Do you mastermind?

What an amazing world that we live in! I am actually writing this blog post from my phone about 30,000 feet up somewhere between Phoenix and Austin. Pretty cool huh?

Anyway, I am flying down to Austin to join other Keller Williams real estate agents and leaders for the regular mastermind sessions. This is an amazing event where not only do I get to learn from some of KW’s top associates and leaders, but I get to catch up with them in a small setting.

One of the first things I realized in running a business is that you need to surround yourself with other like minded individuals. That said, one of the things that I do to make sure that I am getting the most value out of events like this is that I make appointments outside of the general sessions. I look for people that are succeeding in areas that I want to grow in and ask them to breakfast, lunch or dinner. Honestly this is where I get the greatest value out of most of my trips.

This week for example, I am having dinner on both nights with some of the top team leaders in the entire Keller Williams system. I am having lunch with Stefan Swanepol who is an industry leader in real estate trends. I also have a few more people on my target list to meet while I am here.

While I strongly feel the attending events like this are an incredible value, you don’t need to travel across the country to build a group of like minded people. Who do you admire for the results they have gotten in their business? Who do you admire for the balance that they have I’m their life? Why not call them and ask them to lunch or coffee?

After all, if you want to catch a cold, hang around someone that is sick! If you want to have success in life, why strike it out on your own when you can get a tremendous head start in 30 minutes and over a $4 cup of coffee?!