WHAT THE MEANINGFUL MASTERMIND IS

The Meaningful Mastermind is a weekly alignment and commitment practice for people who want to stop drifting and start living intentionally.

It is not motivation.

It is not productivity theater.

It is not accountability through pressure.

It is a structured weekly rhythm that helps you:

  • Recenter on what actually matters
  • Reclaim your time, attention, and energy
  • Reduce overwhelm
  •  Build consistency
  •  Strengthen self-trust 
  • Become the person you’re capable of becoming


Think of it as a weekly return to center — supported by structure, teaching, and community.

Why This Mastermind Exists

Most people don’t lack insight.

They lack a structure that repeats.

Life pulls us off course:

  • The calendar fills
  • Energy dips
  • Distractions multiply
  • Good intentions fade
  • Drift sets in


The Meaningful Mastermind exists to interrupt drift — weekly.

Not by doing more.

But by doing what matters, consistently

THE WEEKLY FORMAT

Each session follows the same calm, repeatable structure:

1. Opening Teaching (5 Minutes)

Each week begins with a short teaching drawn directly from:

  • The Meaningful Few philosophy
  • The course framework
  • The Strive weekly reset


These teachings rotate through a 12-week cycle, covering themes like:

  •  What actually matters
  •  Identity and becoming
  • Time, attention, energy, and money
  • Eliminating the Trivial Man
  • The aligned calendar
  • Weekly recalibration
  • Integrity and self-trust


This creates shared language, depth, and continuity.




2. Commitment Reckoning

Each participant answers one honest question:

“Did I honor the commitment I made last week?”

The answer is simple:

  •  Yes
  • Partially
  • No


No excuses.

 No shame.

 Just truth — followed by one reflection:

“What did I learn?”

This is where growth happens.




3. Coaching & Perspective

Live coaching, questions, and insight help participants:

  • See patterns
  •  Adjust commitments
  • Identify resistance
  • Align behavior with identity
  • Remove friction


This is not theory — it’s applied alignment.




4. Weekly Commitment

Each participant makes one clear commitment for the coming week:

  • Specific
  • Time-bound
  •  Aligned with what matters
  • Fully within their control


Not “I’ll try.”

Not “I’ll work on it.”

But:

“I will do X by Y.”

That commitment is recorded and revisited the following week.


What Makes This Different

This is not content consumption.

This is practice.


  • No information overload
  • No performative sharing
  • No motivational noise
  • No pressure to “keep up”


Instead:


  • Shared language
  • Clear commitments
  • Weekly recalibration
  • Depth over novelty
  • Integrity over intensity


This is a living liturgy, not a syllabus.

THE CORE PHILOSOPHY

This Mastermind is built on one simple idea:

Alignment isn’t what you intend.

 It’s what you commit to — and honor.

The work here is not perfection.

 It’s integrity.

Each week strengthens:

  • Self-trust
  • Clarity
  • Responsibility
  • Follow-through
  • Identity


Over time, small kept promises compound into real change.

WHAT MEMBERS EXPERIENCE

Members consistently report:

  • Less overwhelm
  • More clarity
  • Better boundaries
  • Stronger follow-through
  • Increased peace of mind
  • A sense of steadiness
  • Renewed confidence
  • Momentum that lasts


Not because life gets easier —

but because they become more aligned.

WHO THIS IS FOR

The Meaningful Mastermind is for people who:


  • Want structure, not hype
  • Value meaning over busyness
  • Are tired of starting strong and drifting
  • Want accountability without judgment
  • Care about becoming — not performing
  • Are willing to keep their word
  • Want community without noise


It’s especially powerful for:

  • Entrepreneurs
  • Professionals
  • Leaders
  • Parents
  • Coaches
  • Advisors
  • Anyone navigating complexity with intention

WHO IT IS NOT FOR

This is not for people who:

  • Want motivation without responsibility
  • Avoid honest reflection
  • Resist commitment
  • Prefer chaos to structure
  • Want someone else to fix things


This Mastermind is best suited for individuals who are ready to participate fully.

HOW IT FITS THE MEANINGFUL FEW ECOSYSTEM

  • The Book - The Meaningful Few→ Clarifies the philosophy
  •  The Course - The Meaningful Few → Teaches the framework
  •  The Planner & Strive → Support weekly reflection
  • The Mastermind → Keeps everything alive


This is where:

  • Insight becomes behavior
  • Behavior becomes habit
  • Habit becomes identity

Instructor(s)

George Grombacher

Founder

I'm a former Division 1 scholarship athlete in tennis. I'm the President of Financial Consulting Professionals and the Founder and Chief Community Officer of Money Alignment Academy, and the Editor-in-Chief of LifeBlood. I've been named to Investopedia's list of the Top 100 Most Influential Financial Advisors three years in a row. I'm a dedicated community member. Emilie is my wife and James and Jack are my boys.

The 12-Week Rotating Framework

(Join at any point. No one is ever “behind.”

This mastermind runs on a continuous 12-week cycle that repeats—deepening each time you return.


Each week reinforces a shared language and first principle that compounds over time.


WEEK 1 — What Actually Matters

The Meaningful Few vs. the Trivial Many

Stop misallocating your best energy.


WEEK 2 — Identity Precedes Behavior

Become the kind of person who keeps commitments.


WEEK 3 — Time Is Not the Problem

Attention is the real currency.


WEEK 4 — Energy Is Sacred

Alignment matters more than endurance.


WEEK 5 — Money as a Mirror

Your spending reveals your values.


WEEK 6 — The Cost of the Trivial Many

Subtraction before addition.


WEEK 7 — The Aligned Calendar

Your calendar is your philosophy.


WEEK 8 — STRIVE: The Weekly Reset

Consistency beats intensity.


WEEK 9 — The Power of Small Promises

Integrity is built in inches.


WEEK 10 — Resistance Is Information

What you avoid is trying to teach you.


WEEK 11 — Peace of Mind Is a Practice

Inner alignment creates outer calm.


WEEK 12 — Becoming & Return

You don’t arrive. You return—wiser.


After Week 12, the cycle begins again—

not as repetition, but as refinement.


If you’re tired of drifting… If you want a weekly rhythm that brings you back to what matters… If you value integrity over intensity…

The Meaningful Mastermind may be the structure you’ve been missing. This isn’t about doing more. It’s about doing what matters — and honoring it.