5. Set a general agenda for the group meetings. You may want to pick a topic or focus for each meeting, from discussing tax strategies to valuable resources you use to evaluating each other's marketing materials. We're trying out two things--sharing a recent success or breakthrough (either business or personal) and sharing a resource that the others might find valuable. I'm going to suggest adding a time where each of us gets a limited amount of time to share a problem or issue with which we need help. Our proposed meeting agenda is noted below:

-- Welcome -- Share a recent success or breakthrough (personal or professional) -- What do you need help with? -- Tonight's topic: -- Share a resource -- Next meeting topic -- Adjourn

6. Establish group leadership guidelines. There should be some consensus as to whether or not the group will have a facilitator or leader, and what role that person will play. I think groups have a better survival rate if there is a facilitator in charge to move the meeting along. Your group needs to decide if that role will be permanent for a defined length of time, or will rotate among group members from meeting to meeting.

7. If at first it doesn't work, try something different! Your first stab at establishing how your group operates may not work. If some aspect of the group isn't working, be flexible enough to try something different until you find the right combination of factors that works well for your group.

I love the energy present at our mastermind group meetings, and can't wait to see the results at the end of the year from the synergistic power of the group. If you feel like that you're isolated and that no one understands the problems of your business, create your own mastermind group using the guidelines above. It may be the best step you take for your business this year!

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