If you saw the sums I'm dealing with, you'd laugh out loud.

But it's all worth it to me.

Not even one human lifetime ago, the little island of St. John -- a United States territory, population 4000 -- didn't even have electricity.

Now it's a thriving little place whose wonderful restaurants and other establishments are no doubt made possible by the many folks who live on neighboring St. Thomas, who in turn work on St. John.

(Not "St. John's," by the way, which will get the residents rolling their eyes at you; St. John's is in Canada, or Antigua.)

The sights and the beaches are striking and memorable, to say the least, which helps to explain why J. Robert Oppenheimer built a beach house on St. John in the late 1950s, and spent significant time there until his death in 1967.

For that matter, country musician Kenny Chesney had a home there for years, and celebrities like Kelsey Grammer, Alan Alda, Mel Brooks, Anne Bancroft, and Harrison Ford have been frequent visitors or guests at the Caneel Bay resort on the island.

My wife and I have made an annual visit ourselves for the past five years and have grown quite fond of the place, so I decided: I'm going to hold one of my mastermind meetings there.

And it's going to be great.

But:

Nothing is cheap on St. John, a tiny island accessible only by ferry.

Want a bag of chips? That'll be $8.99. (That is literally the price.)

Now extrapolate that a bit and you'll get the idea of what I the organizer have faced.

I reserved two large properties, at one of which we'll be holding our meetings (that one has an infinity pool; photos below).

I've hired magician Doc Dixon, who will entertain us with his extraordinary skill, and in turn we'll advise him on the business side of what he does.

I'm flying in Marlon Sanders, one of the great marketing minds alive today, and one of the liveliest personalities you're likely to encounter.

I'm renting several cars for us.

For the final night I have two chefs and three servers coming to the main property to prepare and serve a four-course meal with wine pairing. Since virtually all the members are bringing their significant others, it'll be 27 of us -- and I went with the filet upgrade option on the steak.

Whatever you're thinking something like that might cost, trust me, it's probably more.

But you know what? We're going to have an unforgettable time, and that's what matters.

These people signed up for the most elite experience I offer, and an elite experience is what they shall have.

Can you picture yourself enjoying and benefiting from something like this?

The St. John event is one of our three in-person meetings per year, and when this group gets together, great things happen.

Each person gets his own dedicated time for all of us to throw ideas and strategies at him for his business, get him introduced to the right people, and give him an action plan he can report back to us on at our next meeting.

One of my guys just said, "I'm sick today, so trying to take it easy, but I am excited and wanted to share: as of today, my business revenue from 9/1/25-12/5/25 is higher than my entire revenue of 2024. My net profit is about 15% higher over that same timeframe.

"My goal was to double my 2024 revenue in 2025, and any of 3 people who have said they will hire me actually do, I'm there now. There are a lot of factors that go into that but a big one is you guys helping me...."

But as you can see, we don't just help each other. We've created a tight-knit group of friends who, in addition to the formal meetings, enjoy wonderful times together, too.

We're all booked for St. John, but you'll of course want to be at our future meetings.

Ready to take that important step and be one of us?

Click the link and let's you and I talk about what we can do for you:

https://www.WoodsMastermind.com

Tom Woods