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Hi, this is AJ, welcome to our next and final lesson. Are you ready? This is it! So

youÓve got to be strong for this one, this is our last week. Remember, keep your body

strong. WeÓve got to get this English, get this learning, deep into your body not just

your brain. So I want you moving. I want you smiling. I want those shoulders back. I

want you to use all the tools for this one, okay? LetÓs go.

This one is called ÐTribes.Ñ This comes from a book called TRIBES by Seth Godin, so

Seth Godin again; a different book. And in this book Seth Godin talks about modern

tribes. WhatÓs a tribe? A tribe is basically a family, a big extended family. So itÓs not

just a mother and father and sister/brother, not just grandparents. ItÓs really a whole

collection of families that are connected together, so a collection of families that create

one big group called a tribe.

Now, of course, thereÓs sort of an old historical meaning to this. We talk about Native

American Tribes, African Tribes, but thereÓs also a modern meaning and thatÓs what

Seth Godin is writing about. HeÓs writing about modern tribes. Now a modern tribe is

not based on family. ItÓs just a group of people that are connected by some common

purpose, some common meaning.

And, of course, the Internet makes it possible for us to have international tribes. We

can connect with people all over the world who share the same purpose, the same

meaning or similar purposes, similar meanings, as ourselves.

Seth Godin, again, is a business writer, so he writes a lot about this phenomenon, this

experience of tribes on the Internet from a business perspective. But, really, itÓs also a

phenomenon, an experience that is very general. People are connecting with each

other all over the world for learning, for social purposes, for dating, for business, of

course, for many different purposes.

And at Effortless English this is one of my big goals for Effortless English is to create a

tribe of enthusiastic, passionate, positive, English learners and really more than just

English learners. The meaning of Effortless English, the purpose of Effortless English,

is not just learning English. Have you noticed? ItÓs about living better lives, happier

lives, more passionate lives, more energetic lives, healthier lives.

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WeÓre just using English to connect with each other. WeÓre using English to find other

people who want these same things, so we can encourage each other, so we can

learn together. English is our tool. ItÓs the way we can all share together. It doesnÓt

matter if weÓre from the United States or from Mexico or from somewhere in South

America or from Spain or Germany or Japan or Thailand, anywhere in the world, we

can share together. We can connect using English as our tool. But English is not our

final purpose. It is not the final meaning or purpose of our tribe.

So let me read a little bit from Seth GodinÓs book TRIBES , which is an excellent book, by

the way, and then IÓll talk more about it. So here we go.

ÐThe Opportunity -- ItÓs simple, there are tribes everywhere now. Inside and outside of

organizations, in public and in private, in nonprofits, in classrooms, across the planet,

every one of these tribes is yearning for leadership and connection. This is an

opportunity for you, an opportunity to find or assemble a tribe and lead it. The

question isnÓt ÒIs it possible for me to do this?Ó Now the question is ÒWill I choose to do

it?Ó

ÐFor a long time IÓve been writing about the fact that everyone is now a connector; a

member. The explosion in media channels, combined with the increased leverage of

individuals within organizations, means that just about anyone can influence just about

anyone else.

ÐThis book says something new, something even better, more exciting. Everyone is

not just a connector, not just a member, everyone is now a leader. The explosion in

tribes, groups and circles of interest means that anyone who wants to make a

difference can. Without leaders there are no followers. YouÓre a leader. We need

you.

ÐSomething to Believe In Î Tribes are about faith; they are about something to believe

in. Tribes are about belief in an idea and in a community and they are grounded in

respect and admiration for the leader of the tribe and for the other members, as well.

Do you believe in what you do every day? It turns out that belief happens to be a

brilliant strategy.Ñ

Okay. ThatÓs a nice, interesting section from Seth GodinÓs book TRIBES. And what I

like about this is that phrase Ðthat everyone is now a leader.Ñ And I want you to think

about that. Everyone is now a leader. WeÓre all members too, but weÓre also all

leaders and I want you to be a leader in our Effortless English Club. I want you to be a

leader. I want you to inspire and help other people, not just yourself.

For example, we have excellent leaders already in our club. Many of the mini-stories

in these lessons have characters with names of Effortless English leaders. For

example, Inca, Inca is one of our fantastic leaders. She is from the Czech Republic, I

believe, and she is just amazing. SheÓs always helping other members in our club.

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SheÓs always answering their questions. SheÓs always encouraging them. She is a

true leader.

ThereÓs Big Jan, whoÓs another one of our fantastic leaders. ThereÓs Vanilla. There

are so many great leaders in our group and I want you to be one of them.

Since you have finished all of these lessons I know that you have a very good level of

English and I know that you can now, very easily, go onto our Forums or our Master

Member Site or both and you can be a leader now. You have done something

amazing. You completed all of these lessons. You did all of the mini-stories. Your

English ability has increased and improved so quickly, so well, I know you can do it.

So I want you to get on those Forums, I want you to get on the Master Member Site

and I want you to communicate with our other members. Help them. Because some

of those people are just starting and maybe, like you, maybe they have some doubts,

maybe they have some worries and maybe they need someone to encourage them.

Maybe they need someone to say something kind to them or nice to them. Maybe

they need someone to help them feel stronger and more confident or to show them an

example of leadership.

You can do that now. So, please, now is the time where you can share, you can give

to other people now. You can now be the teacher. And that is my true purpose in the

Effortless English Club. Not to be the big leader and the big teacher, just me, but to

create more teachers, more leaders. I want you to do that now. I want you to feel that

same happiness and gift when you help another person. When you help them feel

better, feel stronger, feel happier.

So, please, get on our Forums, join our Master Member Site and do that for someone

else now. Just a kind word, just a little encouragement, just answer one question and

youÓll make a big difference for someone else. YouÓll help someone else. I hope youÓll

do it.

So now is the time for the final step. The final step is to use everything you have

learned. Number one, that means to use the actual English you have learned, the

vocabulary, youÓre new speaking ability, all of that. And that means connection with

people and speaking to them and writing to them. It means real communication, not

just studying. You canÓt just be a student only, youÓve got to get out there and use it.

Well, you can do that now. YouÓve completed all these lessons, you now have the

ability. You probably already had the ability before; you definitely have the ability now.

So get on Skype and talk to other members. Get on the Forums. Find somebody.

Make an appointment with them. Talk to them on Skype. Or talk to them on the

phone. Or just get on the Forums and write in English. Write your story. Write about

your emotions. Help other people connect. Use it.

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The second thing you must do, this final step, is to lead, as IÓve been saying and IÓm

going to say it again. YouÓre last and final step is to share the strength, the

confidence, the ability you now have with other people. Inspire them, lead them.

YouÓre a leader. We need you.

I will see you next time. I will see you on the Master Member Site where I will be

giving you videos every month. IÓll see you on the forums. Take care. Thank you so

much for listening to these lessons. I hope you have grown happier, stronger and, of

course, I hope you have become a much more confident English speaker. ItÓs been

my privilege and my honor to teach you and to help you.

Thank you so much.

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