Library – Tribes, We need you to lead us – Seth Godin
My desire is to put good resources in your hands and make you successful. I am currently reading “Tribes: We Need You to Lead Us
The world is rapidly changing. The explosion of technology, information, and communication through the internet is amazing. It has created opportunities that never existed before. Just like when TV and Radio opened up a new form of communication and created wealth and opportunities, we are seeing the same thing through the internet.
A tribe is any group of people, large or small who are connected to one another, a leader and an idea. For millions of years, humans have joined tribes, be they religious, ethnic, political, or even musical (think the Deadheads). It’s our nature.
Now the Internet has eliminated the barriers of geography, cost and time. All those blogs and social networking sites are helping existing tribes get bigger and enabling new tribes to be born – groups of ten or ten million who care about their iPhones or a political campaign, or a new way to fight global warming.
Who is going to lead these tribes?
The web can do amazing things, but it can’t provide leadership. That still has to come from individuals – people just like you who have a passion about something. Anyone who wants to make a difference now had the tools at her fingertips.
-Excerpt from the Book Jacket
For those of you who desire to follow your dreams, passions, skills and abilities to realize your destiny, ultimately you will need to lead a “Tribe” to turn that passion into your career. You may not feel like a leader. But in the words of John Maxwell, “Leadership is influence,” nothing more, nothing less. Start by connecting with those who value your influence and grow from there.
-Brian
