{you simply glow by jessica swift}
If anything were possible, who would you want in your tribe?
Fictional. Famous. Mentor. Idol. Best Friend. Lover. Average Jane.
My tribe is full of tough & tender women –real, literary, and deceased. We’re an inner circle with our own artistic commune, a red tent of sorts with lemongrass incense burning & prolific pots of peppermint tea.
Naturally, Dinah would be there. So would Ayla, the main character of the Earth’s Children novels. Writers Jeanette Winterson, Margaret Atwood, and Toni Cade Bambara would be perched upon cushions. Adele would definitely be there. Space would be reserved for Danielle LaPorte, Marie Forleo, Alexandra Franzen, Dyana Valentine, Tara Gentile, & Kelly Diels.
It would be an intuitive, witty, funny, raucous, boundary-pushing bunch. We’d laugh until our faces hurt. We’d spark aha moments. We’d catalyze big ideas. We’d radically support one another.
Who do you want in your tribe? If you could choose anyone, who would you invite into your intentional community?
Dream big. Throw away your pragmatism (for a short while) and be visionary.
The heroines of your favorite novels. Your favorite singer or band. That artist whose work gets under your skin. The writer you admire. The health guru you idolize. The businesswoman who inspires you. The best friend who has never let you down (or maybe she’s disappointed you then amazed you with her grace & generosity).
Your catalyst. Your beacon. Who?
In a perfect world, where would you commune?
At your favorite corner coffee shop? In a cabin floating on it’s own dock above the ocean? At a slumber party at your favorite museum? On top of elephants while riding through the jungle?
If you’re enamored with the idea of radical support too, then you need to get cozy and clear. Who are your people? Where would you gather?
I’m super curious, so feel free to let me know all about your tenacious tribe: facebook | twitter | email.
Wow!!!! To this question and to the idea of who could be in my community. My husband and I were just talking about this, as we begin our journey into our business and I consistently reflect on this when working on my own stuff too…so to your question, my community would include: artists with various hair colors, restauranteurs who are passionate about their food and whose food is an experience, makers who believe in their work and want to talk about getting it out there and will act on it. My community would be colorful, committed, envolope-pushing, grit-having, interesting people with depth and passion — some well known, some not known at all.
This comment got lost in my site for awhile, but I wanted to say that I love your answer Jen! I love the specificity + clarity. How can I help?! xo.
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I found you via Jennifer Louden’s blog – just read a comment you left and decided to click through to see who you were! So glad I did…your writings are creating some stirrings within!
That even I here in this new place could have a tribe – maybe glocally! 
Thank you! Can’t wait to read more!