I’ve written a little about mastermind groups before.<\/p>\n
Especially how big an impact they’ve had on my business.<\/p>\n
And over the past few months, one question that keeps popping up is, “OK Ben, I’m sold. I want to be in a mastermind group. But how do I find one to join?”<\/em> <\/p>\n My answer?<\/p>\n I have no idea. <\/p>\n I was invited to the two groups I’m in. So the only advice I have is, if you can’t find one, start one and fill it with 4 or 5 people who are better than you at things you want to be better<\/em> at.<\/p>\n In other words, “play” with better “players.”<\/strong><\/p>\n Kinda like martial arts.<\/p>\n If you spar with Chuck Norris every month, you’ll get FAR better than if you spar with your wimpy white belt neighbor who’s never thrown a punch in his life.<\/p>\n This then, leads to the second question:<\/p>\n “How do I structure a mastermind group?”<\/p>\n This question always makes me chuckle because it assumes there even IS any structure in the mastermind groups I belong to. Seriously, there’s zero<\/em> formality in the groups I’m in. Usually what happens is, every month, one of us emails the group and says, “Hey dudes, when’s the next mastermind? I’m getting the ‘shakes’ and need my fix!”<\/em><\/p>\n We then hammer out a day\/time and get to business.<\/p>\n In both the groups, we meet by phone, have a semi-formal (I stress “semi”) format where everyone talks about what’s going on with their businesses.<\/p>\n Is this the best way to do it? Is it ideal?<\/p>\n I honestly don’t know.<\/p>\n But I can tell you this:<\/p>\n We are all VERY anxious to meet. There is zero pressure. And it’s a heckuva lot of FUN<\/strong>. In fact, you want to know something funny? I’ve gotten some of the most profitable ideas I’ve ever used this way. I can’t remember even one meeting where I did not walk away with some extremely profitable tip, strategy or idea.<\/p>\n Again, is this the best way?<\/p>\n Maybe, maybe not.<\/p>\n But it works for us.<\/p>\n And, if nothing else, it’s an easy way to get started with your own mastermind group.<\/p>\n Ben Settle<\/p>\n P.S.<\/strong> To “virtually mastermind” with the best sales and marketing pros in the game, check out:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n