one’s business. This is a phenomenon not often discussed. Many small businesses are owned and operated by a sole owner/manager who often feels all alone with no one to talk to about the day-to-day problems that arise. Sure, he can talk to his wife when he gets home at night, but it’s just not the same as talking to another person facing the same daily issues.
Our little group is always looking for one or two fresh faces. Alternatively, I would be happy to explain how to start and nurture a new Mastermind Group to anyone interested. E-mail me at pburri@west.net.
— Paul Burri is an entrepreneur, inventor, columnist, engineer and iconoclast. He is not in the advertising business, but he is a small-business counselor with the Santa Barbara chapter of Counselors to America’s Small Business-SCORE. The opinions and comments in this column are his alone and do not represent the opinions or policies of any outside organization. He can be reached at pburri@west.net.
http://www.noozhawk.com/paul_burri/article/061310_paul_burri_the_mastermind_group/
Paul Burri
As nearly as I can tell, we stole the idea from something suggested by Napoleon Hill in his book Think and Grow Rich, written in the 1900s. We may have somewhat mangled Hill’s original idea, but the concept is very simple and it comes from the idea that “two heads are better than one.”
Here’s how ours works. We are a group of five or six local businesspeople who meet for breakfast every two weeks to talk about almost anything but mainly business-related subjects. We never have an agenda, but we always find something of mutual interest to talk about. One week it might be about competition and how to deal with it. Another week, one of the members may be having an employee problem. Still another week, someone may be considering renting or buying a larger facility for his or her business.
The truth is that most small companies have similar problems, even though they might be in vastly different business fields. All businesses have problems relating to customers, employees, suppliers, money, credit, insurance, compliance with various regulations, taxes, insurance, real estate — the list seems endless.
It often turns out that a problem I may be having in my business today is similar to one that another member has had in the past and successfully solved. Or perhaps another member can learn from a mistake I made in the past.
Rarely does anyone go away from a Mastermind breakfast without having learned something useful for his or her business. Beyond the camaraderie of our breakfasts, we have developed a sort of “brotherhood” of businesspeople who we can call or e-mail for help and advice when we need it.
Lastly, and not to be dismissed lightly, is that the group helps dispel the feeling of being all alone in one’s business. This is a phenomenon not often discussed. Many small businesses are owned and operated by a sole owner/manager who often feels all alone with no one to talk to about the day-to-day problems that arise. Sure, he can talk to his wife when he gets home at night, but it’s just not the same as talking to another person facing the same daily issues.
Our little group is always looking for one or two fresh faces. Alternatively, I would be happy to explain how to start and nurture a new Mastermind Group to anyone interested. E-mail me at pburri@west.net.
— Paul Burri is an entrepreneur, inventor, columnist, engineer and iconoclast. He is not in the advertising business, but he is a small-business counselor with the Santa Barbara chapter of Counselors to America’s Small Business-SCORE. The opinions and comments in this column are his alone and do not represent the opinions or policies of any outside organization. He can be reached at pburri@west.net.
http://www.noozhawk.com/paul_burri/article/061310_paul_burri_the_mastermind_group/
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