This week I had the pleasure and the honour of leading four property mastermind days. Four packed days, different people each day, different business plans, different geographic locations, different respective goals and challenges, yet one overarching and clearly shared theme – to create more of the life they want through the vehicle of property.
In his book Think And Grow Rich, Napoleon Hill explained the Mastermind principle as, “The coordination of knowledge and effort between two or more people who work towards a definite purpose in a spirit of harmony…no two minds ever come together without thereby creating a third, invisible intangible force, which may be likened to a third mind”, also known as, the Mastermind.
It is this collective intelligence we were tapping into across these four days. By way of a little glimpse behind the scenes, here’s just an overview of what our groups were sharing each day:
-ideas to overcome obstacles or capitalise on opportunities
-inspiration and belief
-support and challenge
-power team contacts
-strategies and tactics to level up
-mindset development
-resources and tools
-potential JV opportunities
-laughter and friendship
This is what makes these days so powerful and why I love them so much. And when we underpin it all with the key pillars of productivity, like specific process based goals stacked with accountability – this is how phenomenal progress and results happen.
Property entrepreneurship can often feel like a lonely and isolated journey. For the first 8 years of my own property journey I had no property friends, community and certainly no mastermind. And boy did it feel lonely at times. No one to ask questions to when I was second guessing myself, no one to discuss property ideas with or celebrate little wins with. The whole property and personal development thing was my ‘dirty little secret’ for years whilst living the corporate life. If only I’d been part of a property mastermind group back then, progress would have been so much faster and the journey more enjoyable.
I’ve been involved with various mastermind groups since 2013 and the growth and friendships that have come as a result has been remarkable. I really do love masterminds, and they will feature as a significant part of my life and business for decades to come. I can absolutely see myself masterminding with my peers in my eighties and beyond!
Chris and I have visions of designing and building amazing venues in spectacular locations for our Mastermind Retreats. Picture the beautiful wood and glass chalet in the snow capped Alps, or the cantilevered mediterranean villa overlooking the sea. These properties would serve the needs of Mastermind Retreats that we and others like us bring to the venue several times a year. The rest of the year these will operate as high end holiday homes with several weeks dedicated to causes close to our hearts. The big non commercial drive for us with properties like this is to give us the opportunity to help create rich and memorable experiences for others – in particular our aim is to donate holiday stays to families dealing with cancer and families whose children have experienced hardships in their young lives.
When people have asked me, ‘how do you get good at this property thing?’ my answer is always the same – you practice, consistently. And if you wanted to know how you get even better – the answer is you get around others who are practising. And if you want to become unstoppable?…..It’s community! But not just any community. I’m referring to the kind of community or tribe you find inside a mastermind group. A group of people learning, taking action, sharing, celebrating and growing together.
Jim Rohn once said, “You are the average of the five people you spend the most time with”.
Who you spend your time with influences the person that you will eventually become.
Ask yourself – are the people that you are spending the most time with helping you grow and take your property business and your life to the next level?