Cameron Herold advises people joining mastermind communities to focus on contributing, not just learning. He notes that imposter syndrome commonly lasts about six months to a year, shares his own experience feeling terrified for the first year after joining the Entrepreneurs' Organization, and recommends intentionally showing up to give help and share ideas so the group benefits collectively.
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I know you're joining a community to learn, but you actually want to show up to these communities to give. What I've noticed in every community that I've ever been in, it takes about six months to a year to shed a little bit of that imposter syndrome. We all show up thinking that everyone else in the group is so much smarter than I must be. I remember when I joined the Entrepreneurs organization, I was terrified for about the first year. And then after about the first year I was like, wow, I have a lot to add here. I still have a lot to learn, but I also had a lot to add. So my big recommendation is try to shed that imposter syndrome very early and try to show up trying to contribute and to help other people. Because remember, if everyone in your mastermind group, or your EO or your YPO chapter, etc, if everyone is showing up to learn, who is there to actually help? And it's often a series of different ideas being shared. So it might be something that you're sharing, something that Kelly is sharing, something that Bob is sharing, and those three ideas kind of have sex and they become the idea that somebody else was really looking for. So don't worry about if your idea maybe doesn't cover everything. Just show up looking to share and you'll get a lot more out of it.
