I’ve been on a development programme with Aodan Enright & his "tribe".

The term "tribe" is lifted from Seth Godin, author of "Tribes".  Aodan Enright runs a business based on bringing groups together to read carefully chosen books.

I don’t know what process he used to select the texts.  Certainly, the four books I read developed me, and offered plenty of meat for 2-hour discussions in the Imperial Hotel in downtown Cork.

"Breaking from the Pack" + "The 33 Strategies of War" + "What Would Google Do?" + "Tribes" =

"I’ve become a writer with a style that individual & becoming stronger.  The battlefield is all around and within me.  The internet & universal education has changed the ballgame irrevocably and re-located the power.  At 58, I am called to lead or die younger than would otherwise be the case, and the world for my children is here for the making…"

That’s what came out of me today when Aodan asked us to reflect on what we’d gained from the group and its work. Each sentence is my best shot at saying what I got from the relevant book.

If I had any influence, and didn’t believe Seth Godin’s view

"People don’t believe what you tell them"

I’d urge you to go out of your way to link up with @SmarterEgg on Twitter and join one of his tribes.

PS  Thank you too to all those who were in the group.