A "Sneak Peek" Into My Mastermind Meeting
September 14, 2009 
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Some people had asked me for an example of what it’s like in my weekly Mastermind Meeting. For this particular group our meetings are not very formal. We basically go around the table discussing our current and upcoming projects, sharing successes and challenges, and being open to coaching from each other. If someone is stuck on something, we give advice. If someone needs a resource, we open our contact lists. It’s all about sharing and helping each other get to that next level.
Much of what I receive each week comes as gold nuggets. Here’s an example that I made a point to record and share with you. It was towards the end of our last meeting and I asked my friend Kris Kiler the question, “What was the lesson you’ve learned in your business life that gave you the biggest return?” Click below to listen to his answer. (BTW – sorry for the occasional variance in volume. I had to boost up some portions that were hard to hear.)
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How about you? Share your most profitable lesson in the comments area below.
This was an interesting variation on a problem solving technique I developed over the years. A potential client asked me to how I would solve a problem he had. I told him that the first thing I ask myself when confronted with a problem for which I had a small knowledge base was: “Who do I know that’s an expert in this field?” Two people/companies came to mind immediately for his problem. The other nugget I gave him was that sometimes fixing what you already have is more expensive than starting over and I suspected that, in his case, that might be true. He hired my firm on the basis of this answer. Profit on the project was about $50,000.