Who wants to be in a mastermind like me?

90 days ago I was on a call with Ben Mack and he asked me to go to a website and sign up for a mastermind call that he was conducting. I said yes (I do that) and paid the $97 for one month of weekly mastermind calls.

I got to be in a mastermind with some top level (gurus) internet marketers. At first I felt awkward and could not imagine what I could offer this group. I mentioned that on one of the calls and Ben quickly corrected me. He let me know that I was a valuable part of the mastermind, because sometimes a ‘newbie’ is exactly who the gurus need to hear.

COOL – that was all it took for me, I was off and running. I set S.M.A.R.T Goals and met them, I asked questions, acted on the answers, answered others questions and learned the mastermind construct. When Ben asked me to lead a mastermind group I said YES (I do that). He told me that I was his star student (I like head pats).

I had already located Ben’s PowerPoint with the mastermind construct on line – so I was ready to go. Sort of, a bit scared on the first call – and I did it!

I followed the script as it was outlined, kept everyone on track and nobody hung up on me. WHEW!?!? Not too bad considering some on the call were gurus (Elephants) and I had to tell them when their time was up.

Now the really COOL part…

I imagine when I started in the first mastermind that I was on a level 5 (I have my own productivity scale). As I continued to be part of the mastermind and to lead my mastermind I could hear that deep voice (on Bejeweled) saying LEVEL UP!

Here is a list of some of the things that I have been able to check off my Want To Do List in 90 days:

• Wanted to speak on stage at an internet marketers seminar
  • DONE – Unseminar6 I got to speak not once, but twice!
• Get over fear of speaking and really enjoy the crowd
  • DONE – I spoke in front of over 100 people without my PowerPoint and engaged the group instead and enjoyed them
• Prove that I could get a crowd excited about my product that is typically seen as boring (Computer Maintenance)
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    Waiting line for my product at Unseminar

    DONE – people ran out of the door to get in line to buy my product and I outsold (in # of products sold) most of the pros and certainly with more enthusiasm than any other product

• Clean up my Attraction Center Publishing website
  • DONE – my mastermind group lead me to an inexpensive company that fixed it in no time
• Spend more time with my grandkids – who live in Fort Worth, Texas
  • DONE – not once, but twice I have been down to see them and they are coming to spend most of the summer with me
• Spiritually – I wanted to clear my limiting beliefs so that inspired thoughts could come in
  • DONE – what I got was so much more than this – I learned to LOVE, really LOVE; to forgive; to see God’s blessings in my life that I previously saw as tragic, abusive. I get the message now, I really get it – I am open, I am free, I am love
• Travel
  • DONE – I made this incredible trip in my smart car – here is the map.
  • DONE – I am on an airplane typing this message to you only two weeks after the other trip. I have friends and clients flying me to help them.
• More time for internet marketing, publishing and speaking – less time on computer business
  • DONE – Mark (has helped me when I needed help) lost his job and has agreed to go full time as a consultant – taking over my clients as well
  • DONE – replaced some of my computer consulting income with other ventures
• Find an affordable way to help people get what they really want out of life
  • DONE – masterminds
• Six months ago I told a few of my friends that I wanted to have Ben Mack come and conduct a seminar in Erie at the Bayfront Convention Center. I did not know how that could even be possible. What would attract Ben to Erie? I met Ben at Unseminar5 last July, I signed up for what he was offering – 2 hours one on one with Ben the Branding Legend. I was so unsure of myself that it took me until February to call and make the appointment for the call with Ben. I was in awe of Ben’s talent and his incredible mind.
  • DONE – Ben Mack came to Erie and we learned how to run a mastermind and about branding.

Doesn’t seem possible to even me and I’m the one who is experiencing all this incredible awakening. In 90 days, where will you be?

This is the power of the third mind.

Andrew Carnegie and Napoleon Hill were in a mastermind together for 20 years. They were joined by Ford, Edison, and others using this same construct. Are you interested?

I’m just saying… 90 days doesn’t seem possible and it is.

Imagine the groups you can work with. All it takes is like-minded people and a good leader:

• Office – your team (want to hear that ‘level up?’)
• Social groups
• Causes – cancer society, annual walks, food drive…
• Church
• Schools
• Kids groups
• Teens
• Friends from high school, college
• Entrepreneurs who want to grow their business
• Marathon runners
• Weight loss coaches
• Life coaches
• Direct marketing leaders
• Finding the Love Within
• Good Energy Day 999
• The list is endless

I RELEASE
I release myself to the mastermind because I am strong when I have others to help me.

I BELIEVE
I believe the combined intelligence of the mastermind creates a wisdom far beyond my own.

I UNDERSTAND
I understand that I will more easily create positive results in my life when I am open to looking at my self, my problems and opportunities from another’s point of view.

I DECIDE
I decide to release my desire totally in trust to the mastermind and I am open to accepting new possibilities.

I FORGIVE
I forgive my self for mistakes I have made. I also forgive others who have hurt me in the past so I can move into the future with a clean slate.

I ASK
I ask the mastermind to hear what I really want; my goals, my dreams and my desires, and I hear my mastermind partners supporting me in MY fulfillment.

I ACCEPT
I know, relax, and accept, believing that the working power of the mastermind will respond to my every need. I am grateful knowing this is so.
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Finish – the mastermind ended with this:

DEDICATION AND COVENANT
“I now have a covenant in which it is agreed that the mastermind shall supply me with an abundance of all things necessary to live a success-filled and happy life. I dedicate myself to be of maximum service to God and my fellow human beings, to live in a manner that will set the highest example for others to follow and to remain an open channel of God’s will. I go forth with a spirit of enthusiasm, excitement and expectancy.”

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We employ a simple 5-Step System
for people who want to build a business
with LEVERAGE…
1. Welcome – read MASTERMIND PRINCIPLES
2. Round of Gratitude
3. Mastermind Questions
4. Round of SMART Goals
5. Thanks & Verify next meeting time – read DEDICATION AND COVENANT

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1. Say your name
2. Spell your name
3. Yes or No (previous SMART goal)
4. Say the category of your question for the week
5. Ask a specific question for the week

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Each Masterminder chooses a SMART goal…
Specific
Measurable
Action
Realistic
Time-bound

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To set up a mastermind:

1. Set up group where participants can collaborate in between meetings – www.ning.com or Google Groups
2. Set up conference call with recording – www.freeconferencecall.com
3. Set up group in email – to send reminders before every meeting
4. Ad content to Ning
5. Set up email reminders to go out 2 hours before each mastermind
6. Show up early
7. Be prepared
8. Have a notebook (if you travel have a pdf stored on whatever you carry with you, put it in multiple places and email it to yourself)
9. Be present for each call