I think 3 out of 4 of my entrepreneurial friends and connections are part of at least a few “mastermind” groups or professional networks. Most of those people feel pretty strongly about it, too. I’ve lost count of how many people have told me over hot beverages that “being part of {Group X} really helped me overcome {Problem Y}”. The other benefit I keep hearing about is accountability. Both of those benefits are pretty dang appealing.
On top of that, I’m sure there are countless other benefits I’m not enumerating here.
Nonetheless, I’ve always been hesitant to join (or even visit) any of these groups. While I’m part of a few online analogs (mostly on Facebook), I seldom check out the posts there; it fact, I’ll admit that seeing the notifications for new discussions activates a stress response, just a little bit. I’m really not sure why — I should look into that.
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