My Marathon Master Minders met yesterday again. Fridays evenings are a stretch even for the self-employed. Half the group drives from San Antonio to Austin and then spends the night. We always let the person who went last (last time) go first for the current gathering. That put me last, last night. Anyway – one of the members was getting droopy eyed until I pulled out my white boards and began sharing my Master Idea. The idea I presented was so big and awesome that I couldn’t (still can’t) hold it all in my head. There is a techie aspect of it that’s at this moment beyond me, but within the first minute of the idea the uber-tech-techie in our group said ‘Oh my God – that’s a great idea.’ I presented the idea to the group almost with fear. It’s one of those ideas that takes alot of courage and determination to initiate and see through to completion AND you have to be vulnerable to great minds that might just say “No” anyway.

After presenting the idea to my Master Mind group and letting them tear it apart and show me the flaws – I felt like a million dollars – I take that back – I felt like a Trillion Dollars. My wife went off to parts unknown today as a celebration from the relief of the end of the work week AND getting taxes done before the deadline. Master Mind is so intense for me – I don’t want to party the day after – or “take a break”. Master Mind brings everything into focus and adds lots of valuable information to the participant’s game. My wife deserves her “break” AND I FEEL closer to manifesting the Visions in my Head so I’m paddling away toward the realization of those dreams.

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Bruce Burns the Negotiator