By Otis McGregor

Successful tribes pull together to help each other succeed. All the members of the tribe are looking for a win-win-win way of doing things. The best members of a tribe want the other members to succeed as much as (or more than) themselves. The success of one member of the tribe is the success of the tribe.

Every member of a tribe must be an active member. That means that he or she must actively participate. Participation isn’t just showing up on time. It is putting in the work to be prepared, to contribute to the efforts at hand, and to solving problems of other team members.

Forming a tribe starts with finding like-minded people, those people that want to work just as hard as you do, that believe that they cannot make it on their own. A tribe is not a group of clones. It is people from all different backgrounds who have a common desire to create success for others and themselves as a tribe.

Whether you are organizing a tribe or joining one, it is not an easy effort. That is why Tribe and Purpose guides you so that you can have both: a tribe you create and a tribe that you are a member of.

You can be a member of more than one tribe, but remember that membership takes effort from you and the members of the tribe. And just like the number of hours in a day, the effort is finite because effort takes time and mental capacity. If you are a member of a tribe because you think it is cool or you just expect to get something out of it, you are in the wrong tribe. Each member of the tribe is an active contributing member.

By joining Tribe and Purpose, you join a tribe that wants you to succeed and will serve as the accountability partner that you need, guiding you to define your and pursue your purpose.

The tribe empowers the individual, and the tribe is empowered by the individual. The tribe becomes not only a partner to rely on, and it is the power that sets you apart.

Aristotle said, “the sum of the parts is greater than the whole.” That is why a tribe is essential to your success. If you want to stand out, run towards your purpose, and be part of something bigger than yourself, join Tribe and Purpose.