A coaching mastermind multiples the intelligence and insights of the members of the mastermind group. Napoleon Hill said that an additional mind, a group consciousness, is created which is greater than the sum of the individual minds. As a coach, you are well advised to form a mastermind group of coaches with likeminded values and goals.

Craft Your Mastermind Team Carefully

When forming a coaching mastermind group, it is critical that you select your members carefully. To propel you on your way to coaching excellence, demand the best of your coaching partners. And make sure that you share values, goals and work ethic. Notice that I did not say technical capability. This is because diversity on this level is one of the things that makes the mastermind group so valuable. Different perspectives and new insights are the benefit of the master mind. And if you have ever been part of a dynamic and successful mastermind, you know the exhilaration that comes from stacking one idea upon the next, similar to the exhilaration experiences at a poker table, when one bet feeds on another, round after round – but without the inevitable disappointment that occurs as the house of cards comes tumbling down.

Three Principles for Operating a Successful Mastermind Group

The benefit of the mastermind group is the generation of new and creative thoughts that come from the synergistic union of diverse minds with different techniques and experiences, but with a similar set of values and goals. Therefore, the mastermind must be allowed to think and synthesis new thoughts from the inputs of the individual members – patience is required. The drive of the individual minds must be tempered by an appreciation of the contribution of the most soft-spoken member – acceptance is required. And yet to achieve the best result, ideas must eventually be vetted against a standard of common values and ethics – judgment is required.

Getting the Most from Your Coaching Mastermind Group

Therefore, getting the most from your coaching mastermind group is not easy. Demand. Accept. Judge. Collect. Consolidate. Learn. Grow. It is as easy, or as difficult as 1-2-3-4-5-6. But believe me it is worth the effort, in the short term and in the long.

Dave Iuppa
JTS Advisors Strategy and Accountability Coach

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To understand coaching mastermind groups you must first understand the concept. Napoleon Hill defined a mastermind group as a group of people who come together with the common interest of the betterment of all. He said that when the group comes together to freely share their ideas in a spirit support for mutual benefit, it is as if an additional mind is created, a master mind, which is able to tap into and focus the infinite power of the universe for the betterment of the entire group.

Each Member of the Mastermind Group Must Benefit

The magic of the mastermind group comes from the spirit of complete openness of the members. Each must understand that they will benefit from the common mastermind that is created. Each must be completely open to share for the good of all. When this spirit is established, the universe responds by providing access to its infinite creative energy.

Coaching Mastermind Groups Begins with Creating a Climate of Open Sharing

Clearly, the role of the coach is to facilitate the spirit of cooperation which will allow for open communication and connection with the infinite creative energy of the universe. Each member must be confident that they will benefit from membership in the group. When coaching mastermind groups, the coach must see to it that no member waits too long to receive some benefit from being part of the mastermind group. The coach’s role is to create the environment for the Universe to spontaneously engage with the group.

Every Member of the Group Must Play an Active Part

As the drama of the mastermind group unfolds, the person coaching mastermind groups must draw out the best from each of the members, with the understanding that the members, individually, and the group, as a whole, will benefit in proportion to their contribution to the entire group. With this established, the stage is set for the intervention of the infinite power of the universe in our plans and dreams.

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Dave Iuppa
JTS Advisors Strategy and Accountability Coach

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The biggest trouble with coaching mastermind groups is that they don’t last very long.  Every coach is excited after they go through coach training.  Almost every life coach is raring to go when they first start a coaching mastermind group.  But very few coaches keep the dream of becoming a life coach alive after their first year of coach training or instruction.

Coach Training For Sustainability: The Ongoing Syntax for Coaching Mastermind Calls

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Once you are out of coach training, and you are off and running with your coaching mastermind, you’ll need to keep it going, so first you’ll need to know how to run your mastermind calls ongoingly.

Here is a simple, ongoing syntax for coaching mastermind calls:

1.  The leader or mastermind organizer should take role and CALL any coach who is not there within first five minutes (no mastermind member left behind!).

2.  The mastermind group organizer will start recording the call.

HERE THE LEADER OF THE COACHING MASTERMIND WILL TAKE OVER:

3.  Give the coaches 2-5 minutes of small talk / updates, giving them a chance to connect (I heard coaches like to connect with one another).

4.  For 30-45 minutes, guide hotseat discussion(s) (The coaches(s) on the hotseat would be decided upon beforehand).  Content of the hotseat discussions can include:

a.  coaching goals they need help with
b.  an update with open feedback
c.  a problem they need solved
d.  questions they have -request for resources or connections with network(s)

5.  **ALTERNATE STEP 4:  An alternative or addition to a hotseat format could be to create a pseudo-coach training environment by discussing a particular book that the coaches read that week and how it applies to their ongoing coach training or how you can implement the teachings of training that they’ve received in the past.  Possible group assignment or accountability set up for each coach.

6.  The coaching mastermind group organizer should take 5 Minutes for double checking schedule of next mastermind call and which coach(es) will be next on the hotseat(s)

7.  After you get off the phone, take 5 Minutes to read coaching mastermind coach’s written goals or visions for the year.

Coach Training on What to do After / Between Coaching Mastermind Calls

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The key to keeping the faith in your coaching mastermind group is to have powerful activity and results between mastermind calls that contribute to your ongoing coach training.  Make sure that all the coaches are making progress in their lives and businesses.

Coaching Mastermind Organizer Tasks: Coach Training on What You Need to do Between Calls

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The coaching mastermind organizer will need to handle a few things between each call.  These simple actions will really contribute to the coach training and development that comes from your participation in the coach mastermind.

1.  Forward the call replay email link to the coaching mastermind coaches.

2.  Send a confirmation email of the next call time and WHO is on the hot seat.

3.  Send a reminder the day before the coaching mastermind meets… any coach who has an emergency and cannot make the call MUST email the organizer 24 hours ahead of time to notify the group (this should happen seldom, but sometimes is unavoidable).

4.  Send another email reminder the day OF the mastermind.

Coach Training on The Bonus Key to Magical Coaching Mastermind Results

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Here is a little secret that my mastermind group does that has rendered HUGE results for us.  We all write out our visions for the year, then, after each mastermind call, we each individually read ALL the visions (including our own).  There’s something about the focus and intention that this process creates that is powerful and seems to create an almost magic synchronicity within the group and in our own lives and businesses.  Try it for yourself and see the results flow through your group!

Murphy’s Law in a Coaching Mastermind: What to Expect

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Expect problems and challenges to show up.  If they do, you’ll be prepared and not surprised.  Remember that any problems in your mastermind group are simply additional coach training that you didn’t ask for, but you can still take advantage of.  If problems don’t show up, you’ll be pleasantly surprised!

Jeffrey T. Sooey

CEO, JTS Advisors

Founder, Coaches Training Blog community

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Coaching Mastermind The Most Powerful Coach Training For Coaching Business Success

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A coaching mastermind is a group of coaches that come together for ongoing coach training and the mutual benefit of the coaches.  A coaching mastermind delivers results by discussion and ‘putting their minds together’, thus the term ‘mastermind’.  Real coach training genius can come from more than one coach thinking about how to build their life coaching practices.

I Need More Than Coach Training?  Why is This ‘Coaching Mastermind’ Principle so Important?

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Napoleon Hill taught me why the coaching mastermind principle is so important in a very famous book called, ‘ Think and Grow Rich ‘.  Hill felt that the Mastermind was so crucial he dedicated an entire chapter in the book to the concept.

Hill said that, in fact, the Mastermind is so important that if you didn’t have one, then you COULDN’T be successful… that it was literally IMPOSSIBLE to be successful!

Here’s a quote from Think and Grow Rich:

“No individual may have great power without availing himself of the Mastermind. Great power can be accumulated through NO OTHER PRINCIPLE.”

After reading this, I realized that my success as a coach has come because of coaching mastermind that I’ve had in my life, and I realized that not everyone has been so lucky.  Most coaches just go through one coach training and then they are ‘done’ getting the development and support they need to  grow their coaching businesses.

What Does a Coaching Mastermind Provide You That Coach Training Doesn’t?

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Accountability:

With a coaching mastermind group that’s behind you and watching your performance, there is always a certain amount of accountability and peer pressure to follow through and show up powerfully.

Motivation:

Your coaching mastermind will motivate you by continuing the discussion about the things you need to do to get the results you want.  Sometimes, a lot of ‘talk’ is needed before you ‘walk your talk’.

Confidence / Faith:

The belief your coaching mastermind has in YOU, the METHODS you’re going to use, and WHAT’S POSSIBLE makes all the difference.  What others believe, you’ll tend to believe as well.

Insight / Education:

When you first learn a new concept, it’s hard to understand.  Your mastermind can help you understand by telling you about the concept from different perspectives.  When a group discusses something, it becomes more understandable to us.  Also, when we have a chance to teach something, we learn the concept more deeply.

An Audience:

When you have an audience, life can be more fun.  Every coach deserves to get an acknowledgement and some applause from time to time.

If you are a coach and you don’t currently have a coaching mastermind, then get into one immediately.  It takes more than just a bit of coach training to be successful in your coaching practice, and the mastermind is one key to that success.

Jeffrey T. Sooey

CEO, JTS Advisors

Founder, Coaches Training Blog community

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