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Jack Canfield's Success Strategies Newsletter

Feature Article: Accelerate Your Success with a Mastermind Group

A Note From Jack: Hello from San Francisco

Training & Events: Breakthrough to Success 2008

Jack Recommends: Success Principles 30-Day Journey!

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ISSN 1931-4558  

April 24 , 2008
Vol. III, Issue 9

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Welcome to Success Strategies, Jack Canfield's e-Newsletter
Specifically Designed to Help You Achieve Success in Every Area of Your Life!
Today's edition is being sent to over 185,000 subscribers. Please feel free to
forward this edition to friends, family, associates and loved ones.

Dear Lynnette,

I hope you're doing well and enjoying a great end to your week.

I've been in beautiful San Francisco since yesterday, where I flew in from British Columbia after another training on the The Success Principles and Law of Attraction.

I met so many passionate and motivated individuals during who are committed to take the next steps in creating the life they want. It was a wonderful event and I wanted to thank everyone for coming out!

San FranciscoI'm staying in San Francisco for the next several days for the second meeting of my 2008 Platinum Inner Circle. The Platinum Inner Circle is a select group of my training graduates who work very closely with me and one another over the course of the year to really catapult their success and learning. I've got a lot in store for this meeting, so I can't wait to get started.

We'll be working toward the achievement our year-long goals using activities in accountability, strategic planning, belief systems, laser coaching, and a lot more. We'll also be doing what I call "spotlight" segments, where certain members of the Platinum Group will have the spotlight and our entire group uses the mastermind process to help support them with whatever challenge they are currently facing.

Napoleon Hill first write about mastermind groups in 1937 and it is an amazing process for accelerating your growth and can brings new thoughts, new people and new resources into your life.

Do you have a mastermind group? If not, consider forming one. It need not be difficult or stressful. Today's article tells you more. Enjoy!

Dedicated to your success,



Jack Canfield, America's #1 Success Coach
Taking you from where you are to where you want to be

 

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These calls are dialogues, not monologues. That's because the questions are coming from you, the listener. Even if you participated last month, I encourage you send in any new questions you may have for me. That's what keeps these calls fresh and informative!

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How to Accelerate Your Success with a Mastermind Group
by Jack Canfield MasterMind Group

We all know that two heads are better than one when it comes to solving a problem or creating a result. So imagine having a permanent group of five or six people who meet every week for the purpose of problem solving, brainstorming, networking, and encouraging and motivating each other!

This process is called masterminding and is one of the most effective success tools you can adopt! It is a powerful way to support your dreams and bring unlimited resources to your business and personal life.

Participating in a mastermind group has been critical to me. I can't imagine achieving all I have without one, and it certainly made my goals happen much faster.

A Process for Accelerating Your Growth

The basic philosophy of a mastermind group is that more can be achieved in less time when people work together. Sometimes called a "dream team", your mastermind group is made up of two or more individuals who voluntarily come together on a regular basis - weekly, biweekly, or monthly - to share ideas, thoughts, information, feedback and resources.

Your group can be composed of people from your own industry or profession or people from all walks of life. You can focus on business, increasing each other's income, building a business, raising better kids, or solving a social problem.

Within your mastermind group, you benefit from the other members who empower you and draw out your full talents, resources and abilities. They trigger, stimulate, and motivate you to become all you are capable of being.

Creating Your Dream Team

The key is to choose people who are already where you'd like to be in your life - or who are at least a level above you. In forming your mastermind group, start by carefully enrolling another friendly, on-purpose, like-minded individual. Start by meeting together and then adding other selected, unanimously agreed-upon individuals who will work in total harmony for the good of each other and for the good of the group.

1. Your Dream Team should consist of 4-8 people. Most people find that 6 is the ideal number.

2. Meet weekly, if possible, for an hour to an hour and a half. This meeting must be held sacred as a life-enhancing priority. The meetings should be upbeat, enriching, encouraging and beneficial to each individual and the group's purposes. I always start our meetings with a prayer or an invocation. You could also start with an inspiring story.

3. Each member must agree to play all out -- to openly share ideas, support, contacts, information, feedback, and anything else that will help advance the individual and group goals.

4. Start by having each member share something positive and good that happened since the last meeting.

5. Next, have each member share an opportunity or problem they have experienced since the last meeting and ask for whatever support they would like on it. Appoint a time-keeper to make sure that everyone gets the same amount of time. This is important if you want your group to last. Everyone must get value at each meeting.

6. End by sharing appreciations and acknowledgements.

You'll find one of the real values of a mastermind group is the accountability factor - other members checking up on you to make sure you meet your stated commitments. It's one way to ensure you'll accomplish a lot more!

For more details about masterminding, read Success Principle #46 in The Success Principles book or utilize the mastermind worksheets found in The Success Principles 30-day Audio Course.

© 2008 Jack Canfield

Are you "stuck" in this area?
Send me your most pressing question about this topic, then join me for our monthly "Ask Jack Canfield" Tele-Clinic on May 7th!
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I keep an archive of past issues you can always refer to.


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Acknowledge and Appreciate Yourself
by Jack Canfield

With the year coming to a close, it's time to acknowledge and appreciate yourself for everything you've accomplished today, throughout the year, and in life.

How many times have you succeeded in the past month? Are you able to recall your successes as well as your failures and missteps?

Many people under-appreciate the little things they accomplish every day. And yet they can recall in detail all the times they have failed or made mistakes. That's because the brain remembers events more easily when they're accompanied by strong emotions.

You might recall graduation, losing 10 pounds, winning an award, or landing a highly sought after position. But do you include in your successes how you had a really great talk with your spouse, how you spent quality time with your teen, how you got all your list of things done for the day, how you learned to change your own oil, or got your fussy child to take a nap?

If you don't acknowledge your successes the same way you acknowledge your mistakes, you're sure to have a memory full of blunders.

Acknowledge your own success. Toot your own horn and don't wait for anyone else to praise you!

If you only remember the mistakes and failures, you won't be as ready to take risks that will lead to your successes. Build your self-esteem by recalling ALL the ways you have succeeded and your brain will be filled with images of you making your achievements happen again and again.

Take time to write your achievements down. Start when you were very young and think of all your achievements since then. Don't just pick the big things, write down all the things you take for granted. You can also create a log of success everyday and review it when you are faced with a new challenge. By writing it all down everyday, you're securing it in your long-term memory and it will become a part of what makes you tick.

Surround yourself with reminders of your success.

Put up pictures, articles, trophies, awards and other pieces that ring your attention to your success. Make your environment speak to you about your achievements. Be proud of them!

People like to be around those who have a healthy self-esteem and who are achieving their Goals. Commit to acknowledging your achievements and your brain will begin to tell you the truth... that you can do ANYTHING! 

©2007 Jack Canfield

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If you missed previous issues of Success Strategies,
I keep an archive of past issues you can always refer to.


Jack Canfield, America's Success Coach, is the founder and co-creator of the billion-dollar book brand Chicken Soup for the Soul and a leading authority on Peak Performance. If you're ready to jump-start your life, make more money, and have more fun and joy in all that you do, get your FREE success tips from Jack Canfield now at: www.FreeSuccessStrategies.com

 


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