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Nothing sustains motivation better than belonging to the tribe. It transforms a personal quest into a shared one.
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When changing your habits means challenging the tribe, change is unattractive. When changing your habits means fitting in with the tribe, change is very attractive.
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In every human society, people are motivated to seek belonging and status. Identifying with a group checks both boxes at the same time: we become part of a tribe, and we take pride when our tribe winds.
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Charismatic speakers can put us under a political spell, under which we follow them to gain their approval or affiliate with their tribe.
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If we feel safe among our own people, in our own tribes or organizations, we relax and are more open to trust and cooperation.
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Given our obsessive need to feel safe among those in our tribe – our communities and companies – we inherently put a premium value on those who give us their time and energy.
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As members of a tribe who want to feel like we belong and earn the protection and support of the group, we will often follow our leaders blindly with the belief (or hope) that it is in our interest to do so.
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189 |
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As social animals, we more than want the approval of those in our tribe, we need it.
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The leaders of organizations who rise through the ranks not because they want it, but because the tribe keeps offering higher status out of gratitude… are the true leaders worth of our trust and loyalty.
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If you don’t have a ‘tribe’ already, you can find one… pinpoint your interest and then locate a group that shares it… Opportunities and people are everywhere when you open your eyes and look.
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