The Mastermind Principle is the key element to the AGCP. The basic principle is simple, you share information with other members but you must pay to participate. Everybody has to have some skin in the game and everybody has to help all others who join the Mastermind. Everyone benefits from all information shared.
I formed the AGCP to function in the principles of the Mastermind Group as described by Napoleon Hill in his book “Think and Grow Rich”. If you are considering joining the AGCP please read the following and be sure this is what you are looking for. I ask that all members commit themselves to these principles if they wish to be a member.
In his book, “Master Key to Riches,” Napoleon Hill says, “Every mind needs friendly contact with other minds, for food of expansion and growth.” To Hill mastermind groups are established to help create an environment that nurtures and supports growth.
Notice how he uses the word “friendly” throughout his discussion of mastermind groups? Hill believed that a harmonious groups of two or more people who come together for a specific purpose, or around a specific topic, bring forth the power of creativity and support that you can’t find when you go it alone. Napoleon Hill feels so strongly about this that he says in Your Magic Power to be Rich, “Maintain perfect harmony between yourself and every member of your master mind group. If you fail to carry out this instruction to the letter, you may expect to meet with failure. The master mind principle cannot obtain where perfect harmony does not prevail.” That’s a strong message about what makes a mastermind group succeed or fail.
In Hill’s book, “The Law of Success,” he adds another element to the idea of a mastermind group: the group helps to organize useful knowledge, creating a virtual encyclopedia from which each member can draw information.
A Mastermind group should consist of these three hallmarks: friendly, growth-oriented, and willing to share information.
In the 1960s, Napoleon Hill filmed a series of television shows about his success principles. These are short videos which explain his philosophy and give practice advice about achieving the success you want in life.
Napoleon Hill said, “Cherish your visions and your dreams as they are the children of your soul, the blueprints of your ultimate accomplishments.”
- Part One – Definiteness of Purpose
- Part Two – The Master Mind Principle
- Part Three – Going The Extra Mile
- Part Four – Applied Faith
- Part Five – A Pleasing Personality
- Part Six – Self Discipline
- Part Seven – A Positive Mental Attitude
- Part Eight – Enthusiasm
- Part Nine – Personal Initiative
- Part Ten – Overcoming Adversity and Defeat
- Part Eleven – Creative Vision
- Part Twelve – Accurate Thinking
- Part Thirteen – Cosmic Habitforce
7 Reasons To Join A Mastermind Group
Stephanie Burns
Mastermind groups are relatively new to most people, even though Napoleon Hill created the concept around 75 years ago with his book, Think and Grow Rich. A mastermind group is designed to help you navigate through challenges using the collective intelligence of others.
How does a mastermind work? A group of smart people meet weekly, monthly, daily even if it makes sense, to tackle challenges and problems together. They lean on each other, give advice, share connections and do business with each other when appropriate. It’s very much peer-to-peer mentoring and if you are lucky enough to get invited to one, you will most likely see a marked change in yourself and your business.
Here are 7 reasons why a mastermind might be right for you:
- You’ll be part of an exclusive community. Joining a mastermind typically involves you being invited by the members or going through an application process. The other members need you just as much as you need them, so quality of experience and knowledge is crucial to all involved.
- Advisement. Once you are involved in a mastermind, that feeling of “being alone” while running your business is gone. The other members of the group turn into business advisors of sorts and vice versa.
- Collaboration is the name of the game. You may find someone in the group that is a perfect fit to work on a project with you. Or, you may be the perfect person to help another member as well. The group works together collaboratively, to achieve more together.
- Extend your network. Joining a mastermind expands your network exponentially and rapidly. If you are in business, you know how important your network is. By joining a mastermind, you instantly add to your network and typically gain the networks of those in the group with you.
- New learning. Everyone in the mastermind is unique in skill, experience and connections. By interacting and sharing your challenges, it’s almost certain that someone in your mastermind will have a solution for you and you may also be able to offer a solution, connection or tactic to help another in the group.
- Cross-promotion. When you join a mastermind, you will most likely find ways to help each other by utilizing cross promotion. Finding ways to help each other through promoting to your respective networks.
- Think bigger. Being in a mastermind will truly give you a Master Mind! You can’t help but think bigger and stretch beyond your boundaries when surrounded by amazing people doing amazing things.
Masterminds are incredible and can do wonders for your business as well as for you, personally. Growing in a group is not only more effective, it’s quite a bit more fun!
Reprinted from: 7 Reasons To Join A Mastermind Group
Thank you for reading,
Roy Nix
Founder of the AGCP
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