According to the Meyers-Briggs Personality Type Indicator test, I am an INTJ (Introvert, iNtuitive, Thinking, Judging). It is one of the rarer of the 16 personality types, with only about 1% of the general population testing to this result. I have always kind of prided myself on this, thinking that “hey, I’m a mastermind”. I thought it was cool.
Actually, the inspiration for this post came from things I’ve been reading online about business. One step is to create a Mastermind group. Essentially, you don’t have enough time to maintain hundreds of good relationships in your life, so choose about a dozen people and create very good relationships with them. Furthermore, it is a good idea to have this support group be able to help you out in your endeavors, whatever that may be. I believe this may have originally come from Napoleon Hill’s book Think and Grow Rich, which I surprisingly have not yet read, having known about it and wanted to read it for the last several years. I need to catch up on my reading.
Anyways, I can think of one guy whom I barely know, but think he’d be perfect. He’s 21, into technology (does some computer coding and has a few websites) and got money from his uncle so that he could purchase his first real estate investment property last year. In meeting with him, he seems perhaps a bit odd and quiet, but I know that he is a smart guy who will find that unique business opportunity that will give him financial success. Hopefully I can get in touch with him and make him part of my group. There are some others, such as a few of my fraternity brothers, who I think of in a similar light, but we’ll see how that all works out.
Do you have a mastermind group, and if so how does that work? Is it just friends or an actual group that meets, and are the people more like or unlike how you individually are?
bc3263827 said,
November 26, 2007 at 6:31 pm
I definitely need a mastermind group. I have a couple of people in mind. Always a good thing to know those people in key positions that can provide a mutually beneficial relationship. The hard part is, I suck at friendships, I am one of the worst friends ever. I hate talking on the phone and I am difficult to catch up with in real life. Unless friendships can be fostered through email my social life is hopeless.
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January 2, 2008 at 8:11 pm
If you haven’t read Think and Grow Rich yet you might want to give it a look and also try The Master Key System (Charles Haanel) and The Science of Getting Rich (Wallace Wattles). Read these three and the concept of a Mastermind group will be clear to you. Good luck on you future goals.
Rochelle said,
June 19, 2008 at 10:33 am
Somehow i missed the point. Probably lost in translation
Anyway … nice blog to visit.
cheers, Rochelle.