How Can You Train Your Child To Be A Mastermind?

How Can You Train Your Child To Be A Mastermind?

Edited By Pragati Singh | Updated on Jun 09, 2023 03:45 PM IST

Mastermind – is a term that we usually associate to something that is secretive or negative. But are you aware that it has a very positive side to it as well? All thanks to Napoleon Hill. Hill, an American author who wrote self help books in the early 19th century spoke about The Mastermind in his book Think and Grow Rich. According to him, individuals who have the ability to collaborate, commit and actively work towards a common goal or objective in perfect harmony are what makes a Mastermind group. Think of it as to why certain teams in your organisation work well together, know exactly what are each others’ strengths and weaknesses and support each other if one of them falls back. Now think of how you can recreate something like this for your kids? Can you? Yes, of course.

How Can You Train Your Child To Be A Mastermind?
How Can You Train Your Child To Be A Mastermind?

Children work well in groups. Learners are often given group assignments and projects where each of them contributes as per their skills and strengths.

So mastermind groups can definitely do wonders if children understand and start implementing such concepts in their lives. If they begin early, they can be a part of more than one mastermind group which can be beneficial for their academic, professional and personal life.

A mastermind group has the potential to be a great solution to many of the youth-related problems such as addiction, adverse effects and unemployment that are major obstacles to youth growth and development. This article explains how it can help children shape their future.

According to Hill, the mastermind group is where people come together and support each other to achieve similar interests, missions, visions, dreams, purposes, or goals. Each and every individual in such groups helps each other by providing support and guidance as needed. A set of individuals where each person in the group carries pure intention of only uplifting each other. They work appropriately so they can empathise and empower one another and reach their respective goals.

Such groups help in nurturing a child and training them in life lessons.

Benefits of Mastermind Group For children

>> Positive surroundings : Being with a group of peers who have an optimistic attitude and are highly motivated to reach their goals will help your child reach their full potential. As it is believed, if you stay among five intelligent people, you will be the sixth. Goal-oriented and positive minded students naturally have an energetic and powerful aura around them with high ethics and focus on what they want to do.

>> Build character by transforming into a highly valued person : Mastermind groups typically consist of individuals with strong values, like-mindedness, and goal-orientation. Encouraging your child to participate, group activities as engaging with the community brings values such as kindness, empathy, understanding, and strength that further support a remarkable character.

>> Creativity and learnings : Belonging to such a powerful circle of friends fosters the creative spirit, and strengthens the forces that keep the individual involved and influenced, both as a team and as individuals. Such auras tend to influence you. Learning from each other happens sometimes through words and sometimes through actions. One person's skills may fascinate another, and curiosity is heightened as a child, and they can learn and adapt. Additionally, such influential peers help develop positive habits such as healthy eating, activity, and networking, as well as skills such as effective, interactive communication, art and even problem-solving. Children with such abilities can easily cope with difficult situations in the absence of adults.

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>> Psychological benefits : Especially today, where children and adolescents face several mental health issues, a mastermind group can benefit in more than one way. From keeping your child engaged with positive thoughts, helping them to stay focused and providing emotional support at all times, a peer mastermind group does form a strong support system.

It also shows the young ones who are their cheer squad, who is there for them, who values them, their thoughts and emotions. This is very important as knowing who you can depend on gives you confidence to perform your tasks without any confusion or fear.

>> Reliable decision-making ability : Adolescence is the phase of transition in humans where peak decisions related to career, health, and companionship are taken. There is a very famous saying, "You reap what you sow". So if the initial phase of sowing and nurturing is done right, then one doesn’t have to worry about what will be the outcome.

Mastermind groups are a great solution for teaching children a spontaneity at decision-making by learning skills such as critical thinking, problem-solving, and logical reasoning that will help them make the right decisions in tough situations.

>> Peer competition and encouragement : Those in a mastermind take pride and are happy when one of them progresses. This can inspire others in the group where they begin to take initiative and score a goal for themselves too. One can only imagine the domino effect it can have on the group .

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How To Create Our Own Mastermind Group?

Once a child has a clear picture of what they want, and sets a goal, then they start recognising who around them can contribute to achieve their dream. There are some ways to make our own mastermind group.

Find ‘Yourself’

Allow your child to explore who they are as an individual and help them understand what their goals are. Knowing yourself is one of the most difficult tasks even adults can’t recognise this about themselves, so the kids definitely need guidance from their parents, siblings or teachers who have known them for a long time and can help them chart the future course of action.

Understand Others’ Point Of View

Teach your kid to value feedback or understand another person’s perspective. Just because you may not interact on a daily basis doesn't mean they cannot add value to your growth and development. Even a small piece of feedback or comment from a stranger can impact you in a great way. However there is a difference between being affected by everything said to you or listening to every advice given by anyone and everyone.

Where Do You Find Your "Tribe"?

There’s a very famous saying that "the same vibe attracts the tribe". For students, we recommend finding your tribe among your school or college peers. You can always make use of social media channels but as there are drawbacks of this medium, we hope parental guidance is followed.

In this hunt, you will meet various types of people, some will seem highly influential to you, some will be highly skilled, some will be highly focused, some whose decisions will turn out right most of the time, and some who can keep the team together. But one thing that is very important is your instincts and ability to see through all such qualities in individuals and then decide what is best suited for you.

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