1. Clarifies your goals. Not sure what you can accomplish in a
specific time period? Joining a mastermind helps you get very clear on what
your goals are and what is reasonable to accomplish during the length of the
Mastermind group (or in any leg of the group). It can also give you the inspiration and motivation you need if you've been wanting to write or publish one and haven't been able to do it yet!
Many author/entrepreneurs are
perfectionists and this can work in your favor as far as writing great books,
but it doesn’t support you if you tend to overextend yourself or expect too
much of yourself. Being part of a group can help you set reasonable expectation
and goals and will help remove stress and overwhelm. And it’s difficult to get
anything done when you are stressed and overwhelmed. In fact, it causes your
brain to freeze, and then nothing gets done!
2. Helps you overcome challenges. Having challenges with your book or in your business? Joining
a mastermind gives you a place to ask for help. Everybody has challenges, but
it’s easy to get stuck and stop moving forward when they seem insurmountable.
And, the truth is that every time you solve a problem, it creates a new problem
that can cause you to hit another wall.
Think about it. You finished writing your ebook. Now what?
You need to find someone to do a book cover and format it. Once you solve that,
you need to upload it and so on. And if you don’t know how, you’ll get stuck
again. Do this enough times, and it’s
easy to get tired of it and just give up!
But, when you’re in a
mastermind, you’ve got a place to get resources and answers quickly so you can
move through whatever challenges you’re having a lot faster than you ever could
on your own.
3. Helps you focus. Do you ever get sidetracked by shiny objects? Most people do. But, joining a mastermind
will help you stay focused in two ways. First, by sharing with the group what
you plan to accomplish, it sets you up to actually get it done. And then, by having to share with the group
how much you got done, after the fact, it motivates you to actually get it
done.
4. Gives you inspiration. Sometimes, by seeing what others are doing can
inspire you to accomplish more than you would on your own. For instance, in the
last Authors Profit Incubator Mastermind group, one of the participants was
using the group in conjunction with my Best-Seller eBook Launch program to keep
her on track in her effort to take her book to #1 on Kindle (which she
accomplished in the group). This gave another participant the motivation to
move forward sooner rather than later to get ready for her own launch!
5. Gives you leverage. In a mastermind members collaborate to achieve more
faster. So, rather than trying to figure out a solution to a problem on your
own, you have several people putting their heads together, which leads to more creative
solutions faster and more possibilities!
It also means that you can
get help with your marketing. As members get to know each other, they become
invested in the success of each member of the group and they become advocates
for each other. So, to go back to the
participant who wanted to take her book to #1, other members helped her promote
it in social media! (I helped too, and I have a community of around 20,000 with
a reach, including my evangelists and influencers of over half a million prospects!)
6. Gives you knowledge. Looking for the best information and
direction. You’ll be part of an exclusive group where you can meet like-minded
people who are action takers and life-long learners just like you so the
quality of the experience and knowledge will be a lot higher and deeper than in
other situations.
A good mastermind will be
moderated by an expert who can give it to you! It’s easy to go online and
Google information, but it is not always correct. And having someone there who
has vast knowledge of the subject at hand with years of experience will be
invaluable!
7. Gives you a bigger playing field. Being in a mastermind helps you stretch because you
are surrounded by other people who are playing large; you start to think
differently and believe more is possible!
Masterminds are incredibly
powerful and can enrich and enhance your business as well as you personally.
They are an incredibly effective use of your time and resources and let’s face
it, it’s a lot more fun to work together than to try and go it alone!
To learn more and to join the
upcoming Author’s Profit Incubator Mastermind go to http://theebookcoach.com/authors-profit-incubator-2
Webinar Replay:
On this new 30-minute training, you'll discover:
-5 Steps to Clarifying your Goals
-5 Fears that Hold Authors back
-5 Ways to Benefit from a Mastermind
-3 Steps to Using a mastermind Successfully
and more!
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