In 1620 120 people boarded two ships, the Mayflower and the Speedwell, for the "New World". After 64 days difficult journey the Mayflower was to be the only ship to reach the "New World" and the number of people had been greatly reduced. Despite these facts and the fact that many of them were in poor health, they had arrived too late to plant and harvest a crop and were facing many other difficulties they learnt a very important lesson which has become true heritage to many people - that of thanksgiving.

The votes have been tallied and we are most pleased to report that Ben Franklin, creator of the Junto, has just received the MasterMind Worldwide Person of the Year Award!

The Marvelous Power of the MasterMind

MasterMind is a technique that many of us use in our everyday life without even realizing it.

Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790), has had a tremendous and lasting influence on the American way of life.

Poverty to Prosperity

He was born into poverty, had little formal education, and yet in spite of incredible odds against him, he became one of the best known and most respected men of his times. How do you want to be remembered?

Knowledge is a Key to Success

Very early in life, Franklin recognized the importance of continuing education.

To gain maximum personal and professional benefit, there are several important aspects you would do well to take into consideration when using or establishing a mastermind group.

You should see a group of people who are optimistic and have positive "can-do" attitudes. This will bring extra energy and vitality into the group sessions. With a firm foundation based in positive energy, wonderful things can and do happen in a very short time!

When participating in a a mastermind group, each member shares information with the others.

How many times have you set goals or made promises and found you could not keep or achieve them? Did you try and do it all on your own? If you did, you may have found it hard to stay motivated or keep track of everything you were doing.

In this busy day and age, it is easy to get distracted by many things in life. Sometimes a helping hand to get over the rough edges is all you need.

'The future belongs to those who see possibilities before they become obvious.' John Sculley, past president of PepsiCo, celebrated CEO of Apple Computer and now a partner in the private investment firm of Sculley Brothers, teaches us that.

This is exactly what a mastermind group can do for us. A mastermind team will help us not only to see, but also to create and design exciting and new possibilities before they would otherwise become obvious!

Many people think masterminding is all about business.