Find Support and Strength with a Mastermind Group Buddy
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”A Master Mind may be created through the bringing together or blending, in a spirit of perfect harmony, of two or more minds. Out of this harmonious blending the chemistry of the mind creates a third mind which may be appropriated and used by one or all of the individual minds The Master Mind will remain available as long as the friendly harmonious alliance between the individual minds exists. It will disintegrate and all evidence of its former existence will disappear the moment the friendly alliance is broken.” –Napoleon Hill, Law of Success
So what the heck is a Mastermind Buddy?
A Mastermind Buddy (MB) is your on-going support between group meetings, a partner in support, available to provide assistance and advice. With an MB you can share information, strategies, opportunities, and resources. It is someone who can look at things from a different perspective, lend support to your upcoming assignments, provide insight, or help with whatever you are lost on.
Also called: Accountability Buddy, Prosperity Buddy, Mastermind Partner, Success Partner
Who:
A Mastermind Buddy is:
• an excellent listener.
• your cheerleader.
• your accountability partner.
• able to keep confidences.
• willing to push you.
• able to help look at places you’re stuck.
• able to discuss assignments or brainstorm.
• open to new ideas.
• honest with themselves and their Buddy.
• inspire you to stay focused.
• ready to change and grow.
• open to give willingly and freely.
• never a hog of the conversation.
• always going to leave judgment at the door.
What:
Agree to meet regularly to nurture each other’s business intentions and goals for “x” amount of time. Spend half of the time working on buddy #1′s situation, and half on buddy #2′s situation.
Where:
Buddies can meet via phone, in person, Skype, Dim Dim, email, etc.
When:
Choose a day/time which both buddies agree to. In addition to talking on the phone, you can also arrange to email each other. Meet as often as daily, or infrequently, such as only weeks which we don’t have a session. It’s up to you and your buddy to decide what works best.
Sample Agenda: First Meeting
o Introductions
o Discuss what each person wants out of the process.
o Each buddy should give and be given permission to be direct and 100% honest.
o Do a mini-mastermind (see Business Snapshot form, page 2 or Other Meeting Agenda Below)
o Be clear and supportive with all comments.
Sample Agenda: Other Meetings
o Each buddy shares WINS for up to “x” minutes.
o Each buddy shares how they have implemented a strategy gleaned from the last meeting to solve an issue for “x” minutes.
o Person 1: Shares one of the following- your biggest struggle, challenge faced in business at this time, homework assignment you’re stuck on, information a buddy could use, feedback on a project, etc.
o Person 1: Explain why there is a problem, challenge, or area you are stuck in. Discuss how you would like things to be instead. How would it look if it were different? What have you tried so far to change things?
o Person 2: Ask questions for 1 minute; Person 1 answers.
o Person 1: “Zip your lips” and take notes with no verbal or mental judgments.
o Person 2: Gives the gift of their suggestions, advice, resource(s), what they have done when encountering a similar situation, etc.
o Person 1: Thanks Person 2.
o Person 1: Picks something from the notes that they’re willing to do or try before the next meeting.
o Now it’s Person 2′s turn. (Next meeting Person 2 goes first)
Just remember: It’s about giving to get. It’s not about tit-for-tat.
“You can spend your life planning for success or you can arrange for all of the support you need to actually become successful.” — Thomas “T” Leonard, Founder of Coach U, Coachville, International Coach Federation, International Coaching Association.
Resources:
http://www.evancarmichael.com/Mastermind-Group/2008/07/should-you-have-mastermind-buddy.html
http://ezinearticles.com/?How-to-Be-a-Great-Mastermind-Team-Support-Buddy&id=4382651
Book: Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill
Millionaire Business Mastermind http://www.MillionaireBusinessMastermind.com
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