April 8, 2025 • 25 mins
Real talk: Are you actually ready for a mastermind? (Not everyone is)
As someone who's both joined masterminds and led them, I've seen the transformative power they can have—but I've also seen entrepreneurs waste thousands on the wrong investment at the wrong time.
In this no-fluff episode, I'm breaking down the honest truth about masterminds: when they're worth it, when they're not, and how to know which camp you fall into right now.
You'll learn:
- The 5 clear signs that show you're genuinely ready (or not ready) for a mastermind
- What a true mastermind should actually provide (versus glorified group programs)
- How to calculate the complete value beyond just dollars
- The straight-up questions to ask before investing
This conversation is all about helping you make the right decision for YOUR unique situation—whether that means joining a mastermind now or waiting until the timing is better.
Related Episode: 20. My Mastermind Journey - The Good, Bad, and Slightly Embarrassing
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at the same time, you still wantit to feel stretchy because for
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me, that's what makes me takeaction, right?
I, and I've spoken about thisbefore, when I invested in a 20
K program, I made the investmentback one and a half times within
eight weeks.
Because I was motivated, okay.
I paid in full, I was motivatedto make this back, and I did,
and then multiply that overyears like that, turned into a
multi six figure program.
I think I made almost 300 k justfrom that program that I created
in that program that I joined.
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So it was definitely anexcellent return on investment.
One of my clients actually got anew client two days after
joining because she was in thehead space of someone who had
invested in herself and whojust, she felt like she, she was
worth investing in.
And she really brought thatenergy to her next sales
conversation and boom, she got anew client.
It was amazing.
Welcome to the Raising YourBusiness Podcast.
I'm your host, Yael Ben Dahan,founder of CEO Mom Academy, mom
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of six, and lifelong readingaddict.
This podcast is here to empowermoms to run their businesses and
lives like the powerhouse CEOthey are.
I want you to believe that youcan have the business success
you desire.
And be present with your familyand to give you my best tips and
strategies for how to make thathappen.
I'll be sharing the honestreality of balancing business
and motherhood, biz models thatwork for you, marketing
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simplicity and the mindset of aCEO mom.
Now let's dive in.
Hello.
Hello.
Welcome back to the podcast and.
Today we are tackling aquestion.
I get a lot in my dms, how do Iknow if I'm actually ready for a
mastermind?
And as I've been talking aboutthe CEO, I'm my mastermind a
lot.
And people have been likechatting with me about it in the
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dms and, via email.
This is a really importantquestion to ask because joining
the wrong mastermind at thewrong time can be a waste of
thousands of dollars and aprecious time you don't
necessarily have as a mom, butjoining the right mastermind at
the right time.
Is a game changer.
So today I'm breaking downexactly how to know if you're
ready, what to look for, and thequestions you should be asking
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before investing in anymastermind.
Okay, no fluff, just real talkabout what really matters.
But before we dive in, quickheads up.
I currently have six spotsavailable in my CEO MOM
Mastermind before the investmentincreases on April 10th.
So after today's episode, if youthink a mastermind might be
right for you, and specificallyone designed for moms who are
scaling while raising theirfamily.
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Slide into my dms withMastermind and we can chat about
whether it's the right.
Fit.
Okay.
Or just drop your applicationin.
The link is in the description.
Drop your application.
I'll get back to you within 24hours and we can have a chat
about whether the Mastermind isa good fit for you.
Okay?
Now let's get into today'stopic.
So let's start by getting clearon what a Mastermind actually
is, because the term gets thrownaround a lot these days and very
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often people.
W wrongly rename something, amastermind, when really it's
basically a group program.
So a true Mastermind is a groupthat offers a combination of
brainstorming education, peeraccountability, and support to
sharpen your business and yourpersonal skills.
It's a space where members.
Challenge each other to setstrong goals and most
importantly to accomplish them.
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And the key difference between amastermind and other group
programs is the emphasis oncollaboration.
While there might be somestructures or themes, the real
value comes from the community,the high level conversations,
and the combined brain power ofeveryone in the room.
And this is different from whatI personally call mini minds.
These are gonna be shorterprograms with very specific
focuses, and they can be greatfor a powerful injection of
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strategy and support.
But they're not the same as along-term mastermind
relationship.
And in my experience, both as amember of Masterminds and as a
leader, the magic of a truemastermind is that the group
becomes greater than the sum ofits parts.
And I can say with completehonesty that the incredible
people in a well-curatedmastermind are often worth the
investment all by themselves.
But how do you know if you areready for that kind of
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investment?
And how do you find the rightone?
And that's what we're gonna bediving into today.
So let's start with how to knowif you're actually ready for a
Mastermind, because not everyoneis, and that is completely okay.
So the first sign is you'veproven your business concept is
viable.
That means you've actually mademoney with your core offer,
whether that's through aservice, a product, a program,
you've gotten results forclients, and there's a lot of
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demand for what you provide.
And I see a lot of peoplejoining masterminds while
they're still trying to figurethe.
Just figure out their businessidea.
Or they haven't validated thatpeople actually pay for it.
And that is honestly, I think,the wrong stage for a
mastermind.
You're gonna get more value froma course or one-to-one coaching
that helps you establish thosefundamentals first.
I.
And I've actually had someonewho came to my email, like she
just she replied, she goes, Ijust feel really stuck.
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I have loads of ideas.
I don't really know whatdirection I wanna go in.
And she is right.
That is probably not the right,that is probably not the right
time to join a mastermind.
A one-to-one intensive could bevery helpful to help map out,
your profitable superpower.
Maybe buying a course that willhelp you do that, or or maybe a
group program that's gonna helpyou, build your business
foundation.
But a mastermind is probably notgonna be the right place for
you.
The second sign is that you'vehit some sort of ceiling with
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your current business model.
So maybe you're fully bookedwith one-to-one clients and
can't take on anymore, or maybeyou've created a course but
aren't really sure how to scaleit.
Or maybe you're making decentmoney working way too many hours
and you're really just not surewhere you can go from here.
So when you've hit that ceiling,a mastermind can be perfect
because you need strategicadvice on how to break through
to the next level and not justexecute more of the same.
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And I think that a communityplus a coach who will just
combine to create thatsupportive system that will
bring new ideas to the table andbrainstorm back and forth with
you, which is what our callslook like.
In fact, on our last call, likeone of my clients brought up a
mindset issue she was having andthen another one of my clients
actually like mini coached herthrough that mindset using the
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stuff I had coached her through.
So it was almost like.
A grandchild, like a coachinggrandchild in a way, because she
was taking the stuff that I hadcoached her through.
And she was like, well, whatabout, have you thought about
this?
Have you thought about that?
And I was like, wow, that'sreally good.
And she's like, yeah, you didthis with me.
I was like, oh, okay.
And so, when you have thatcombination of a coach who can
coach you strategically and alsomindset wise, but also the
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community that can bring newideas to the table.
It's going to be really valuablefor you when you've hit that
kind of like, I just don't knowwhere to go from here, ceiling.
The third sign is that you'recraving community with.
Peers at your level.
So if you're feeling a littlebit isolated in your business or
like maybe like none of yourfriends really understand what
you're building, that is astrong indicator.
You might benefit from amastermind.
But, and this is important, makesure the community is truly
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filled with peers.
Because being the most advancedperson in the room might feel
good for your ego, but it won'thelp you grow.
And being significantly behindeveryone else can be
intimidating and unhelpful.
Although I will say that thereare people at various levels in
my programs.
And nobody has ever been made tofeel like they're just behind
and like there's no point inthem being there.
Everyone always will gainsomething from it.
And I've been, I prefer to be asmall fish in a big pond, to be
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honest, because I find thatreally just gives me the place
to grow.
I've also been in mastermindswhere I almost outgrew the
program and I found, I wascoaching the, I found, I was
coaching the clients and themastermind and I was like.
I could just have, I could justhave my own right.
So, you definitely wanna makesure it's at the right, it's at
the right fit for you, at theright stage of business for you.
The fourth sign is you have thecapacity to implement, and this
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is huge for moms.
So Mastermind is only gonna bevaluable if you can act,
actually implement thestrategies that you learn.
So if you're in a season with anewborn who doesn't sleep at
all, and you're like I have nocapacity for anything extra
whatsoever or you're dealingwith a major family transition,
or you simply don't have thebandwidth, it might not be the
right time.
That being said, okay.
If you have the right coach whois hello geared towards working,
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building your business as a mom,then this might be the perfect
time to join a mastermindbecause she might be able to
help you free up your time andfind more capacity, right?
So that's a great time to havethat conversation with the coach
which you can have with me rightabout whether this actually
makes sense for you at thisstage.
So you wanna be really realisticabout your implementation
capacity over the next six to 12months.
So if it's very limited.
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Consider waiting or looking fora mastermind that specifically
accommodates those limitationsor will help you discover new
capacity or, maybe change thoselimitations and find more time
or find more support.
However, it's which the CEO onMastermind is very much geared
towards.
Okay.
We are all for looking for waysto simplify things for you and
allow you to make the sameamount of money or much more
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money in the same amount of timeor much less time.
Okay.
So.
The fifth sign okay, is that youcan avoid it without financial
stress.
So masterminds can range from afew thousand to tens of
thousands of dollars and ifinvesting should, would put a fi
significant financial strain onyour family or yourself, it's
probably not the right time.
So the Mastermind should be aninvestment that you can make
confidently.
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Knowing that even if it takesyou a few months to see the ROI,
you're not gonna be stressedabout your mortgage payment,
right?
Because financial stress isactually gonna block your
creativity and your ability toimplement.
But at the same time, you stillwant it to feel stretchy because
for me, that's what makes metake action, right?
I, and I've spoken about thisbefore, when I invested in a 20
K program, I made the investmentback one and a half times within
eight weeks.
Because I was motivated, okay.
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I paid in full, I was motivatedto make this back, and I did,
and then multiply that overyears like that, turned into a
multi six figure program.
I think I made almost 300 k justfrom that program that I created
in that program that I joined.
So it was definitely anexcellent return on investment.
One of my clients actually got anew client two days after
joining because she was in thehead space of someone who had
invested in herself and whojust, she felt like she, she was
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worth investing in.
And she really brought thatenergy to her next sales
conversation and boom, she got anew client.
It was amazing.
So if you have been nodding yourhead to at least four of these
five signs, you're likely at astage where a mastermind could
be incredibly valuable for yourgrowth.
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So second part is.
What should a Mastermind providefor you and what to avoid?
Okay, so not all masterminds arecreated equal, and as a mom, you
need to be especially discerningabout where you're gonna invest
your limited time and money.
So here's what a truly valuablemastermind should provide for
you.
Okay.
First of all, you want strategicdirection that is gonna be
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tailored to your specificsituation.
Okay?
Generic business advice iseverywhere, and much of it is
free.
You can ask chat GBT for help,honestly, right?
But what makes a mastermindworth the investment is getting
strategies customized to yourunique business, your unique
goals, your unique constraints,right?
So, for example, in the CEO, myMastermind, we're not just
talking about how to scale ingeneral, right?
We talk about very specificallyhow to scale working 20 hours a
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week or less with your kids athome.
The strategies are completelydifferent, and that specificity
is critical.
The second is accountability andimplementation support.
So a good mastermind doesn'tjust give you ideas, it's gonna
help you actually implementthem.
So this could be through regularcheck-ins, regular weekly calls,
progress reports, directfeedback on your work.
And as moms, we often havefragmented work time and
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countless distractions.
So having structuredaccountability time or a place
where you show up every week tofill people in on where you are
and very specific feedback onyour work.
So you can take immediateaction, right?
So you can really just, like notbe like, okay, yeah, that's
great.
Oh, this looks great, right?
But very specific feedback abouthere's how you can, this is
good, but here's how you canmake it even better.
That is what's gonna be the gamechanger for you.
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And so having that structuredaccountability will help ensure
that you're making progress,even when life gets chaotic,
which it inevitably will as amother.
Third a community on a communityof peers who understands your
reality, right?
So the power of a mastermind ispartly in the leader, but
equally in the community.
And you wanna be surrounded bypeople who get your challenges,
can offer relevant perspectivesand celebrate your wins.
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And for moms specifically, beingin a mastermind where everyone
else has unlimited work hourscan be demoralizing.
As someone who's experiencedthis, and also as someone who
has friends who we've, I'vechatted and talking about why
they joined masterminds, whythey left masterminds.
you want peers who understandthe juggle and can share
strategies that actually workwithin those constraints.
And fourth.
Access to expertise beyond justthe Mastermind leader, right?
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So great masterminds will offer,will often bring in subject
matter experts for very specifictopics, giving you access to
multiple perspectives andskillset.
And that is what I do.
And I actually have, I'mbringing in a speaking coach.
I'm bring, I bring in, I'vebrought in, uh, people to talk
about finances, talk aboutYouTube, to talk about human
design, right?
Like I've brought in multipleexperts because I am not an
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expert in everything.
I'm never going to be, and Iwant my clients to have.
Access to a vast range ofexpertise without having to join
17 other programs.
Now let's talk about what toavoid, right?
Those red flags, that signalthat a mastermind might not be
worth your investment.
I would say beware ofmasterminds that promise like 10
x returns or make very specificincome claims, right?
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These are often more focused onselling you than actually
supporting your growth.
Okay.
So I will say I know thatinvesting in the CEO of my
Mastermind, is worth 10 x whatyou're gonna actually pay for
it.
I know that.
I know that a hundred percentbecause the skills that you
learn are not just gonna pay offwhen you're in the Mastermind
itself, but it's gonna pay offlike long term.
And I have clients who still,like, I have clients who joined
my program back in 2021, andthey're like, we still use your
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quarterly planning strategy.
Like, I'm like, I love that.
They took what they learnedthere and they're still using it
years and years later.
So.
I know that, but if someone'ssaying, join the Mastermind and
I promise you, you'll get, ahundred, calls a month and
you'll get a, you'll make a fiveto 20 K within, six weeks.
I mean, maybe they can promisethat, I don't know, but like,
can they really promise that?
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I don't think anyone can promiseanyone else that ever.
So I would just really like.
Do your due diligence about theleader to find out exactly what
they're promising and how theypromise you're gonna do this.
I would also be very cautious ofmasterminds that are led by
someone who built their businessin a completely different life
circumstance than yours.
So if they've ever had to buildwhile raising kids, they may not
understand your uniquechallenges.
And I will say I have hiredcoaches who are not parents.
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Okay.
To learn specific skills.
I will not join a mastermind ledby someone who does not have
children, because I just don'tthink that they would understand
where I'm coming from.
While they're very good at whatthey do, probably, I don't think
that's the kind of containerthat is right for me.
It is what it is.
Okay.
I would also avoid mastermindsthat the main benefit of it is
in person.
That might require extensivetravel, if that does not fit
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your family situation.
Because in-person events can bevaluable a hundred percent.
And I know that, and I've.
Attended many in-person events.
But if they're mandatory andthey're disruptive to your
family life, or the only valueof the Mastermind is in showing
up live, the cost might behigher than just the ticket
price.
And finally be wary ofmasterminds where the leader is
running multiple large groupssimultaneously.
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And I, to me, the value of amastermind comes from personal
attention and customizedsupport.
If the leader is spread toothin, you're not gonna
necessarily get what you'repaying for.
So that is why my CEO, mymastermind is kept.
I have it at.
20 or 25 people at most, I thinkever I'm ever gonna have that
many people in at a time becauseI wanna make sure that everyone
can, like I wanna knoweveryone's business, like
literally, right?
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I wanna get up in theirbusiness, but also know their
business.
And it's gonna, it's, I knowthat like from experience, it's
hard for me to keep that levelof more than that level of
clients like in my head at alltimes, right?
So.
If you, someone's saying you'regonna get personalized support
from me.
But you end up, coming to everycall.
And if you remind them what yourbusiness is and what, where
you're coming from and what youknow, what you can and cannot
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do, then that's gonna be very,it's gonna be very hard for you
to get a good, have a goodexperience.
And, I know like when my clientscome on, they're like, well,
here's what I wanna do.
And I'm like, well, but rememberyou said that you wanted to go
to this event.
Is this gonna fit in with yourtravel?
Or remember you said you wantedto have another baby, like, is
this gonna work out for you?
So, that is the value of beingin a mastermind with a coach who
actually knows you.
And if.
The group is too big and she'srunning multiple gigantic groups
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at a time.
I don't know if I would get, Idon't feel like I would get the
support that I wanted, and so I,I don't think I would join
something like that.
So.
That is the second part.
Now let's talk about the returnon investment, because
masterminds are not cheap, andas the CEO of both your business
and your household, you need tomake smart financial decisions.
Okay?
So the ROI of a mastermind isnot just about making more
money, although that's obviouslyimportant.
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It's gonna be about the overallvalue that it brings to both
your business and your life.
So here's how to calculatewhether a mastermind is worth
the investment for you.
First consider the directfinancial ROI.
Okay, so if a mastermind costs$10,000, you should reasonably
expect to make at least thatmuch additional revenue as a
result of what you learn andimplement.
Ideally more, but at the veryleast, make your money back.
And like I said, you can makeyour money back in the first
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year, but then be using thoseskills over and over years
later, like I personallycelebrate that 20 k investment
because it didn't just make methe money.
In those eight weeks, but itmade me more money down the
line.
So I'm very happy about that.
I learned a lot.
Okay.
But you wanna obviously berealistic about the timeline
because you may not see thatreturn.
In the first month or even thefirst three months.
So a good rule of thumb is toexpect to see ROI within six
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months if you're consistentlyimplementing, for example.
Okay.
One of my mastermind clientsinvested 10 K and within three
months had created and sold anew leveraged offer that bought
in 15 K.
Okay.
That is a clear financial win,but another client took about
five months to see financialreturns and that is okay too,
right?
I have clients who, join mygroup, my, my group program.
It was really a mastermind.
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Now that I look back at it, itreally was a mastermind because
of the structure that it was inwithin six months, by the time
they left the program six monthslater, which was the duration of
the program, they were bookedout months in advance with five
figure months.
That was a very clear, I thinkthey spent, I think it was$7,500
at the time.
So very clear financial, ROIthere.
Okay.
Secondly, you wanna calculatethe time, ROI, right?
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A great mastermind shouldultimately save you time by
helping you create moreefficient systems, make better
strategic decisions, and avoidcostly mistakes, right?
As a mom, your time isincredibly precious, right?
If a mastermind helps you makethe same money or more while
working fewer hours, that is amassive ROI.
Even if a dollar amount doesn'tchange immediately.
But it saves you time, yourtime, you cannot get back money
you can always make back, right?
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So as an example when my clientsmy client Catherine, so when we
mapped out her launch and shehad this whole big plan for this
big complicated challengelaunch, and I was like, let's
simplify it.
We need to simplify this down.
And she ended up having thesimplest launch, having
incredible conversion rate, andbeing able to be a completely
present mom during the holidays,which cannot be overestimated.
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Okay?
We have limited time with ourkids.
We wanna be present with them.
So this is.
A game changer, right?
Being able to have the samelaunch with much less stress
very low lift, and being able tobe a present mom is that's what
this whole program is all about.
That's what the Mastermind isall about.
Okay.
Third, you also wanna considerthe emotional or mental ROI,
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right?
So building a business whileraising kids can be isolating
and overwhelming.
The support the community, theconfidence that you gain from a
good mastermind and a good peercommunity has real value that is
harder to quantify, butincredibly important.
And one of my clients sharedthat just by having a place that
you could talk openly aboutbusiness challenges with people
who understood her reality as amom was worth the investment
alone and the revenue increaseswere almost a bonus, right?
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But knowing that you can comeback every week and be like.
Here's what's going on, and ohmy gosh, I'm sick and oh, now
all my kids are sick.
But I just got a new client andit feels like overwhelming and
exciting, but also really, nervewracking that is just so
valuable.
And again, with a community thatknows you, is also valuable, not
just a coach, but also acommunity.
And finally, you wanna thinkabout the long-term ROI, beyond
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the Mastermind itself, right?
The connections, the skills, thestrategies you gain, don't
disappear when the Mastermindends, and they'll continue
paying dividends for years tocome.
And I still regularly refer tostrategies I learned in
Masterminds from years ago.
I have maintained relationshipswith peers that have led to
collaborations and referrals andfriendships long after the
formal program ended, right?
So when calculating ROI, youwanna make sure that you're
considering all these factorsand not just the immediate
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financial return.
A mastermind that helps youbuild a more sustainable,
enjoyable business whilehonoring your role as a mom is
worth far more than one.
That just helps you make quickcash at the expense of
everything else.
So the last thing I wanna talkabout is.
The questions to ask before youjoin, right?
So before joining anyMastermind, you should be
interviewing the leader to anextent, just as much as they're
interviewing you.
This is gonna be a significantinvestment and you deserve to
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have complete clarity about whatyou're getting into.
So here are specific questionsthat I think you should ask
before joining any Mastermind.
Okay?
Especially as a mom with limitedtime.
And I welcome these questions.
Okay.
I'm not gonna be the one to belike, my best clients join with
asking any questions.
And they're just like, yeah, I'min, no problem.
And then they never even ask mefor coaching.
They just are happy to be in myvibe.
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No, that's not how I work.
Okay.
So if you wanna ask me thesequestions, I'm happy to answer
them.
All right?
I'm putting this out there'causeI'm happy to answer them.
So the first is, what resultshave your past clients achieved,
specifically those in similarcircumstances to mine?
So you wanna ask for concreteexamples of clients who came in
with challenges that are similarto yours and how they
transformed.
And if the leader cannot providethese examples at all, then
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that's gonna be a little bit ofa red flag.
Okay?
The second question I would askis, how much of your personal
attention will I receive?
So you wanna understand exactlyhow much direct access you're
gonna have to the mastermindleader.
Are they gonna review your work?
Were they, are they gonna bepresent on all the calls or most
of the calls, or will you mainlybe interacting with other team
members?
And which is not to say thatthey shouldn't bring other team
members on, or they shouldn'thave support coaches.
We have our pod funnel coachTara, who is incredible, right.
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And she helps them with theirpod funnel strategy, but.
If someone is basicallyoutsourcing all the coaching to
somebody else, then you're notreally getting them right.
Third, what does the timecommitment actually look like?
So get really specific aboutcall schedules or implementation
time or any travel requirements.
So as a mom, you're gonna needto ensure this fits within your
actual available time and notsome fantasy version of your
schedule.
Fourth, what would you could, Iwould ask what your policy is
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for maternity leave or lifecircumstances that come up.
So life happens, especially whenyou have kids.
How does the Mastermindaccommodate maternity leave or
sick children, or schoolholidays, family emergencies.
And the answer to this questionwill tell you a lot about
whether they really, trulyunderstand the reality of
building business as a mom.
Now, caveat here, no businessowner worth their salt is gonna
be like, okay, you can justpause indefinitely, and come
back whenever you feel like it.
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But I do offer pauses specificpauses for maternity leave
because.
I work with moms, okay?
So if you wanna have a baby,we're not gonna let that get in
the way of your business.
We're not gonna let that get inthe way of you growing your
business before and after havingyour baby.
So, but I am and I am gonna giveyou a maternity leave, pause
time because that's how mom lifeworks.
And you feel like my kids areall sick and I can't attend the
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calls, then, you submit yourquestion beforehand and you'll
get the replay right away.
So all this is going to be so,so valuable to you to understand
exactly how they can accommodatethe ups and downs of motherhood.
And that's why I've structuredmy mastermind in a very specific
way.
There's a mix of live,asynchronous support to account
for all potential schedules.
Fifth is who else is gonna be inthe Mastermind.
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So you wanna understand the mixof industries, the business
stages, and life circumstancesof your potential peers.
The mastermind experience isgonna be heavily influenced by
who else is in the room.
So you wanna make sure that likeit's the right people, right?
And not in a snobby sort of way,but just in a can.
They, do they understand me sortof way.
Okay.
And finally, trust your gut.
Okay?
If something feels off duringyour conversation, pay attention
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to that feeling.
I have ignored my intuitionbefore when joining masterminds
or hiring coaches, and I haveregretted it.
Okay.
The right mastermind leader isgoing to welcome these questions
and answer them openly andhonestly.
They're gonna be just asconcerned about making sure
you're a good fit as you are,and if you feel any sort of
pressure or avoidance of thesequestions.
That is a clear sign, I think,to look elsewhere.
Okay, so let's wrap this up.
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If you take nothing else fromthis episode, remember these key
points.
First of all, timing iseverything with Mastermind.
So joining at the right stage inyour business in life is crucial
for getting real value from theexperience.
So be honest with yourself aboutwhether now is truly the right
time or if the Mastermind willhelp make this the right time.
Okay.
Secondly, not all mastermindsare created equal.
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As a mom, entrepreneur, you needa container that specifically
understands and accommodates thereality of building a business
while raising kids.
So don't try to force yourselfinto a model designed for people
with completely different lifecircumstances.
Okay.
The third is that ROI isn't justfinancial, you wanna calculate
the full return on investment,money, time, emotional support,
long-term value when deciding ifa mastermind is worth it for
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you.
And finally, do your duediligence.
Okay?
Ask the tough questions, trustyour intuition, and make sure
any mastermind you join.
Is truly aligned with both yourbusiness goals and your
priorities as a mom.
Remember, the right mastermindat the right time can be
absolutely transformative foryour business in your life, but
it needs to be the right one.
So don't rush this decision.
Don't let FOMO push you into acontainer that isn't truly right
for you.
But I would also say trust yourgut and if you feel it is the
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right place for you, then takeaction.
Okay.
I honestly believe that.
Action takers are rewarded.
Okay?
When they're ready, when theyjust take action, they go for
it.
They just do the thing and trustthe process.
I really do believe that you'llbe rewarded for it.
So if you are consideringjoining a Mastermind and wanna
explore whether the CEO MomMastermind might be a good fit
for you, then I would love tochat with you.
This Mastermind is specificallydesigned for moms who are
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scaling their businesses whileraising their families.
We focus on leverage businessmodels, simplified marketing
strategies, and creating systemsthat allow you to be both
profitable and present with yourfamily.
I currently have six spotsavailable for the investment
increases at the end of thisweek.
If you're listening to theepisode right now, and I would
love to speak with you aboutyour specific situation to
determine if this containerwould truly be valuable for your
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growth right now.
So.
You can shoot your applicationthrough the link as in
description or just dm memastermind on Instagram and we
can start that conversation.
Okay.
No pressure, no sales tactics,just an honest discussion about
whether this is the right nextstep for you.
And if this episode help youthink more clearly about
Mastermind investments, I wouldlove to hear from you.
Take a screenshot while you'relistening, share it on Instagram
and tag me to let me know yourbiggest takeaway.
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Alright?
Remember, we are not justbuilding businesses, we are
raising the next generationWhile we do it, I'll see you
next time.
I can't thank you enough forlistening to Raising Your
Business.
I hope this episode has inspiredyou to take another step towards
building a business and lifethat you love and growing your
income in a way that works foryou and your family.
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Screenshot and share it onInstagram stories so we can get
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Tag me at theelbendahan andshare your biggest breakthrough
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See you next week.
at the same time, you still wantit to feel stretchy because for
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me, that's what makes me takeaction, right?
I, and I've spoken about thisbefore, when I invested in a 20
K program, I made the investmentback one and a half times within
eight weeks.
Because I was motivated, okay.
I paid in full, I was motivatedto make this back, and I did,
and then multiply that overyears like that, turned into a
multi six figure program.
I think I made almost 300 k justfrom that program that I created
in that program that I joined.
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So it was definitely anexcellent return on investment.
One of my clients actually got anew client two days after
joining because she was in thehead space of someone who had
invested in herself and whojust, she felt like she, she was
worth investing in.
And she really brought thatenergy to her next sales
conversation and boom, she got anew client.
It was amazing.
Welcome to the Raising YourBusiness Podcast.
I'm your host, Yael Ben Dahan,founder of CEO Mom Academy, mom
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of six, and lifelong readingaddict.
This podcast is here to empowermoms to run their businesses and
lives like the powerhouse CEOthey are.
I want you to believe that youcan have the business success
you desire.
And be present with your familyand to give you my best tips and
strategies for how to make thathappen.
I'll be sharing the honestreality of balancing business
and motherhood, biz models thatwork for you, marketing
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simplicity and the mindset of aCEO mom.
Now let's dive in.
Hello.
Hello.
Welcome back to the podcast and.
Today we are tackling aquestion.
I get a lot in my dms, how do Iknow if I'm actually ready for a
mastermind?
And as I've been talking aboutthe CEO, I'm my mastermind a
lot.
And people have been likechatting with me about it in the
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dms and, via email.
This is a really importantquestion to ask because joining
the wrong mastermind at thewrong time can be a waste of
thousands of dollars and aprecious time you don't
necessarily have as a mom, butjoining the right mastermind at
the right time.
Is a game changer.
So today I'm breaking downexactly how to know if you're
ready, what to look for, and thequestions you should be asking
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before investing in anymastermind.
Okay, no fluff, just real talkabout what really matters.
But before we dive in, quickheads up.
I currently have six spotsavailable in my CEO MOM
Mastermind before the investmentincreases on April 10th.
So after today's episode, if youthink a mastermind might be
right for you, and specificallyone designed for moms who are
scaling while raising theirfamily.
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Slide into my dms withMastermind and we can chat about
whether it's the right.
Fit.
Okay.
Or just drop your applicationin.
The link is in the description.
Drop your application.
I'll get back to you within 24hours and we can have a chat
about whether the Mastermind isa good fit for you.
Okay?
Now let's get into today'stopic.
So let's start by getting clearon what a Mastermind actually
is, because the term gets thrownaround a lot these days and very
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often people.
W wrongly rename something, amastermind, when really it's
basically a group program.
So a true Mastermind is a groupthat offers a combination of
brainstorming education, peeraccountability, and support to
sharpen your business and yourpersonal skills.
It's a space where members.
Challenge each other to setstrong goals and most
importantly to accomplish them.
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And the key difference between amastermind and other group
programs is the emphasis oncollaboration.
While there might be somestructures or themes, the real
value comes from the community,the high level conversations,
and the combined brain power ofeveryone in the room.
And this is different from whatI personally call mini minds.
These are gonna be shorterprograms with very specific
focuses, and they can be greatfor a powerful injection of
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strategy and support.
But they're not the same as along-term mastermind
relationship.
And in my experience, both as amember of Masterminds and as a
leader, the magic of a truemastermind is that the group
becomes greater than the sum ofits parts.
And I can say with completehonesty that the incredible
people in a well-curatedmastermind are often worth the
investment all by themselves.
But how do you know if you areready for that kind of
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investment?
And how do you find the rightone?
And that's what we're gonna bediving into today.
So let's start with how to knowif you're actually ready for a
Mastermind, because not everyoneis, and that is completely okay.
So the first sign is you'veproven your business concept is
viable.
That means you've actually mademoney with your core offer,
whether that's through aservice, a product, a program,
you've gotten results forclients, and there's a lot of
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demand for what you provide.
And I see a lot of peoplejoining masterminds while
they're still trying to figurethe.
Just figure out their businessidea.
Or they haven't validated thatpeople actually pay for it.
And that is honestly, I think,the wrong stage for a
mastermind.
You're gonna get more value froma course or one-to-one coaching
that helps you establish thosefundamentals first.
I.
And I've actually had someonewho came to my email, like she
just she replied, she goes, Ijust feel really stuck.
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I have loads of ideas.
I don't really know whatdirection I wanna go in.
And she is right.
That is probably not the right,that is probably not the right
time to join a mastermind.
A one-to-one intensive could bevery helpful to help map out,
your profitable superpower.
Maybe buying a course that willhelp you do that, or or maybe a
group program that's gonna helpyou, build your business
foundation.
But a mastermind is probably notgonna be the right place for
you.
The second sign is that you'vehit some sort of ceiling with
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your current business model.
So maybe you're fully bookedwith one-to-one clients and
can't take on anymore, or maybeyou've created a course but
aren't really sure how to scaleit.
Or maybe you're making decentmoney working way too many hours
and you're really just not surewhere you can go from here.
So when you've hit that ceiling,a mastermind can be perfect
because you need strategicadvice on how to break through
to the next level and not justexecute more of the same.
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And I think that a communityplus a coach who will just
combine to create thatsupportive system that will
bring new ideas to the table andbrainstorm back and forth with
you, which is what our callslook like.
In fact, on our last call, likeone of my clients brought up a
mindset issue she was having andthen another one of my clients
actually like mini coached herthrough that mindset using the
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stuff I had coached her through.
So it was almost like.
A grandchild, like a coachinggrandchild in a way, because she
was taking the stuff that I hadcoached her through.
And she was like, well, whatabout, have you thought about
this?
Have you thought about that?
And I was like, wow, that'sreally good.
And she's like, yeah, you didthis with me.
I was like, oh, okay.
And so, when you have thatcombination of a coach who can
coach you strategically and alsomindset wise, but also the
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community that can bring newideas to the table.
It's going to be really valuablefor you when you've hit that
kind of like, I just don't knowwhere to go from here, ceiling.
The third sign is that you'recraving community with.
Peers at your level.
So if you're feeling a littlebit isolated in your business or
like maybe like none of yourfriends really understand what
you're building, that is astrong indicator.
You might benefit from amastermind.
But, and this is important, makesure the community is truly
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filled with peers.
Because being the most advancedperson in the room might feel
good for your ego, but it won'thelp you grow.
And being significantly behindeveryone else can be
intimidating and unhelpful.
Although I will say that thereare people at various levels in
my programs.
And nobody has ever been made tofeel like they're just behind
and like there's no point inthem being there.
Everyone always will gainsomething from it.
And I've been, I prefer to be asmall fish in a big pond, to be
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honest, because I find thatreally just gives me the place
to grow.
I've also been in mastermindswhere I almost outgrew the
program and I found, I wascoaching the, I found, I was
coaching the clients and themastermind and I was like.
I could just have, I could justhave my own right.
So, you definitely wanna makesure it's at the right, it's at
the right fit for you, at theright stage of business for you.
The fourth sign is you have thecapacity to implement, and this
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is huge for moms.
So Mastermind is only gonna bevaluable if you can act,
actually implement thestrategies that you learn.
So if you're in a season with anewborn who doesn't sleep at
all, and you're like I have nocapacity for anything extra
whatsoever or you're dealingwith a major family transition,
or you simply don't have thebandwidth, it might not be the
right time.
That being said, okay.
If you have the right coach whois hello geared towards working,
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building your business as a mom,then this might be the perfect
time to join a mastermindbecause she might be able to
help you free up your time andfind more capacity, right?
So that's a great time to havethat conversation with the coach
which you can have with me rightabout whether this actually
makes sense for you at thisstage.
So you wanna be really realisticabout your implementation
capacity over the next six to 12months.
So if it's very limited.
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Consider waiting or looking fora mastermind that specifically
accommodates those limitationsor will help you discover new
capacity or, maybe change thoselimitations and find more time
or find more support.
However, it's which the CEO onMastermind is very much geared
towards.
Okay.
We are all for looking for waysto simplify things for you and
allow you to make the sameamount of money or much more
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money in the same amount of timeor much less time.
Okay.
So.
The fifth sign okay, is that youcan avoid it without financial
stress.
So masterminds can range from afew thousand to tens of
thousands of dollars and ifinvesting should, would put a fi
significant financial strain onyour family or yourself, it's
probably not the right time.
So the Mastermind should be aninvestment that you can make
confidently.
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Knowing that even if it takesyou a few months to see the ROI,
you're not gonna be stressedabout your mortgage payment,
right?
Because financial stress isactually gonna block your
creativity and your ability toimplement.
But at the same time, you stillwant it to feel stretchy because
for me, that's what makes metake action, right?
I, and I've spoken about thisbefore, when I invested in a 20
K program, I made the investmentback one and a half times within
eight weeks.
Because I was motivated, okay.
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I paid in full, I was motivatedto make this back, and I did,
and then multiply that overyears like that, turned into a
multi six figure program.
I think I made almost 300 k justfrom that program that I created
in that program that I joined.
So it was definitely anexcellent return on investment.
One of my clients actually got anew client two days after
joining because she was in thehead space of someone who had
invested in herself and whojust, she felt like she, she was
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worth investing in.
And she really brought thatenergy to her next sales
conversation and boom, she got anew client.
It was amazing.
So if you have been nodding yourhead to at least four of these
five signs, you're likely at astage where a mastermind could
be incredibly valuable for yourgrowth.
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So second part is.
What should a Mastermind providefor you and what to avoid?
Okay, so not all masterminds arecreated equal, and as a mom, you
need to be especially discerningabout where you're gonna invest
your limited time and money.
So here's what a truly valuablemastermind should provide for
you.
Okay.
First of all, you want strategicdirection that is gonna be
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tailored to your specificsituation.
Okay?
Generic business advice iseverywhere, and much of it is
free.
You can ask chat GBT for help,honestly, right?
But what makes a mastermindworth the investment is getting
strategies customized to yourunique business, your unique
goals, your unique constraints,right?
So, for example, in the CEO, myMastermind, we're not just
talking about how to scale ingeneral, right?
We talk about very specificallyhow to scale working 20 hours a
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week or less with your kids athome.
The strategies are completelydifferent, and that specificity
is critical.
The second is accountability andimplementation support.
So a good mastermind doesn'tjust give you ideas, it's gonna
help you actually implementthem.
So this could be through regularcheck-ins, regular weekly calls,
progress reports, directfeedback on your work.
And as moms, we often havefragmented work time and
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countless distractions.
So having structuredaccountability time or a place
where you show up every week tofill people in on where you are
and very specific feedback onyour work.
So you can take immediateaction, right?
So you can really just, like notbe like, okay, yeah, that's
great.
Oh, this looks great, right?
But very specific feedback abouthere's how you can, this is
good, but here's how you canmake it even better.
That is what's gonna be the gamechanger for you.
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And so having that structuredaccountability will help ensure
that you're making progress,even when life gets chaotic,
which it inevitably will as amother.
Third a community on a communityof peers who understands your
reality, right?
So the power of a mastermind ispartly in the leader, but
equally in the community.
And you wanna be surrounded bypeople who get your challenges,
can offer relevant perspectivesand celebrate your wins.
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And for moms specifically, beingin a mastermind where everyone
else has unlimited work hourscan be demoralizing.
As someone who's experiencedthis, and also as someone who
has friends who we've, I'vechatted and talking about why
they joined masterminds, whythey left masterminds.
you want peers who understandthe juggle and can share
strategies that actually workwithin those constraints.
And fourth.
Access to expertise beyond justthe Mastermind leader, right?
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So great masterminds will offer,will often bring in subject
matter experts for very specifictopics, giving you access to
multiple perspectives andskillset.
And that is what I do.
And I actually have, I'mbringing in a speaking coach.
I'm bring, I bring in, I'vebrought in, uh, people to talk
about finances, talk aboutYouTube, to talk about human
design, right?
Like I've brought in multipleexperts because I am not an
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expert in everything.
I'm never going to be, and Iwant my clients to have.
Access to a vast range ofexpertise without having to join
17 other programs.
Now let's talk about what toavoid, right?
Those red flags, that signalthat a mastermind might not be
worth your investment.
I would say beware ofmasterminds that promise like 10
x returns or make very specificincome claims, right?
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These are often more focused onselling you than actually
supporting your growth.
Okay.
So I will say I know thatinvesting in the CEO of my
Mastermind, is worth 10 x whatyou're gonna actually pay for
it.
I know that.
I know that a hundred percentbecause the skills that you
learn are not just gonna pay offwhen you're in the Mastermind
itself, but it's gonna pay offlike long term.
And I have clients who still,like, I have clients who joined
my program back in 2021, andthey're like, we still use your
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quarterly planning strategy.
Like, I'm like, I love that.
They took what they learnedthere and they're still using it
years and years later.
So.
I know that, but if someone'ssaying, join the Mastermind and
I promise you, you'll get, ahundred, calls a month and
you'll get a, you'll make a fiveto 20 K within, six weeks.
I mean, maybe they can promisethat, I don't know, but like,
can they really promise that?
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I don't think anyone can promiseanyone else that ever.
So I would just really like.
Do your due diligence about theleader to find out exactly what
they're promising and how theypromise you're gonna do this.
I would also be very cautious ofmasterminds that are led by
someone who built their businessin a completely different life
circumstance than yours.
So if they've ever had to buildwhile raising kids, they may not
understand your uniquechallenges.
And I will say I have hiredcoaches who are not parents.
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Okay.
To learn specific skills.
I will not join a mastermind ledby someone who does not have
children, because I just don'tthink that they would understand
where I'm coming from.
While they're very good at whatthey do, probably, I don't think
that's the kind of containerthat is right for me.
It is what it is.
Okay.
I would also avoid mastermindsthat the main benefit of it is
in person.
That might require extensivetravel, if that does not fit
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your family situation.
Because in-person events can bevaluable a hundred percent.
And I know that, and I've.
Attended many in-person events.
But if they're mandatory andthey're disruptive to your
family life, or the only valueof the Mastermind is in showing
up live, the cost might behigher than just the ticket
price.
And finally be wary ofmasterminds where the leader is
running multiple large groupssimultaneously.
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And I, to me, the value of amastermind comes from personal
attention and customizedsupport.
If the leader is spread toothin, you're not gonna
necessarily get what you'repaying for.
So that is why my CEO, mymastermind is kept.
I have it at.
20 or 25 people at most, I thinkever I'm ever gonna have that
many people in at a time becauseI wanna make sure that everyone
can, like I wanna knoweveryone's business, like
literally, right?
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I wanna get up in theirbusiness, but also know their
business.
And it's gonna, it's, I knowthat like from experience, it's
hard for me to keep that levelof more than that level of
clients like in my head at alltimes, right?
So.
If you, someone's saying you'regonna get personalized support
from me.
But you end up, coming to everycall.
And if you remind them what yourbusiness is and what, where
you're coming from and what youknow, what you can and cannot
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do, then that's gonna be very,it's gonna be very hard for you
to get a good, have a goodexperience.
And, I know like when my clientscome on, they're like, well,
here's what I wanna do.
And I'm like, well, but rememberyou said that you wanted to go
to this event.
Is this gonna fit in with yourtravel?
Or remember you said you wantedto have another baby, like, is
this gonna work out for you?
So, that is the value of beingin a mastermind with a coach who
actually knows you.
And if.
The group is too big and she'srunning multiple gigantic groups
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at a time.
I don't know if I would get, Idon't feel like I would get the
support that I wanted, and so I,I don't think I would join
something like that.
So.
That is the second part.
Now let's talk about the returnon investment, because
masterminds are not cheap, andas the CEO of both your business
and your household, you need tomake smart financial decisions.
Okay?
So the ROI of a mastermind isnot just about making more
money, although that's obviouslyimportant.
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It's gonna be about the overallvalue that it brings to both
your business and your life.
So here's how to calculatewhether a mastermind is worth
the investment for you.
First consider the directfinancial ROI.
Okay, so if a mastermind costs$10,000, you should reasonably
expect to make at least thatmuch additional revenue as a
result of what you learn andimplement.
Ideally more, but at the veryleast, make your money back.
And like I said, you can makeyour money back in the first
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year, but then be using thoseskills over and over years
later, like I personallycelebrate that 20 k investment
because it didn't just make methe money.
In those eight weeks, but itmade me more money down the
line.
So I'm very happy about that.
I learned a lot.
Okay.
But you wanna obviously berealistic about the timeline
because you may not see thatreturn.
In the first month or even thefirst three months.
So a good rule of thumb is toexpect to see ROI within six
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months if you're consistentlyimplementing, for example.
Okay.
One of my mastermind clientsinvested 10 K and within three
months had created and sold anew leveraged offer that bought
in 15 K.
Okay.
That is a clear financial win,but another client took about
five months to see financialreturns and that is okay too,
right?
I have clients who, join mygroup, my, my group program.
It was really a mastermind.
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Now that I look back at it, itreally was a mastermind because
of the structure that it was inwithin six months, by the time
they left the program six monthslater, which was the duration of
the program, they were bookedout months in advance with five
figure months.
That was a very clear, I thinkthey spent, I think it was$7,500
at the time.
So very clear financial, ROIthere.
Okay.
Secondly, you wanna calculatethe time, ROI, right?
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A great mastermind shouldultimately save you time by
helping you create moreefficient systems, make better
strategic decisions, and avoidcostly mistakes, right?
As a mom, your time isincredibly precious, right?
If a mastermind helps you makethe same money or more while
working fewer hours, that is amassive ROI.
Even if a dollar amount doesn'tchange immediately.
But it saves you time, yourtime, you cannot get back money
you can always make back, right?
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So as an example when my clientsmy client Catherine, so when we
mapped out her launch and shehad this whole big plan for this
big complicated challengelaunch, and I was like, let's
simplify it.
We need to simplify this down.
And she ended up having thesimplest launch, having
incredible conversion rate, andbeing able to be a completely
present mom during the holidays,which cannot be overestimated.
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Okay?
We have limited time with ourkids.
We wanna be present with them.
So this is.
A game changer, right?
Being able to have the samelaunch with much less stress
very low lift, and being able tobe a present mom is that's what
this whole program is all about.
That's what the Mastermind isall about.
Okay.
Third, you also wanna considerthe emotional or mental ROI,
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right?
So building a business whileraising kids can be isolating
and overwhelming.
The support the community, theconfidence that you gain from a
good mastermind and a good peercommunity has real value that is
harder to quantify, butincredibly important.
And one of my clients sharedthat just by having a place that
you could talk openly aboutbusiness challenges with people
who understood her reality as amom was worth the investment
alone and the revenue increaseswere almost a bonus, right?
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But knowing that you can comeback every week and be like.
Here's what's going on, and ohmy gosh, I'm sick and oh, now
all my kids are sick.
But I just got a new client andit feels like overwhelming and
exciting, but also really, nervewracking that is just so
valuable.
And again, with a community thatknows you, is also valuable, not
just a coach, but also acommunity.
And finally, you wanna thinkabout the long-term ROI, beyond
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the Mastermind itself, right?
The connections, the skills, thestrategies you gain, don't
disappear when the Mastermindends, and they'll continue
paying dividends for years tocome.
And I still regularly refer tostrategies I learned in
Masterminds from years ago.
I have maintained relationshipswith peers that have led to
collaborations and referrals andfriendships long after the
formal program ended, right?
So when calculating ROI, youwanna make sure that you're
considering all these factorsand not just the immediate
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financial return.
A mastermind that helps youbuild a more sustainable,
enjoyable business whilehonoring your role as a mom is
worth far more than one.
That just helps you make quickcash at the expense of
everything else.
So the last thing I wanna talkabout is.
The questions to ask before youjoin, right?
So before joining anyMastermind, you should be
interviewing the leader to anextent, just as much as they're
interviewing you.
This is gonna be a significantinvestment and you deserve to
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have complete clarity about whatyou're getting into.
So here are specific questionsthat I think you should ask
before joining any Mastermind.
Okay?
Especially as a mom with limitedtime.
And I welcome these questions.
Okay.
I'm not gonna be the one to belike, my best clients join with
asking any questions.
And they're just like, yeah, I'min, no problem.
And then they never even ask mefor coaching.
They just are happy to be in myvibe.
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No, that's not how I work.
Okay.
So if you wanna ask me thesequestions, I'm happy to answer
them.
All right?
I'm putting this out there'causeI'm happy to answer them.
So the first is, what resultshave your past clients achieved,
specifically those in similarcircumstances to mine?
So you wanna ask for concreteexamples of clients who came in
with challenges that are similarto yours and how they
transformed.
And if the leader cannot providethese examples at all, then
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that's gonna be a little bit ofa red flag.
Okay?
The second question I would askis, how much of your personal
attention will I receive?
So you wanna understand exactlyhow much direct access you're
gonna have to the mastermindleader.
Are they gonna review your work?
Were they, are they gonna bepresent on all the calls or most
of the calls, or will you mainlybe interacting with other team
members?
And which is not to say thatthey shouldn't bring other team
members on, or they shouldn'thave support coaches.
We have our pod funnel coachTara, who is incredible, right.
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And she helps them with theirpod funnel strategy, but.
If someone is basicallyoutsourcing all the coaching to
somebody else, then you're notreally getting them right.
Third, what does the timecommitment actually look like?
So get really specific aboutcall schedules or implementation
time or any travel requirements.
So as a mom, you're gonna needto ensure this fits within your
actual available time and notsome fantasy version of your
schedule.
Fourth, what would you could, Iwould ask what your policy is
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for maternity leave or lifecircumstances that come up.
So life happens, especially whenyou have kids.
How does the Mastermindaccommodate maternity leave or
sick children, or schoolholidays, family emergencies.
And the answer to this questionwill tell you a lot about
whether they really, trulyunderstand the reality of
building business as a mom.
Now, caveat here, no businessowner worth their salt is gonna
be like, okay, you can justpause indefinitely, and come
back whenever you feel like it.
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But I do offer pauses specificpauses for maternity leave
because.
I work with moms, okay?
So if you wanna have a baby,we're not gonna let that get in
the way of your business.
We're not gonna let that get inthe way of you growing your
business before and after havingyour baby.
So, but I am and I am gonna giveyou a maternity leave, pause
time because that's how mom lifeworks.
And you feel like my kids areall sick and I can't attend the
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calls, then, you submit yourquestion beforehand and you'll
get the replay right away.
So all this is going to be so,so valuable to you to understand
exactly how they can accommodatethe ups and downs of motherhood.
And that's why I've structuredmy mastermind in a very specific
way.
There's a mix of live,asynchronous support to account
for all potential schedules.
Fifth is who else is gonna be inthe Mastermind.
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So you wanna understand the mixof industries, the business
stages, and life circumstancesof your potential peers.
The mastermind experience isgonna be heavily influenced by
who else is in the room.
So you wanna make sure that likeit's the right people, right?
And not in a snobby sort of way,but just in a can.
They, do they understand me sortof way.
Okay.
And finally, trust your gut.
Okay?
If something feels off duringyour conversation, pay attention
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to that feeling.
I have ignored my intuitionbefore when joining masterminds
or hiring coaches, and I haveregretted it.
Okay.
The right mastermind leader isgoing to welcome these questions
and answer them openly andhonestly.
They're gonna be just asconcerned about making sure
you're a good fit as you are,and if you feel any sort of
pressure or avoidance of thesequestions.
That is a clear sign, I think,to look elsewhere.
Okay, so let's wrap this up.
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If you take nothing else fromthis episode, remember these key
points.
First of all, timing iseverything with Mastermind.
So joining at the right stage inyour business in life is crucial
for getting real value from theexperience.
So be honest with yourself aboutwhether now is truly the right
time or if the Mastermind willhelp make this the right time.
Okay.
Secondly, not all mastermindsare created equal.
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As a mom, entrepreneur, you needa container that specifically
understands and accommodates thereality of building a business
while raising kids.
So don't try to force yourselfinto a model designed for people
with completely different lifecircumstances.
Okay.
The third is that ROI isn't justfinancial, you wanna calculate
the full return on investment,money, time, emotional support,
long-term value when deciding ifa mastermind is worth it for
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you.
And finally, do your duediligence.
Okay?
Ask the tough questions, trustyour intuition, and make sure
any mastermind you join.
Is truly aligned with both yourbusiness goals and your
priorities as a mom.
Remember, the right mastermindat the right time can be
absolutely transformative foryour business in your life, but
it needs to be the right one.
So don't rush this decision.
Don't let FOMO push you into acontainer that isn't truly right
for you.
But I would also say trust yourgut and if you feel it is the
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right place for you, then takeaction.
Okay.
I honestly believe that.
Action takers are rewarded.
Okay?
When they're ready, when theyjust take action, they go for
it.
They just do the thing and trustthe process.
I really do believe that you'llbe rewarded for it.
So if you are consideringjoining a Mastermind and wanna
explore whether the CEO MomMastermind might be a good fit
for you, then I would love tochat with you.
This Mastermind is specificallydesigned for moms who are
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scaling their businesses whileraising their families.
We focus on leverage businessmodels, simplified marketing
strategies, and creating systemsthat allow you to be both
profitable and present with yourfamily.
I currently have six spotsavailable for the investment
increases at the end of thisweek.
If you're listening to theepisode right now, and I would
love to speak with you aboutyour specific situation to
determine if this containerwould truly be valuable for your
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growth right now.
So.
You can shoot your applicationthrough the link as in
description or just dm memastermind on Instagram and we
can start that conversation.
Okay.
No pressure, no sales tactics,just an honest discussion about
whether this is the right nextstep for you.
And if this episode help youthink more clearly about
Mastermind investments, I wouldlove to hear from you.
Take a screenshot while you'relistening, share it on Instagram
and tag me to let me know yourbiggest takeaway.
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Alright?
Remember, we are not justbuilding businesses, we are
raising the next generationWhile we do it, I'll see you
next time.
I can't thank you enough forlistening to Raising Your
Business.
I hope this episode has inspiredyou to take another step towards
building a business and lifethat you love and growing your
income in a way that works foryou and your family.
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If you enjoyed this episode,please take a second to rate and
review and let's connect onInstagram.
Screenshot and share it onInstagram stories so we can get
the word out to more mombusiness owners like you.
Tag me at theelbendahan andshare your biggest breakthrough
from today.
See you next week.
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