Meet and Grow Rich: How to Easily Create and Operate Your Own 'Mastermind' Group for Health, Wealth, and More

MEET GROW RICH: How to Easily Create and Operate Your Own “Mastermind” Group for Health, Wealth, and More......Page 7
Acknowledgments......Page 11
Contents......Page 13
Introduction......Page 17
Part I......Page 19
THE HISTORY OF MASTERMIND GROUPS......Page 21
OTHER MASTERMIND GROUPS......Page 27
THE WISDOM OF GROUPS......Page 28
A REPORTER INVESTIGATES MASTERMINDS......Page 29
A MASTERMIND GROUP CAN HELP YOU REACH ANY GOAL......Page 30
THE HOUSTON GROUP......Page 32
THE AUSTIN GROUP......Page 35
THE WIMBERLEY GROUP......Page 37
CHAPTER 3: A PEEK INSIDE A MASTERMIND......Page 43
DID ANDREW CARNEGIE AND NAPOLEON HILL GET IT WRONG?......Page 49
THE ADVISORY BOARD MASTERMIND......Page 50
THE MUTUAL SUPPORT MASTERMIND MODEL......Page 51
DETERMINING YOUR GROUP’S PURPOSE......Page 52
SAME OR SIMILAR INDUSTRY GROUP......Page 55
MIXED-GENDER OR SINGLE-GENDER GROUP?......Page 57
BEFORE THE FIRST MEETING......Page 58
HOW MANY MEMBERS IS BEST?......Page 59
QUALITIES TO LOOK FOR IN POTENTIAL MEMBERS......Page 60
WHERE TO FIND MEMBERS......Page 62
CHAPTER 5: PERSONALITY TYPES......Page 66
HELPER......Page 67
THINKER......Page 68
LEADER......Page 69
PEACEMAKER......Page 70
HOW OFTEN TO MEET......Page 71
WHERE TO MEET......Page 72
CHOOSING A LEADER......Page 74
STAYING IN TOUCH BETWEEN MEETINGS......Page 75
GROUND RULES......Page 76
REGULAR MEETING FORMAT......Page 78
MASTERMIND BY TELEPHONE......Page 80
CASE STUDY: SELF-EMPLOYED SUCCESS MASTERMIND GROUP......Page 82
CHAPTER 8: THE IMAGINARY MASTERMIND GROUP......Page 87
A GROUP OF TWO......Page 90
PERSISTENCE PAYS OFF......Page 91
A BEST-SELLING AUTHOR AND A DREAM FOR CHILDREN AND THEIR PARENTS REALIZED......Page 93
THE ONLY OPTION MASTERMIND GROUP......Page 94
A 19-YEAR-OLD USES MASTERMINDS TO BE-COME A TEEN FORCE TO BE RECKONED WITH......Page 96
TAP, TAP, TAP . . . IT’S YOUR MASTERMIND CALLING......Page 99
THE MOST POWERFUL MASTERMIND: “ THE PSYCHIC MASTERMIND”......Page 101
THE EBOOK COACH......Page 104
I DON’T NEED TO KNOW YOU. I KNOW MARK.......Page 105
SOMETIMES YOU HAVE TO PAY TO PLAY......Page 110
TWO IS ENOUGH......Page 114
CHAPTER 10: COMMON QUESTIONS (WITH ANSWERS)......Page 116
Part II......Page 127
CHAPTER 11: WHAT THE HECK IS GROUP DYNAMICS?......Page 129
CHAPTER 12: SELECTING THE RIGHT PEOPLE FOR YOUR MASTERMIND GROUP......Page 136
1. SELECT DOERS, NOT TALKERS......Page 137
3. SELECT DRIVERS, NOT DRAGGERS......Page 138
CHAPTER 13: MANAGING YOUR MEETING MONSTERS......Page 139
THE TANGENT TALKER......Page 140
THE FENCE SITTER......Page 141
THE PANDORA’S BOX OPENER......Page 142
THE JOKER......Page 143
THE ROBOTS......Page 144
CHAPTER 14: 10 TIPS FOR FACILITATING MASTERMIND GROUP MEETINGS......Page 145
CHAPTER 15: THE TRUTH ABOUT MASTERMINDS......Page 150
CHAPTER 16: THE INNER COUNSEL THINK TANK......Page 158
WISDOM WITHIN, POWER WITHIN: YOUR SUBCONSCIOUS IS, IRREFUTABLY, A REALM OF PROVISION......Page 159
YOUR INNER COUNSEL THINK TANK: USING YOUR OWN WISDOM, ABILITY, AND CREATIVITY TO SUPPLY THE ANSWERS YOU NEED......Page 161
THE STREAM OF INSIGHT WILL CONTINUE TO FLOW......Page 164
A FINAL REVIEW AND COMMENTARY......Page 165
CHAPTER 17: COLLECTIVE GENIUS GROUPS......Page 166
THE COLLECTIVE GENIUS......Page 167
WHAT TO DO DURING A COLLECTIVE GENIUS GROUP MEETING......Page 168
THE BEST ATTITUDE AND APPROACH......Page 169
CHAPTER 18: THE SIMPLEST, FASTEST MASTERMIND GROUP......Page 172
ADVANTAGES......Page 174
DISADVANTAGES......Page 175
TIPS FOR MAXIMIZING YOUR TWO-PERSON MASTERMIND......Page 176
DO YOU REALLY NEED A TWO-PERSON MASTERMIND CALL?......Page 180
CHAPTER 19: HOW A MASTERMIND GROUP CAN TRANSFORM YOUR CAREER......Page 181
CHAPTER 20: EXPLOSIVE DANCES OF CREATIVITY......Page 184
CHAPTER 21: THE BENEFITS OF A MASTERMIND......Page 187
CHAPTER 22: THE SEVEN SECRETS OF SUCCESSFUL MASTERMINDING......Page 189
SECRET 1......Page 190
SECRET 7......Page 191
CHAPTER 23: MULTIPLY IDEAS WITH YOUR MASTERMIND......Page 193
CHAPTER 24: TURNING LIFE INTO A SUCCESS STORY......Page 197
CHAPTER 25: IT'S TIME FOR PLAN B—BRAINSTORMING......Page 201
RULES THAT ROCK!......Page 202
THE B-LIST: PREPARING FOR YOUR MEETING......Page 203
CHAPTER 26: MASTERMINDING FOR MUSICIANS......Page 205
CHAPTER 27: MASTERMINDING FOR INTERNET MARKETERS......Page 210
CHAPTER 28: MASTERMINDING FOR CHRISTIANS......Page 213
CHAPTER 29: MASTERMINDING FOR SOFTWARE DEVELOPERS......Page 217
The Beginning......Page 221
Resources......Page 223
About the Authors......Page 225
Index......Page 227