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Business Mastermind Group Click here to register for the Scheduled Meetings Monday, April 7, 2008 - 3 Seats Available Monday, May 5, 2008 - 5 Seats Available Group Reviews... "Over all I am very impressed. Can't wait until next month. " - Sheri Thomas "OCEC draws a great mixture of people that I don't see at typical chamber events. I enjoyed meeting like-minded individuals that gave me feedback on my business model and that I could help in making connections for. " - Sinnary Sam "Great group of people, will definitely attend again!" - Miss Norma Jean "I learned from others, and enjoyed hearing how people are building their businesses." - Carol McWilliams "I liked what I saw!" -Teresa Trujillo
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In honor of our recent affiliation with Many of you expressed great interest in our newly developed mastermind group at our last meeting. The OCEC Mastermind Group is a great way to build your business whether you are just starting out or have been in business for years. Click here to register for the OCEC Business Mastermind Group So, What Exactly Is A Mastermind Group? According to Napoleon, the Master Mind is defined to be the … coordination of knowledge and effort, in a spirit of harmony, between 2 or more people for the attainment of a definite purpose. Synergy Within A Common GoalNeedless to say, every member must have a similar reason for being there. The difference is, by working on your own individual goal, you’re actually helping the others with theirs. For example, your goal is to be able to earn $x from your home based business every month. By seeking advice on your own business frustrations during the weekly meetings, you’re actually encouraging the rest to consider different business conditions and scenarios. Which can affect their own operations in time to come. Varied Experience, Expertise & Skill SetsMember demographics differ but there’s a very high chance that everyone is of diverse backgrounds and experience levels. Junior members benefit from the greater industry experience and advice of the senior mentors. Senior members can tap on the unique skill sets of junior members. There’s this theory about joining a group whose members are already where you’ll like to be in your life - or who are at least a level above yourself. My only question is, why would these people allow you to be in their circle if you’re not already where they are? Well, unless you pay a premium for it. Like a membership fee. Otherwise, the safer bet is to leverage on your existing skill sets and sell it when there’s an opportunity. High Accountability & Standards On QualityWhatever you’ve promised to achieve with the group is held accountable. You’ll be asked to state your goals, justify them and review your progress on a weekly basis. Imagine being caught in a situation when you’ve nothing new to update since the last meeting. Will you be spurred to action so that you’ve got some progress on your bottom line? Probably very likely, isn’t it? The groups I’m in don’t hold anyone custody for anything. Nor do they hold weekly meetings of such sort. But I guess at the end of the day, it really depends on the mode of the operandi. And how comfortable each team member is, with the way things are pushed forward. Strong Giving SpiritAn amazing attribute I’ve seen in the groups I’m in is that most of the members are very generous. They’re very willing to give. Their knowledge. Their time. Even their resources at times. In fact, the more they give, the more they receive. For example, there’s this guy who’ll constantly go the extra mile, give encouragement, positive feedback without the others asking for it. Whenever he has a task for the group, many will step forward and offer assistance. Limited in SizeThough the ones I’m in are relatively large online groups, traditional masterminding work best with 5-6 people in a team. Anything smaller loses its group dynamics. Anything bigger becomes difficult to manage. The use of online technologies such as forums, social networking tools etc have made it much easier to manage bigger groups. But in my opinion, a close knitted small team exudes stronger spiritual synergy and flexibility which far outweighs the numbers you get from big groups. We hope you'll join us at our next Mastermind Meeting and start accelerating your business! |
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American Express OPEN, the Orange County Entrepreneur Center is offering 20% off of our Business Mastermind Group membership of $250. Mention this offer when you sign up or order online now to receive the discount.