E472: The Importance of a Mastermind and A Mini Life Update

Mike talks about where he's been the past 3 weeks, and highlights how Masterminds have been instrumental in his business.   Today's episode is a short one – I wanted to give a short life update on what's been going on during the past few weeks. I've been a little absent for work in the past few weeks to attend a wedding, go on an anniversary cruise with my wife, and also to speak at the Sell + Scale Summit.   After getting back from Sell + Scale however, I started to feel a little off. That feeling started to suddenly get more intense, and before I knew it, I had caught COVID sometime after getting back from the cruise and until now I still haven't fully recovered which has really pushed me back on work that I need to catch up on.    Anyway, I wanted to talk about the real meat and potatoes of this episode – Masterminds. If you're new to the podcast, Masterminds are basically moderated groups of ecommerce entrepreneurs that will help keep each other accountable to their yearly, quarterly and monthly goals for their business and personal lives.   After just getting back from a weekend with my Mastermind group, I've learned that everyone has something that they're going through, despite how much money they have or how successful they seem to be on the outside.    And it's not just in personal lives, but in business too. My Mastermind group started out after meeting each other in eCommerce Fuel Live and we first shared the common tips on how to get ahead on Amazon, and the like.    But after 6 to 8 years of getting to know these people, it's more personal now. We're here for each other through the tears, through the issues that others have in their personal lives, and we talk about them with each other to hopefully help our lives for the better.    Personally, joining a mastermind group has probably been one the best decisions I've made for my business, and I really hope that you'll see how advantageous it is to be part of one.    If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to leave us a review on iTunes.    Happy selling and I'll see you on the next one!