Mastermind groups are an extraordinary way to help you accomplish success in your personal and business life. But we’ve seen too many mastermind groups fail, falling off the face of the Earth at an alarming rate. Here’s a short list of the most common reasons why mastermind groups fail.

Last night, the LORD ended my day with an exclamation point, including a wonderful conversation with Will Green. During our conversation, Will was prompted to email me his long list of YouTube videos with inspirational Christian messages and anointed worship. This morning I woke up early following a vivid dream that reminded me of the importance of strategic intercession. As I was journaling, I was led to this outstanding video by Dr. Yongii Cho who teaches how to pray prayers that move mountains. Enjoy!

You might think a term like Thought Leadership is decades old. Not really, it is more like years old. It is about 15 years old. The first recorded use of it or the first real use of it in a big setting came from this seller right here – Joel Kurtzman. He is the editor of a couple of magazines most notably Harvard Business Review. But this was his job – to be a Thought Leader, to interview Thought Leaders in its in depth capacity when he interviewed people who are very thoughtful about different ways to innovate around the way business is done that caused him to coin this term – Thought Leadership and a Thought Leader. He said this is somebody who contributes new thoughts to business.

According to leadership expert Dr. John Maxwell, “The most critical problem facing the church today is the leadership vacuum that grew during the Twentieth Century. He says “the American church is dying due to lack of strong leadership.” Dr. Maxwell further asserts that “leadership is influcence, nothing more, nothing less.” This morning as I was lying in bed thinking about a private school I am helping, “The Law of the Lid” came to my mind. Later while journaling, I was prompted to find and post “The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership” by John Maxwell. Here they are. May these bless you as they have blessed me.

Most of us know that our life’s purpose is more than just a paycheck, and that a life of meaning is not limited to a life of means. Yet many of us suffer the self-imposed misery of doing unfulfilling work simply to make ends meet. We take jobs we don’t love by rationalizing to ourselves that we “have to.” In this society, though, there are very few have-tos. You can choose to do anything you want to with your time. I ask you, is what you are choosing to do with it something that you truly enjoy? Do you get happily lost in your work on a regular basis?

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It wasn’t so long ago that many businesses provided educational seminars for their current clientele and prospective customers. It was common to book a meeting room, take reservations well in advance, then provide a series of small workshops that showed the company’s products, services, advantages, and uniqueness. But that’s not the way it’s done in the age of Web 2.0 marketing. Today online webinars are extremely popular. They are very cheap to host and provide a way for people from all over the world to attend.

Tell me if this cycle sounds familiar. You need new clients. So you create an elaborate marketing plan, spend a ton of time launching it and then celebrate wildly when you get them. But now, you have to deliver the work (whether it be coaching or consulting or some other service). Now you are so busy that you don’t have time to market anymore. So you stop and focus all of your attention on your clients. The money’s flowing and you get complacent. However, eventually you finish up your projects or clients naturally cycle out and then…drum roll please… there’s no business again and your income is plummeting.

Let’s start with a short thinking exercise … Think of every new leader speech you have ever heard. They will all include “I have an open door policy.” Does every leader truly practice that policy? If you made a list of leadership clichés, the “open door policy” would likely make the top ten. Clichés exist because truth exists within them, and clichés often beg further examination beyond the nugget of truth. Such is the case with the “open door policy”. The intention of course is about availability, access and openness. When someone says their door is always open, they are implying that when you need help, advice or information, they will be available. The problem here is twofold:

Do you ever get confused with all the shiny objects, traffic generation possibilities, and the advice given to you online?
If so, join the crowd. The number one problem online today is overwhelm. There is too much conflicting information. There are too many systems. And there is too much to get done!