Why The Power of a Paradigm Is All In “The Shift”

How can you be sure that people in your mastermind groups move in the right direction?

You can’t “force” them to create their own pathway to growth. If you aren’t careful, you could even make progress more difficult. Nobody wants to do that.

Author Stephen Covey gave us a great insight in his landmark book, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People:

“The map is not the territory. A map is simply an explanation of certain aspects of the territory. A map is exactly what a paradigm is. It is a theory, an explanation, or a model of something else.”

You’ve probably heard the term “paradigm” before. It’s a way of thinking about something. You might have worked hard to change how you think about love, or success. You know the power a good paradigm shift can make for yourself, but what about the members of your mastermind?

In four decades of leading people, I think the most overlooked reason executives and high performers ...