Decisioning: Your Virtual Think Tank

Most of us may know of Thomas A. Edison as the genius who invented the light bulb, but did you know he also developed a system for inventing? He applied the wisdom of the old saying: "two heads are better than one.” Edison (a mastermind) was consistently ahead of his time. He brought together teams of people having different areas of expertise, and got them working together on problems and projects.

History says that he set up an "Invention Factory" (in New Jersey) and chose the best minds from around the world to join him. Over time, Edison and his Mastermind Groups were prolific in their production of ideas.

Forming Your Mastermind Group of Famous Advisors

Sometimes, circumstances will not allow you to build a Mastermind Group like Edison did. Maybe you live in a situation where there are very few people around you with the skills that will challenge you and encourage ideation.

You can still make use of the Mastermind principle to stimulate your own creativity and decision making ability. You do it by creating an “imaginary” group of experts. Even if you currently have a group supporting you, this concept could bring you countless additional benefits.

The advantage of this concept is that you get to purposely choose all your heroes and mentors, whether they are living famously today, or they are a celebrity achiever from yesteryear. It will be your decision whether you want Jesus, Gates, Shakespeare, Disney, Churchill, or Elvis as part of your Mastermind group.

You are not limited by how many are on your inner team, and you can always form different Mastermind groups for different purposes. You can design the group that specializes in your chosen area of interest.

Due Diligence of the Members

If you don't currently know very much about your selected team members, you should get to know them. The net is the quickest source of information. The point of all this is that you want to get all the research and information you can about that member.

How many people should be in your internal mastermind group? The experts supporting this concept recommend between three and twelve members…maybe six as an average.

Once you have chosen your unique team, you can also create an imaginary meeting place. Wherever it is, make it extraordinary to you. From a famous boardroom to a secluded restaurant (with food), you may get real creative here depending on the nature of the challenge or goal.

How you organize your meeting is up to you. Set a purpose for each meeting. state your case, and then let each personality contribute. Don't be surprised if after a while these meetings take on a life of their own. Now, you have created your own “Virtual Dream Team.”

The goal: Use the power of your Mastermind Groups to improve your creative power, productivity and prosperity, and most importantly…your decisioning!

It could be game changing...you decide.