Mastermind group

{{Short description|Peer-to-peer mentoring concept}}

A mastermind group is a peer-to-peer mentoring group used to help members solve their problems with input and advice from the other group members.{{Cite journal |last1=Tacker |first1=Katherine A. |last2=Dobie |first2=Sharon |date=2007-12-20 |title=MasterMind: Empower Yourself With Mental Health. A Program for Adolescents |url=https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1746-1561.2007.00266.x |journal=Journal of School Health |language=en |volume=78 |issue=1 |pages=54–57 |doi=10.1111/j.1746-1561.2007.00266.x|pmid=18177301 |url-access=subscription }}{{Cite journal |last1=Paetow |first1=Glenn |last2=Zaver |first2=Fareen |last3=Gottlieb |first3=Michael |last4=Chan |first4=Teresa M |last5=Lin |first5=Michelle |last6=Gisondi |first6=Michael A |date=2018-07-20 |title=Online Mastermind Groups: A Non-hierarchical Mentorship Model for Professional Development |journal=Cureus |volume=10 |issue=7 |pages=e3013 |language=en |doi=10.7759/cureus.3013 |pmid=30397564 |pmc=6207281 |issn=2168-8184|doi-access=free }}{{predatory publisher}} The concept was coined in 1925 by author Napoleon Hill in his book The Law of Success,{{cite web|url=http://www.simplethingcalledlife.com/2015/15-laws-of-success/|title=15 Laws of Success From Napoleon Hill.|publisher=simplethingcalledlife.com |date= |accessdate=2016-06-20}} and described in more detail in his 1937 book Think and Grow Rich.{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/chicceo/2013/10/21/7-reasons-to-join-a-mastermind-group/#64a4a2b817ab|title=7 Reasons To Join A Mastermind Group |work=forbes.com |date=2013-10-21 |accessdate=2016-06-20}} In his books, Hill discussed the idea of the Master Mind, which referred to two or more people coming together in harmony to solve problems.{{cite web|url=http://anthillonline.com/the-law-of-success-lesson-one-the-master-mind/|title=The Law of Success — Lesson One: The Master Mind |publisher=anthillonline.com |date=2010-02-17 |accessdate=2016-06-20}}

Cooperation through the use of mastermind groups was one of the "laws of success" which Hill allegedly studied from successful Americans including Henry Ford, Thomas Edison, Alexander Graham Bell, Theodore Roosevelt, Andrew Carnegie, John D. Rockefeller and Charles M. Schwab.

Several companies offer mastermind group environments to members and guidance in planning effective groups.{{cite web|url=https://www.americanexpress.com/us/small-business/openforum/articles/mastermind-group-key-business-growth/|title=Could a Mastermind Group Help Your Business Grow? |publisher=americanexpress.com |date=2016-01-08 |accessdate=2016-06-20}}{{cite web|url=https://www.dexconnects.com/4-powerful-ways-to-find-members-for-your-mastermind/|title=4 Powerful Ways to Find Members For Your Mastermind |publisher=dexconnects.com |date=2022-03-08 |accessdate=2022-04-27}}