Whether you are an entrepreneur or employee looking to move up, one of the smartest decisions you can make is to join a mastermind group. A mastermind group can best be described as one part board of directors and one part peer-advisory group. A mastermind group is a group of like-minded individuals who come together to contribute to each others’ success in a spirit of harmony and partnership.

The POWER of the mastermind experience is that it can lift your mind and vision to enable you to see things that you otherwise could not, most likely because you are too close to your business. Here’s the real secret — great minds don’t always think alike! That’s why the best leaders turn to mastermind groups.

Well, earlier this year, while at my mastermind meeting, I decided to do something that I believe is rare at many mastermind meetings — I resisted the urge to talk for my 30 minutes and instead simply said to the members, “By now you all know about my business and understand what I do. For the next 28 minutes I would like to hear from you about potential areas of opportunity that I am missing to create wealth.”

My fellow mastermind members did not let me down. I was peppered with one idea after another, and one of them was so outstanding that while on a break, I called Bobby Deraco, my friend and (at the time) future partner, and requested a meeting immediately.

As I mentioned in the title of this posting, there is absolute power in masterminding. You see, my business of providing customized print newsletters via an exclusive online order system is a good one. But as with most owners, my focus was on growing the business — which meant selling more newsletters! My mastermind group pointed out to me that my great asset was the technology and process I had developed and that I should license that technology to other printers!

Wow — what a revelation. As a result of my mastermind meeting, http://www.printerspayday.com and http://www.nohasslemarketing.com are both live and kickin! As I stated at the beginning, whether you are an employee or an entrepreneur, my strongest recommendation is to find and join a mastermind group in your area.

Jim Palmer, The Newsletter Guru, has been writing and designing newsletters for clients in just about every industry for nearly 30 years. If you’re ready to boost your profits by increasing your repeat and referral business, get Jim's FREE e-course, The Awesome Power of Newsletter Marketing, at http://www.nohasslenewsletters.com/course

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