Lesson Based Summary of
Success in this world is always a matter of individual effort, yet you will only be decieving yourself if you believe that you can succeed without the co-operation of other people…..From this point on, achieveing success is a matter of skillfully and tactfully inducing other to co-operate.
Lesson One — The Master Mind:
What is the “Master Mind”?
The ability to be in perfect harmony with others, once you have learned to be in perfect harmony with yourself.
To brainstorm with other individuals and be in close contact with them in a manner where the relationship is based on respect, integrity, independence and willingness to improve themselves, their business and the people around them.
The Master Mind can be synonymized to represent the network effect between individuals.
Types of Contacts to have when creating your Master Mind Group:
- Access To Capital
- Access To Legal Council
- Access To Tax Council/Laws
- Access To A Connector(Broker for meeting interesting and valuable individuals)
- Access To Media (Ability to create a following or distribute news)
- Access To Intel/Research
- Access To Good Sounding Boards(People who will listen to you and will give you critical feedback)
- Access To Celebrities
- Access To Politicians
- Access To Physically Attractive People
The Basis of Relationship With Your Contacts:
- Common Enemy or Ally
- Mutual Friends or Family
- Made Money Together
- Having Fun Together
- Overcame Something Tough Together
Other Highlights From this Lesson:
True education means mind development, not merely obtaining and classifying information.
The Man who can intelligently use the knowledge possessed by another is as much or more a man of education as the person who merely has the knowledge but does not know what to do with it.
when you see a change needed within your group, know that it might be you who first needs to change.
The Six Enemies of Success:
The Fear of Poverty:
- Poverty only hurts when it is relative
- The thought of someone having something that you don’t possess creates this fear
The Fear of Old Age:
- Related to the fear of poverty
- The loss of influence and vigour
The Fear of Ill Health:
- Becoming weak and vulnerable and as a result not reaching your full potential
The Fear of Loss of Love of Someone:
- The feeling of “not being good enough” can lead people to despair
The Fear of Criticism:
- Your inability to keep up with the times or to being original
- As you venture further from the crowd the luxury of being hidden in plain sight is lost and all your ideas are seen as an attack on the establishment(Culture)
The Fear of Death:
- The unknown or lost opportunities
