A while back Kirsten over at Think Postive! Blog threw out the idea of starting a Master Mind Group. She’s had several takers on the idea.
I’ve talked before about the importance to our success about surrounding ourselves with the right people. In No (Successful) Man is an Island I talked about how important coaches can be to help us rise higher than we ever thought we could. And in Success Principle #7 – Successful People Find Successful Organizations I talked about 12 tools that we should look for in an organization that will help us become more successful.
Well along both of those lines I jumped at the opportunity Kirsten was offering. Just by cruising around the blogs from the roster of folks who are to be a part of the group you can see that this is going to be an incredible group of folks gathered together.
Phil Gerbyshak of Make It Great! – Phil is a motivational speaker, published author (he’s currently working with Liz Strauss in her Bookcraft 2.0 project on another book). Oh, and he’s from Wisconsin! Since I married a girl from the Land of Cheese, that gets him a vote from me right there.
Tony Clark of Success from the Nest – Tony’s all about successfully integrating a work at home career with family life. He is an accomplished cartoonist and draws awesome illustrations to accompany his posts.
Thom Quinn of The QLog – Tom’s brief is wide ranging dealing with leadership, how we can better relate to one another and generally become more successful. Good stuff.
Troy Worman of Orbit Now! – Troy is into writing, growth, technology, success – all things that get my energy flowing. And to top it all off he lives in one of my favorite cities here in the Southeast, Jacksonville, FL!
And then, in case you thought the group was all guys, there’s Kammie Kobyleski of Passion Meets Purpose – Kammie is a Life and Career Coach. Talk about a professional I need to spend some time around right now!
Room for 1 More
So why am I sharing all this with you? Well the good news is Kirsten says there is room for one more in the group. So if you want to hang out with some stellar folks who are sure to lift you up contact Kirsten Harrell and let her know. Tell her Chris sent you.
And even if you aren’t ready to join a group just yet, do yourself a favor. Add all their blogs to your RSS feed reader. It’s the next best thing to being there. And you’ll be getting insights from all these great folks along the way.
Enjoy!
Your comments are great advice, when i started selling for Xerox, I only wanted to be around the top performers. In order to earn their respect, I had to deliver numbers. Of equal importance is to stay away from negative people, or those for whom the sun never shines.
Chris,
Great advice. I think this is something that ould give me the boost I need.
James, That can be a big challenge for some of us initially as we change our associations. But it is worth the effort to make the change. We are definitely susceptible to being influenced by our environment. “Bad company corrupts good character” as the saying goes.
David, I think all of us could use a boost! Give it some thought.
Chris! Thanks for the kind words! I appreciate the nod and I’m looking forward to this awesome opportunity to brainstorm and collaborate with the super individuals you mentioned in this post.
Hey Troy! I’m looking forward to getting to know you a little more in the group. And I live in your city for several years too.
Chris – thanks for the note. Glad you’re a fan of cheese. I’m full of it!
This should be an amazing team, and I look forward to getting to know you, and the rest of the team, better as we time goes on. Surrounding yourself with people who can help you is a key to making it great, not to mention a chapter in my book.
Hey, Phil! As a matter of fact Gorgeous is getting on a plane in the morning to fly into Milwaukee County Airport. She’ll be spending some time with her folks up that-a-way.
Me, I get to say here and work!
I am looking for a great mastermind group and would like to know more about this group. which town do you meet in.
I am in Jacksonville,FL
Aruna, I’ll shoot you an email.
Nice little post on mastermind groups…I first became interest after reading a book by John Assaraf “the Answer” in it he mentions the benefits of masterminding. Also, reading “Think and Grow Rich” by Naploeon Hill ~ since febuary of last year I create a site solely for Online mastermind Groups a niche membership site called http://www.imindlive.com where all like-minded people can creat there own network.
All the best regards, Dan