Mastermind Experience

Ottawa Woman’s MastermindWinter 2016

“Thoughts mixed with definiteness of purpose, persistence and a burning desire are powerful things.” ~ Napolean Hill

No Regrets / What I want

• I want to find a career/income so that it allows for remote working conditions and flexible working hours

• I want to live part of the year in another country so that I can experience other part of the world, climates, sites and cultures.

• I want to find someone to share life with so that we can build a life together through sharing and creating new experience together.

Super powers vs kryptonite

Having an open mind.

Encouraging and boosting the confidenceof others.

I do rather than talk.

Lack of confidence in my abilities, knowledge, views, opinion. Indecisiveness.

Mastermind group – Aha! moments

Recognizing my superpower and kryptonite and seeing how something good can be bad for me. It makes sense why things would fall apart at times in the past. Having an open mind is one of my main super powers but also my kryptonite because it creates doubt in myself at times which leads to lack of confidence and indecisiveness.

Mastermind group - Habits

I’m slowly developing to be aware of when my super power of having an open mind is reaching that point where it’s becoming my kryptonite.

Ways I have drifted in life

Listening to the “chatter” in my head (doubting myself; second guessing myself)

Analyzing too much why “it’s” not working

My fears

Unbalanced life

Lack of support along the way

Being alone (while this doesn’t prevent me from doing things towards my goal, it is in the back of my mind and perhaps causes me to “drift” at times.)

Getting overwhelmed and not knowing what to do

Becoming the person I need to be

• I am a networker

• My “client” is,– Personally: someone

who is also looking to share life, experiences and build on this with someone else

– Professionally: job/career that pays well and allows for remote working conditions

Speaking “dolphin”• When things are no longer making

sense • I’m speaking and hearing dolphin

when– School/work: I can’t think straight;

don’t understand what I’m reading or doing; I’m making no headway on a problem

– Socially: I start tuning out; I start getting tired; I can hear what’s being said but I have no idea what it means; people are speaking English but I don’t understand a word

– In general: I seem to stop thinking

Recharge

“Lying”, falling asleep, on the sofa in front of a movie, Downton Abbey, Frasier or Big Bang

Cheap Tuesday moviesMaking things, using my hands (jewellery, baking, knitting,

cooking)

Being outdoors; being active

Mastermind group – Great Ideas

Online math tutoring, freelance writing, website or blog content writing, contract statistics work

Mastermind group Experience

I would look forward to each week’s meetings and I’m not a fan of sit down/ talking in a circle meetings. However, this one I enjoyed and looked forward to each session. The energy and commitment of the group as a whole and each individual was great. Very optimistic, motivating and electric. That I enjoyed the most and will miss the most. Not easy to find that kind of energy out there in every day life.

Acknowledgements

Kimberly, Sandra, Amy, Elizabeth, Le Thu, Anita, Mireille, Larisa, Mahwash

References

Think and Grow Rich, Napolean Hill

Outwitting the Devil, Napolean Hill

Power of Now, Eckhart Tolle

• What I want,

– Work remotely and earn income online so I can travel and live in another country part of the year.

– Share life and its experiences with someone(s) and be apart of a “family”

• Through the weeks I learnt what my super power and kryptonite are and recognized that they are related. I have quite an open mind and sharing spirit which is one of my main super powers however it is also my kryptonite because it creates doubt in myself at times which leads to a lack of confidence and indecisiveness. As a result of recognizing this I’m slowly becoming more aware of when my super power of having an open mind is becoming my kryptonite, in a particular situation. This was definitely an “aha!” moment.

• I learnt about “drifting” which to me means activities, hobbies, interests and habits done to excess taking me off track towards my goals. Being honest with myself, some of the ways I have drifted at times have been through getting caught up in analyzing the situation and why it’s not working and listening to that ‘chatter’ in my head causing doubt in myself and second guessing myself.

• I had to think about my fears and I think that in some cases it’s my fears that cause me to ‘drift’. Having an unbalanced life, lack of support along the way towards my goals and getting overwhelmed and not knowing which way to go are my main fears which cause me to listen to the chatter in my head and cause me to analyze and drift.

• I have a better idea of the person I need to be now, not 100% but definitely a better idea. I’m a networking, I know, but it’s networking with potential “clients” now for the goals I want. Professionally, it would be with jobs/careers that allow for remote and /or online work conditions. Personally, it’s with others who want to share life and experiences along the way.

• I’ve finally learnt why when I’m tired and things are no longer making sense I start to turn off or get a little scattered in myfocus. It’s because everyone is speaking “dolphin” and I’m thinking and speaking “dolphin”. This explains why doing things like napping on the cough in front of a movie, downtown abbey, big bang or going outside or just making things with my hands feels good…it seems to be my way of recharging.

• Success now to me seems to mean enjoying all the steps towards my goals rather than just seeing those steps as a means to an end.

• Overall, the mastermind experience was more than I expected. I looked forward to each week’s meeting despite not being a huge fan of sit down meetings. I completely enjoyed this one. The energy and commitment from everyone each week was optimistic, motivating and electric…is probably the best work I can find to describe it. This kind of energy is not easy to find in every, so to come to a group like this has been a lot of fun. This I enjoyed the most and this I will miss the most.