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Ep 63. Do You Need A Mastermind?
In the second half of Sylvia’s conversation with Dr. Assegid Habtewold, the host of the TV show “Pick Yourself Up”. The conversation around masterminds continues. Sylvia shares with us how you know if you need a mastermind group and where to begin your search in looking for one. :54 – How do you know what the right mastermind group is & how do you find it? Sylvia explains the first thing you need to think about before joining a mastermind is to answer the question: “do I need a mastermind group?”. If you are unsure of the answer to that question then generally, the first sign that you need a mastermind is when you find yourself struggling. Whether that be the fact that you need to clarify your thoughts or you have an idea you want feedback on, even if you find yourself struggling to get things done at work. These are all signs that you may need the support of a mastermind. 2:00 – Where to find mastermind groups? Before you start your search for a mastermind group you need to sit down and do some internal thinking. Ask yourself: What type of mastermind are you looking for? Where will you feel most comfortable? What do you want from the mastermind? Where to find masterminds: Look online for groups Ask your network Search around locally Ask others like you Social media – put a post out 4:08 – What are the main takeaways from your book, Internal Masterminds Sylvia? Sylvia explains the main concepts inside the book: what is a mastermind, why you should be in one and what it can do for your career How do you create a mastermind or get into one How facilitating a mastermind helps you grow your leadership 6:40- Sylvia’s 3 Success Factors Connecting with people who are different from you Fast is listening: be silent and listen. People will tell you what you need to know. Collaborate 11:20 – How to deal with setbacks? Sylvia explains how she views setbacks. She focuses on the bigger picture and you will understand the situation you are in now, will pass. Sylvia closes off the conversation by sharing her biggest tip. You need to get out of your own stuff. Stop worrying about what you think you need to be doing and who you need to be around and just get out there. Get out into the world and move forward! Connect with Sylvia Henderson Website: https://ca.linkedin.com/company/mindteamsolutions Email: Info@MindTeamSolutions.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sylviahenderson/ Connect with Dr. Assegid Habtewold LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/assegidhabtewold/ Pick Yourself Up Show: https://www.mmctv.org/programs/pick-yourself-up/ Connect with MindTeam Solutions: Website: https://ca.linkedin.com/company/mindteamsolutions Email: Info@MindTeamSolutions.com LinkedIn: https://ca.linkedin.com/company/mindteamsolutions
Ep 62. What Is A Mastermind?
On this week's podcast episode we have chosen to share part 1 of Sylvia’s - MindTeam Solutions CEO - conversation with Dr. Assegid Habtewold, the host of the TV show “Pick Yourself Up”. “Pick Yourself Up is designed to inspire, inform, and equip immigrants, job seekers, and those who are experiencing continual setbacks in their personal life, relationships, profession, and/or business”. Inside this episode, Sylvia discusses the power of masterminds and why they are important. 4:32 Why did you make the shift to masterminding from ideation? Sylvia explains that there is a big connection between the two, people and ideas come together in many ways - Sylvia has chosen to make them come together in mastermind groups and create a business around that. The goal was to figure out how people in companies can come together, share ideas and make companies more innovative & build culture. As this is Sylvia's passion, being able to bring this idea to life in a business sense and create a business around her passion has been a huge driving force. 6:05: The benefits of masterminding Sylvia breaks down the difference first between “masterminding” the verb: coming together of people and “mastermind” the noun, like a mastermind group — which is a small number of people who come together with a similar goal. When you do this, you can gain other people's ideas and thoughts that are different from your own. 8:30: Whether you are a speaker or not, masterminding is beneficial Getting together with other people is huge. Success does not come alone and any business anywhere can benefit from working together and sharing ideas with each other in the form of a mastermind. It’s not a competition. It is the outreach and connection that will propel your business forward. 10:03: Why is masterminding important now? We have just been through over a year of dealing with the pandemic. This means we have been isolated socially, this has affected our minds and bodies in so many different ways. We as humans need to connect and feel connected to other people. That’s why now more than ever we need masterminds. 11: 40- What makes a mastermind group successful? Sylvia leaves us with her top tips to make sure a mastermind group is successful: Long-term, small groups Same people - builds trust Facilitated Have an agenda Regular - same time & date Commitment Connect with Sylvia Henderson Website: https://ca.linkedin.com/company/mindteamsolutions Email: Info@MindTeamSolutions.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sylviahenderson/ Connect with Dr. Assegid Habtewold LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/assegidhabtewold/ Pick Yourself Up Show: https://www.mmctv.org/programs/pick-yourself-up/ Connect with MindTeam Solutions: Website: https://ca.linkedin.com/company/mindteamsolutions Email: Info@MindTeamSolutions.
Ep 61. Overcome Networking Fears By Focusing On Them
In the final installment of our conversation with Theresa Royal Brown the founder of Entrepreneur Professional Network and CEO of Premier Events Management, we dive deeper into our conversation around networking. In today’s episode, we discuss where you will find networking opportunities and how you should conduct yourself when you meet them. 1:40 - Fear of being the only one - how to get past that? Theresa shares with us her top tips for this fear. Her first tip that she believes is one of the most important is to take a minute, calm your nerves and walk into the room confident. Even if you don’t feel that confident you must exude that confidence. How can you do that? Start by saying hello to others in the room, introduce yourself and ask them about themselves. This will take the focus off of you. Remember, the goal is not to talk about ourselves but to ask & think about how we can help others. 3:55 - When it is applicable, share interesting facts about yourself. This is a great way to find commonalities or even to open up the conversation to more discussion. As you build discussion, you can build connections but in order to build connections, you have to be able to learn about others and open up those conversations to dive deeper into other's lives. Think about ways you can connect & stand out among others. 5:11 Seek out fellow loners Strike up a conversation with those who are not in big crowds. It’s easy to want to flock to where everybody is but instead try to find that person who is sitting alone. This person may provide you with so much information and become someone that is very valuable to you. 7:40 - Listen first It’s crucial that you remember to listen first. As tempting as it is to just begin talking and continue, the value comes from listening. Pick up key facts about the other person and remember those things. The value of setting yourself apart from others is what will make sure you are remembered. You must set yourself apart from the competition. Connect with Theresa Royale Brown Website- https://premiereeventsmanagement.com/ https://www.epnetonline.com/?fbclid=IwAR1F9aHmKrR5U76FotUtpZbmhD0GlmJjTpowncmGlLBvQV3HopztEc-O5yU LinkedIn- https://www.linkedin.com/in/theresaroyalbrown/ Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/theresaroyalbrown/ Connect with MindTeam Solutions: Website: https://ca.linkedin.com/company/mindteamsolutions Email: Info@MindTeamSolutions.com LinkedIn: https://ca.linkedin.com/company/mindteamsolutions
Ep 60. Build Relationships To Change And Grow As A Leader
In the third installment of our conversation with Theresa Royal Brown the founder of Entrepreneur Professional Network and CEO of Premier Events Management discuss how developing good networking skills not only helps you in your career but also helps you to grow as a leader. :13 - How does networking help develop leadership skills & how do these skills overlap? As many know, being a leader means that you have to be assertive, you have to push for change, do things others won’t and learn to be bold. This overlaps with networking as when you network with others you must learn to be bold as well. You are speaking to people you do not know. By doing this, it helps you as a leader to begin to think outside the box & also receive outside the box thinking which is key to being a leader. When you begin to start doing that internal networking, it forces you to change & really grow your thoughts & ideas. As Theresa states, everything changes & as a leader you have to be able to change and adapt as well. By networking, you are opening yourself up to new ideas and ways to implement change. 3:12 - The more you do something, the more you master your craft Networking is a skill. It is not a natural skill that we are all born with and that is something that a lot of people get wrong about networking. They believe they just can’t network but that couldn’t be further from the truth. As Theresa explains to us, you can master networking simply by practicing it. The more you do something, the better you get. 5:21 - There are commonalities with everyone you met Sometimes, it can seem overwhelming thinking about networking, but in reality, you can find commonalities with everyone. There is always something you can talk about, whether it be your past schooling, jobs, the location you can find something. Which can make it less scary. As mentioned earlier in the show, networking takes practice so if you can find a question and even if you ask that same question again and again that practice becomes a skill that becomes a habit and will turn into competency. 6:45 - Everything is changing As we all know, everything is always changing right now. That can sometimes bring around confusion and can lead others to feel as though they don’t understand it and if you don’t understand something you may run away from it — change is scary. Networking can be a tool to propel yourself forward and combat change. With this thought in mind, Theresa leaves us with her opinion on how she believes networking should be addressed in corporate situations and that is that companies should focus more energy on making sure employees are networking, with a focus on making employees network & interact with each other that can bring about more change. Connect with Theresa Royale Brown Website- https://premiereeventsmanagement.com/ https://www.epnetonline.com/?fbclid=IwAR1F9aHmKrR5U76FotUtpZbmhD0GlmJjTpowncmGlLBvQV3HopztEc-O5yU LinkedIn- https://www.linkedin.com/in/theresaroyalbrown/ Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/theresaroyalbrown/ Connect with MindTeam Solutions: Website: https://ca.linkedin.com/company/mindteamsolutions
Ep 59. Networking Happens Anywhere And Everywhere
In the second part of our conversation with Theresa Royal Brown the founder of Entrepreneur Professional Network and CEO of Premier Events Management we dive deeper into our conversation around networking. In today’s episode, we discuss where you will find networking opportunities and how you should conduct yourself when you meet them. :01 - Do people need formal events to network or can impromptu situations pop up? It is often thought that in order to “network” we must be at an actual “networking” event. Theresa shows us that this couldn’t be further from the truth. Theresa explains that regardless of where you are, networking happens. Networking happens everywhere and we must be conscious of that and how we act. Whenever we are, whether it be new places, common areas like a grocery store, or in an elevator, we have the potential to connect with people we don’t know. It’s here that we begin to network. You never know who you may cross paths with & because of that, we must always put our best foot forward. 2:06 - This leads us to Theresa's next main point: you have to be nice to people all the time. You never know what opportunities you may be presented with unknowingly. It is the little compliments that can go a long way to helping you open a conversation. A small compliment could open up a door to a conversation that excels your next career move. Never miss an opportunity to network. Does this look different when networking internally in an organization? When you are networking internally this may look like being nice to people in the hallway, talking to people on the elevator. Theresa has seen many people get jobs by doing these small things. Your personality will be the first thing that people see come through and help to open the door for you. 3:43 - The gatekeeper you must get to know at any company is the receptionist. Theresa explains how the receptionist at a company can become your biggest ally internally. Treat them kindly & strike up a convo with them. When the time comes that their boss is looking for someone, you will stand out in their mind and that could make the difference between you getting looked at or overlooked. This goes back to Theresa’s initial comment of making sure that you are nice to everyone. 4:52 - How can organizations help facilitate networking & building relationships within the organization? Theresa emphasizes the value again of simply getting “back to the basics”. There seems to be a trend of companies moving away from events that facilitate teammates connecting, such as a company BBQ, but really these events are quite valuable. We need to incorporate more correspondence internally. It’s not just about networking, it comes down to having great relationships between employees, this includes zoom calls, telephone calls, internal messages and events if possible. In the end that is how you sustain & build great employees — collaboration over competition in culture. 7:20 - Remote workers & companies can still build that “culture of collaboration”. While many companies are choosing to change the way their employees are working, allowing them the option to work remotely does not mean that you can not create a culture of employees who feel connected and valued and part of a team. Connecting via Zoom where you can have that face-to-face contact can provide valuable connections between a team. Moving away from just emails to more personal and face-to-face conn...
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