I was part of a group that read and discussed a new chapter of Think and Grow Rich for 10 weeks. That was good because it gave each meeting a focus, even though I'm not a huge fan of the book. 1 person led the meeting and prepared homework, quotes to read out, bits to discuss etc.
We carried on meeting monthly, but with only an informal focus and different people leading each session an a topic of their interest which didn't work as well. Mainly because the personalities and interests in the group were very diverse and some people were there to socalise and gossip, and others there for growth and personal development. I know when I was running one meeting and trying to help them prepare for a health fair the following week, it was really hard work keeping everyone focused on the task. It felt like herding cats!
Eventually we stopped meeting formally as a group, although we still catch up socially.
Erin talked about how her Mastermind group in a blog post was very focused in helping each other get into alignment with their intentions. I thought that sounded really cool. Could be a good model to follow.
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