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Tribes
Steps
1. Tribes.
Obtain a copy of Tribes by Seth Godin. Check it out at the library or purchase a copy.
Audio book companies such as audible.com ofer a free book to try their service. Read
or listen to the book and nd out about tribes.
You can also check out TED Talks and YouTube for Seths presentations about tribes.
2. Tribes Casebook.
Members of Seth Godins tribe put together a casebook. It is a PDF available for free
download on the Web. While Seth speaks more in generalities and gives some examples
of tribes, this casebook is about numerous tribes and gives you a better idea of tribes that
exist and how they work.
sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2008/10/free-tribes-ebo.html
3. Are you a heretic?
Heretics are engaged, passionate, and more powerful and happier than everyone else.
And they have a tribe that they support (and that supports them in turn).
Challenging the status quo requires a commitment, both public and private. It involves
reaching out to others and putting your ideas on the line (or pinning your Ninety-ve
Theses to the church door).
Heretics must believe. More than anyone else in an organization, its the person whos
challenging the status quo, the one who is daring to be great, who is truly present and
not just punching a clock who must have condence in her beliefs.
Tribes
The Enrichment
Project is designed
to work as a tribe.
Everyone is
encouraged to do
as much as they
wish and to help
others on their path.
So, lets learn about
tribes and the tribes
you belong to
and why.

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THE ELEMENTS OF LEADERSHIP
Leaders challenge the status quo.
Leaders create a culture around their goal and involve others in that culture.
Leaders have an extraordinary amount of curiosity about the world theyre trying to change.

Leaders use charisma (in a variety of forms) to attract and motivate followers.
Leaders communicate their vision of the future.
Leaders commit to a vision and make decisions based on that commitment.
Leaders connect their followers to one another. Sorry for the alliteration, but thats the way
it worked out.
If you consider the leaders in your organization or community, youll see that every one of them uses some
combination of these seven elements. You dont have to be in charge or powerful or pretty or connected to
be a leader. You do have to be committed.
Excerpted from TRIBES: WE NEED YOU TO LEAD US by Seth Godin, Copyright Do You Zoom, Inc., 2008.
4. Your tribe(s).
You already belong to tribes, though you might not realize it. One purpose for the AEP is
to give youth group volunteers additional knowledge to use and share with their kids. If
youre volunteering for a youth group, thats one of your tribes.
What Yahoo! Groups do you subscribe to? What magazines do you purchase? What
charities do you support? Who sends you mail and email that you read? All of these are
tribes. They give you a sense of belonging and purpose.
5. You dont have to lead.
While you were looking at your tribes, did you notice that some of them you are
passionate about? Perhaps you started one or helped to get one started where you
faithfully keep up-to-date on happenings. Then there are the emails you completely read,
the postings you look forward to when you get of work and the magazine that makes you
put aside your chores for the afternoon. Some you might do because you feel obligated
to do so. Some you sign up for because youre interested in one element only and most
of the tribes undertakings do not interest you.
Each one of these tribes gives you something diferent. You choose to participate as much
as you want and how you want. Think about your level of involvement and how it relates to
your interest in each tribe.
6. What are your passions?
Everyone has something they are passionate about. Make a list. Which of these passions
do you feel you might work on to make a diference? Which do you already have a tribe
for? Or do you have more than one tribe for your passion? Share your passions and tribes.
7. Research tribes.
Investigate and explore tribes available for your passions. Do not limit yourself to your city.
Find out whats in your country, your state, the world or online.
8. Improving exiting tribes.
Choose one of your tribes. How can you improve upon it to make it better? Are you
interested in an element that is not currently covered by the tribe? Contribute to the tribe
to improve it.

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9. Enrichment Project.
We would like the EP to run as a tribe everyone contributing as much as they want,
volunteering as they want and sharing their skills as they want. Some of the areas you may
wish to participate in include administration, creating badge programs, helping others earn
badges, taking the programs outside the Web and using them locally, etc.
Find out more about the Enrichment Project. You can do this by looking through badge
programs, looking at infographics about badges, etc. Is EP the place for you? Does this
tribe ll one of your passions? Do you have suggestions to make it better?
NOTE: I am currently updating all badge programs and supplements to a new design.
You can nd updated badges on the blog, larajla.com. In addition, badge programs can
be found on Scribd, the EP Yahoo! Group and Google Drive.
Sites to Explore
www.sethgodin.com/sg
sethgodin.typepad.com
www.audible.com
www.ted.com
www.scribd.com
groups.yahoo.com
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