Larry WeidelMentor and Coach Empowering Million Dollar Earners

Even the best of the best go to these mastermind events

26 Aug 2026 · 1 min

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In this monologue, Larry Weidel critiques mastermind events, arguing that even for top-tier participants they have minimal lasting impact, comparable to merely listening to a podcast. He outlines the substantial logistical and financial costs elite individuals incur to attend—shutting down schedules, traveling across the country, and spending money—only to return home overwhelmed by accumulated work and new tasks. The delay between the event and any reflection (often 10 days to two weeks) means the insights are rarely integrated into daily routines, reducing the mastermind experience to a fleeting entertainment rather than a transformative influence.

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Mastermind things may have about as much impact as watching a podcast at the end of the day in terms of changing people's lives. Maybe a little bit. The elite of the elite, they go to these mastermind groups, but then they go back home. First of all, they got to shut their schedule down. They got to go across the country. They got to spend money just like Adam did this weekend. Then you go back home, all the things you got to catch up on, all of the things that didn't get done while you were gone, all the new things that came up we've got to get done. You get overwhelmed with that, and it's 10 days, 2 weeks before you think about, oh, I remember my notes from my mastermind thing. When it's in your You hear it, you entertain, this, that, and the other. It doesn't become part of you.