This week, I’m in Boston hosting a Mastermind Dinner with 8 women. Each woman is bringing her specific challenge and we are doing mini problem solving at the table.
If you want to put together a group to help you through a challenge, this brand of conversation can be really powerful. BUT — — only if its planned out and moderated. You can crowdsource answers from a group that A. Wants to see you succeed B. That might have 8 solutions!
Unfortunately, most people don’t know who to ask, or where to start. Most importantly,
They don’t believe they deserve it.
They struggle with:
- Who to ask
- Who won’t judge them
- How to share their problem out loud and be vulnerable
- How to get people together
No problem. I’m going to share how I put a Mastermind dinner together
Here’s how, step by step:
Step 1: THE WHO: I make sure there are a few champions in the room
With the Boston event, I already had at least 3 women who said ‘yes’ to a dinner. Champions who believe in the idea and want to see you succeed.
Step 2: THE WHERE Figure out where/when to host the conversation
Most people get tripped up with the ‘where, when’ of the conversation and how it will take place.
To avoid this, I give people at least 2–3 month’s advance notice.
Step 3: Then lay out an agenda
Where I see most meetings fail, is the lack of a good moderator and lack of a clear agenda and outcome for the meeting.
To avoid 1. agenda 2. collect each attendee’s challenges ahead of time 3. make the most of the discussion time at the table.
I host a 12 month Mastermind for executive women and senior leaders
2022 is already filled, but we are taking applications for 2023. Joya@joyadass.com
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