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What was the original design and purpose of the mastermind?
Napoleon Hill, author of Think and Grow Rich, first described the "Mastermind" as a "coordination of knowledge and effort, in a spirit of harmony, between two or more people, for the attainment of a definite purpose."
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Here are a few historical examples of the success of Masterminds:
Andrew Carnegie and the Steel Mill - In the book, “How to Win Friends and Influence People” readers learn about some secrets to Andrew Carnegie’s success. Carnegie transformed the steel industry in the US controlling the most extensive integrated iron and steel operations ever owned by an individual in the US. Carnegie changed the course of history in America through his Steel Empire. The secret to his success was not his expertise and knowledge concerning steel, but his understanding of people and the fact that he surrounded himself with the right individuals. He was savvy enough to ensure he had a small group around him that pushed him to succeed. Andrew Carnegie, one of the most successful men in American history, was aided by the benefits of a mastermind group.
The Inklings - Two classic series of literature, The Chronicles of Narnia and The Lord of the Rings were honed and improved by a Mastermind in Oxford, England. This group was called The Inklings and included an assortment of talented writers and poets, such as, CS Lewis, JRR Tolkien, Charles Williams, and Owen Barfield.
The members of the Inklings would read aloud from their writings. The other members would then offer candid judgement and commentary on what they heard. Lewis said the members’ final works owed “a good deal to the hard hitting criticism of the circle.”
Theodore Roosevelt and the Tennis Cabinet - Theodore Roosevelt was only 42 when he became president. As a young man he brought an unprecedented enthusiasm for life and vitality to Washington. Roosevelt was a man who placed a premium on living the strenuous life, he liked to get a couple hours of physical exercise in the afternoons. Accompanying him for these excursions of “vigorous play” were a group of men TR referred to as his “Tennis Cabinet.” As Roosevelt often butted heads with the men who filled government office, he preferred to spend time with younger gents and those who brought a fresh enthusiasm to Washington. The Tennis Cabinet included friends from his days in the West, diplomats, comrades in arms like Major-General Leonard Wood, fellow conservationist Gifford Pinchot, Maine guide and Badlands pal Bill Sewell, and young military aides like the grandsons of Generals Lee and Grant. TR and the Tennis Cabinet hiked, climbed cliffs, rode horses, skinny dipped in the seasonally icy waters of the Potomac River, and, of course, played tennis. The men exercised their minds as they worked their bodies, discussing and debating the pressing issues of the day and planning out the best way to proceed.
This group of men was just as beloved to TR as his Rough Riders, and he told Pinchot they were much closer to him than his official cabinet. Roosevelt bid farewell to his time as President by holding a luncheon for members of his Tennis Cabinet. He addressed these indispensable advisers by saying:
“I do not believe this country has ever had an abler or more devoted set of public servants. It is through you and those like you that I have done the major part of what has been accomplished under this administration…The credit has come to me, to the chief of the administration. For exactly as men like to symbolize a battle by the name of the commander, so they like to symbolize an administration by the man at the head, forgetting that the immense majority of his acts can be done only through others and that a really successful administration, successful from the standpoint of advancing the honor and the interests of the country, must be managed as ours has been, in a spirit of the most loyal association and partnership.”
Many members of the audience overcome with gratitude to have served by TR’s side, openly wept at the dissolution of this one of a kind Master Mind.