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Tribes, communities, and followers

Tribes, communities, and followers

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Tribes, communities, and followers

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- When I was writing my book, a friend introduced me to Lynn Price. When Lynn was a child, she was separated from her siblings when they were all put into foster care. It was years before they were reunited. As an adult, she founded Camp To Belong to create a safe place for foster kids to reunite with their brothers and sisters. And she's worked tirelessly to revise the laws that allow foster siblings to be separated. She didn't work alone. Not only did she engage many followers to help her build Camp To Belong, she's partnered with many others in the foster care community to advocate on behalf of these kids. As you're building your own thought leadership efforts, it's important to learn from Lynn's experience. First, think about the group of people you stand for and with. These could be people like yourself or not, but they are the people or organizations that you want to help. I think of this as your tribe. For Lynn, this was the foster kids. Like Lynn, you'll need to bring in…

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