A Tale Of Two Tribes
Exactly one year ago Seth Godin started his triiibes.com network for the launch of his book “tribes”. We will call this Group A.
At the same time, I joined another social group that was also new and building its membership. This is Group B.
Looking back one year later, this is what I see they had in common:
- both were an excited group of people that wanted to connect and grow with other similar people.
- in each, the the tribe building came with moments of differences and disagreements.
- in the beginning, I visited both frequently and looked for ways to contribute in an ongoing manner.
One year later this is how I see they differ:
- I don’t frequent either as much but for different reasons. Group A taught me valuable lessons and enabled me to go off and try some things on my own. Group B just pissed me off.
- Group A had a very open giving environment. Participation was almost a requirement. Group B talked about participation but was actually mired in secrecy.
- when I log in to Group A these days, I see old friends and future acquaintances. Group B is filled with strangers and blank stares.
Guess which one I emulate when running my own tribe?
Thanks to Seth and everyone else in Triiibes! I look forward to another great year. And if you haven’t read it yet, pick up a copy of “Tribes: We Need You To Lead Us”.
Especially, if you run Group B.
The next story in the blog ring is from Trish Lambert: Triiibes, One Year On
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Wow, I am so glad you shared this. It makes me value Triiibes even MORE! Thank you for participating, organizing, and being part of the Triiibe. Happy Anniversary.
Thanks for stopping by Linda. Thanks to you for writing up a post, also. I had a lot of fun mixing it up again with group as it had been awhile.
I considered calling it ‘group b’ but ‘a’ just sounded better, and I’m glad we ended up on that side of the fence!
Plus if you had named it Group B, that would have made my story totally confusing. A win on all fronts!
The same thing happened to me. I joined another group about a week before triiibes, and got nothing but spam. I’ve long abandoned them, but I’ve made great friends all over the world with triiibes.
Happy Anniversary!