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Hope you have been finding this series on the Mastermind Group benefical.

In the series so far we have looked at the power of a Mastermind Group and the characteristics of a good one.

A well structured and properly run mastermind group can add immense value to its members. In this, the last post in the series, I have outlined for you some of the benefits you could expect to get from joining and commiting to a mastermind group.

Benefits of participating in a mastermind group:

• Increase your knowledge
• Gain an instant and valuable support network
• Be stimulated with new ideas and increased creativity
• Enjoy a sense of shared endeavor
• Participate in collaborative learning
• Receive encouragement and accountability
• Benefit from the power of synergy in thought
• Have a place to be energized and invigorated.
• Share an opportunity to give of yourself to help others

When you join a group of like minded people who come together to brainstorm ideas and get feedback, to start talking and sharing around what’s working for you and what’s not, you have a unique opportunity to accelerate the results you achieve and to supercharge your creativity.

In a mastermind group you can also save a lot of time by learning from the experience and mistakes of others, so you find out early what NOT to waste your time on.

I have recently joined a mastermind group and am finding it a great way to personally learn and grow. You may not have ever been part of a mastermind group and I am getting so much value out of this one that I thought it would be a good idea to tell you a bit about mastermind groups.

So what is a Mastermind Group?

In simple terms it’s a group of people who meet to share ideas, encourage one another and hold each other accountable.

The mastermind concept first became popular when Napoleon Hill talked about it in his book “Think and Grow Rich” which was published in the early part of the twentieth century.

He referred to the mastermind principle as:

“The coordination of knowledge and effort of two or more people, who work toward a definite purpose in the spirit of harmony”, he also said “No two minds ever come together without thereby creating a third, invisible intangible force, which may be likened to a third mind.”

The mastermind group I have joined is a group of people from all around the world who are learning about the whole new world of social media marketing.

We are exploring the rapid development of social interaction online and what this means for our businesses reaching the market place of the 21st century.

The world we live in is changing rapidly. Traditional means of marketing and communication are becoming less and less effective, and business people who fail to adapt quickly to the new mediums will get left behind.

This particular mastermind group meets entirely online using an interactive webinar room, a Wiki, a Google group and email.

In recent weeks I have discovered Feedly, Twitter, Flickr and a number of other rapidly growing and thriving online communities.

If you don’t have any idea what these things are then can I encourage you to find out more about them… because these things, and others like them, are having massive impact on the way we communicate, interact with each other, and do business together and this impact will increase and not diminish in the future.

You can find out more here.

In my next post I will outline for you the characteristics that make up a good mastermind group.