All for One and One for All – It’s a Community Spirit!
The 3 musketeers… a community? Hey, the dictionary says a community can be of any size, and we believe that the musketeers commitment to supporting each other was definitely rooted in a community mindset. In the world of Reference.com… “Communities usually assist and support one another…”. So there you have it, The 3 Musketeers were a community.
Does community also relate to the online world? We truly believe it does.
An online community is a perfect venue for people to share information relating to the common interests of the group, and assisting and supporting each other in gaining the knowledge needed to achieve their goals. And as in all other areas of life, online communities will have their experts, the people who have been there and done that, who can pass on proven knowledge of how the other community members can achieve the same success.
The members of the community have a voice… an equal opportunity to share their personal thoughts and insight with the other community members. It's a place where they feel they will be heard and not be concerned about what others might think.
And yet, the members of the community are not “sheep” or “clones” of each other. They have unique dreams and visions, and different roads to travel to achieve their goals. For instance, if online business success is a common interest of the community, there will be many different businesses to be found within its members.
A community is like a foundation or home base for its members… a place to start or to come home to when they need assistance or support, and a place to experience and learn what they need to know to create success for themselves. Yet community members can belong to other groups that support and assist them in different ways… often directed there by other community members.
Whether it be for training, syndication, or just connecting with each other, the members of an online community have so many social media sites and tools to use. It's a vast world, but through the online world of social media it can get a lot smaller and closer… it can become a tight-knit community.
An online community for learning, sharing and communicating… in our minds a very COOL place to belong!
So… we'd love to know what your thoughts are on an online community, the tools and activities associated with them, and where you feel you would need some assistance from a community in regards to those tools and activities. For us to connect with you on this, we'd so very much appreciate it if you could take a few short minutes to leave us a comment on your thoughts of how a community could best help you.
Wendy Hewlett
2010-12-06 @ 9:00 pm
The TSA community is a great example of an online community that supports each other. Each member has different visions and goals, and a different mission or purpose, yet we come together to support and aid each other in our journeys.
Another community might be your team, if you are involved in network marketing. My team comes together on several different online social mediums. We have a Facebook Group and a team website where we can support, encourage, inspire and offer accountability to each other.
The possibilities are endless when it comes to online communities … I’m sure there is a support community for just about everything if you look for it.
Very interesting and thought provoking post Pat and Lorna! LOVE it!!
Wendy
Pat & Lorna
2010-12-07 @ 9:10 pm
Wendy,
There are a lot of “communities”. And if we look at what people share inside a community we can realize that it doesn’t always even have to be an organized group. Quite often a community will come together just because like-minded individuals are drawn together.
TSA is a great community 🙂
Thanks so much,
~ Pat and Lorna
Janette Stoll
2010-12-07 @ 9:49 am
I second what Wendy said. The TSA is a great community to meet fellow entrepreneurs. People forget there are thousands of small, online communities besides the big three: FB, Twitter & LI. It’s the quality of your relationship that’s more important than the quantity. And that’s one of the reasons why I love niche social groups and smaller networks, especially targeted networks to your business.
Thank you for this great post.
Janette Stoll
Pat & Lorna
2010-12-07 @ 9:13 pm
Janette,
We agree, a community doesn’t have to be big or have global reach to be an effective community. In fact, as you say, the relationships (which are most important) are quite often a lot closer and more supportive in the smaller communities.
Thanks,
~ Pat and Lorna
Kim Tarr
2010-12-09 @ 6:27 pm
Pat & Lorna,
When I got started in this industry years ago, I did everything by myself. It took me awhile to find success, but I made it. Although, I did feel like I could be doing better and growing a bit more.
So, I seeked out a community and I have grown, learned, and done things completely out of my comfort zone! It has been so cool to do things that I never thought that I would do.
Thanks for sharing the awareness with everyone!
Kim
Pat & Lorna
2010-12-09 @ 7:35 pm
Kim,
It is amazing what we can accomplish with a little help from our friends 🙂
Thanks,
~ Pat and Lorna
Nelson Schroeder
2010-12-13 @ 5:31 am
Never got the Three Musketeers thing. Dumas doesn’t fully develop d’Artagnan is only in the first sentence identified as writing his Memorie. As a young tike I always wanted it to be The Four Musketeers. Blamed it on the French and not my sloppy reading. Anyway TSA and the Tribe movement is very much “All for One, and One for All” Great post and analogy.
Pat & Lorna
2010-12-14 @ 8:42 pm
Nelson,
We agree. TSA is very much a tight-knit community, and one we are very happy to be a part of.
Thanks,
~ Pat and Lorna