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 This week I've had a lot of discussions with people about Mastermind Groups. All large corporations have a Board of Directors to be sure the company stays true to their mission, hit their numbers and fulfill their responsibility to stockholders. Small businesses (even sole-proprietorships) need them too. But usually, only those small businesses who accept private funding (from banks, angel investors, venture capitalists) have outsiders on their Board of Directors. A professional Board of Directors may not always create a happy, supportive, safe environment for business owners to turn to for problem solving, brainstorming, or even feedback.  On the other hand, we all need a sounding board, experts on our side, and a safe haven in which to ask for and receive help and advice. Every small business owner, CEO, or entrepreneur (in my opinion) must have a Board of Advisors. The easiest and fastest way to put one together is to join/create a Mastermind Group where each member gets a...

 When it comes to achieving your goals, there is nothing more important than your mindset. If you don't have the right mindset, then you are ultimately going to crumble. Fortunately, there are many ways that you can begin to train your mind to develop habits that most successful people have already begun to utilize long ago. In order to strategize for success, you have to begin to weigh every choice that you make against your goal. Will the choices that you make every day help you to become a healthier and more well-rounded version of yourself that will ultimately be capable of the success that you hope to achieve? Are the choices that you're making wise both financially and in terms of long-term success? Are you keeping your endgame in mind as you go through life and find yourself faced with choice after choice to make? Being a strategic thinker in this sense can be very difficult. All of us are emotional and we have devices that can sometimes lead us to feeling trapped by tem...

 Planning can be a challenge for everybody, but especially those who are not born with, in a word, "appreciation" for organization and structure. If you find that you struggle with discipline and order, utilizing a to-do list may be exactly the step you need to take in order to get your life on track. So how does one begin utilizing a to-do list to help them to get on track and stay motivated to succeed?  Surely it isn't as simple as creating a checklist that you can reference. What actually works about creating this type of structure for yourself? And doesn't it only work if you are willing to allow it to work? The truth is that if you are not motivated enough, nothing is going to work for you. You have to take the steps necessary to overcome your hesitations and do whatever needs to be done in order to ensure that you are staying on task. A to-do list is a great starting point, but it isn't going to be the only thing that you do to be successful. Success falls o...

 A lot of cynical people believe that thinking positively is a crock. How is it possible that being obnoxiously optimistic is going to provide you with the tools that you need to become successful? No matter what you think it isn't going to change the world around you, right? While that may be true, thinking positively has been proven in studies to change your mind and body for the better and help you to recognize the opportunities around you.  Whether you want to believe that blind optimism is the key to success or not, there is little dispute that being a positive thinker enhances your quality of life and makes you more likely to seize the opportunities that are around you and stay motivated to follow those opportunities down a path to success. The first thing you need to do in order to begin to think positively is to really examine yourself and your negative thoughts. Be honest with yourself about where these negative thoughts creep up and begin to consume you. It is common...

 A lot of people don't realize just how important it is to have confidence before you ever begin to work on an important task. Achieving goals is often about what you're made of. If you don't believe in yourself and you lack the confidence that you need to get up after a setback, then it is likely that you are going to give up before you even make significant progress. The first thing that you can do for yourself to begin gaining more confidence is to start thinking kinder thoughts. There is a phrase that says that we are each our own worst critic, and most of the time that is very true. When you find yourself overwhelmed by the perception you have of yourself as being not good enough or failure, then you have already sabotaged yourself before you begin working on anything. Instead, start to keep track of the negative things that you say to yourself. Once you have a good idea of just what a big bully you are, begin interrupting those negative thoughts with positive affirmat...

 There are few things more challenging than being able to pick yourself up after a setback. This is especially true if you lack confidence, and are easily shaken by running into challenges. If you don't believe in yourself, the process of working toward a goal can be excruciating. Fortunately, there are many ways that you can start to motivate yourself when you have faced an unforeseen obstacle so that you can begin to move forward no matter what the setback may have been. The first thing you need to do, whether you consider yourself the sensitive type or not, is to express the feelings that occur when you realize that you may have done something wrong or face the challenge that you were not able to overcome very easily. It is natural to feel miserable after an experience like that, no matter how confident you may be. You should express your feelings and frustrations, and consider your fears about the situation so that you are not surprised in the future and you do not bottle up yo...