Entrepreneurs make decisions every day.
– Decisions about money.
– Employees.
– Customers.
– Growth.
– Risk.
And sometimes decisions that affect their marriages, families, and futures.
But who do they talk to about the things they’re struggling with?
In my book Profit Seeks Purpose, Caleb had built a successful real estate business. He had employees, partners, investors, and advisors.
But he was carrying much of the weight alone.
Then his friend Nathan invited him into a mastermind group.
“We toss our business and personal mess onto the table every week.”
What an invitation!
– Not to another networking event.
– Not to a room full of people trying to impress one another.
But to a table where successful people could admit they didn’t have everything figured out.
I’ve experienced the power of that kind of community in my own life and in the mastermind groups I’ve been privileged to be part of.
Something remarkable happens when people trust one another enough to be honest.
We discover we’re not the only ones wrestling with difficult decisions, uncertainty, and questions about what really matters.
And we begin to see possibilities we couldn’t see on our own.
Proverbs 27:17 puts it this way: “As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another.”
Sometimes the most valuable thing you can bring to the table isn’t your expertise. It’s your willingness to be honest.
Caleb thought he was being invited to a business group.
He was actually being invited into a community that would change his life.
Entrepreneurs, do you have a table where you can bring both your successes and your struggles?