It’s four degrees below zero out. There’s a lengthy line leading to a bus that’s going to take people to a craft beer and cheese festival. It’s clear where the line starts and that there were people waiting in line for awhile.
The bus pulls up past the start of the line to the middle of the line and opens its doors.
The fact is those who started the line, started it at a terrible spot. The fact is those in the middle of the line and who were looking straight into the open doors of the bus had an option. Do they enter or do they respect those who were in line first?
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Jump back to September when I went to INBOUND15, a large marketing conference. People were waiting in line to see Amy Schumer provide the night’s entertainment. The line twisted this way and that, but when the doors opened, a stampede ensued.
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Back to the bus.
The girl closest to the open doors motioned to those at the front of the line (a solid 15 feet away from the bus doors) to get on first.
She wasn’t just respecting the order of the line, she was respecting her tribe. I spoke outloud, “this is why I love craft beer drinkers.” If it was a line of people who love Amy Schumer waiting for the bus, I guarantee once those doors opened it would be a free-for-all.
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We have the option to choose many tribes as we go through life. I think it’s worth paying attention and asking what makes this tribe great versus that tribe? Is it a tribe that has members who care for each other? Or is it a tribe with members who will step over you to get what they want?
Stay Positive & If You Can’t Find One, Lead One. Chances Are People Are Waiting For You
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