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I can do that as well as support local Missouri and Illinois family farms with @Dierbergs Homegrown.

Think of Dierbergs Homegrown as a Farmer’s Market inside of a grocery store. It has the freshest produce available locally. In order for the item to be considered Dierbergs Homegrown, it has to be picked, packed and delivered to their stores in less than 24 hours.

You’ll find everything you want from tomatoes to eggplant to corn to peaches and more grown by family-owned farms located in and around the St. Louis area.

Get the recipe for my Meatless Lemon Parmesan and Corn Pasta and learn more about Dierbergs Homegrown on my blog, link in bio.

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Dierbergs Rewards app is super easy to use and makes for worry-free shopping. I’m a fan! 

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Blogging 101, Enterprising Woman, Relationships · April 14, 2011

Working with a “tribe” can help your entrepreneurial endeavors


Since I’ve begun blogging, freelancing, and consulting, I have found that I tend to gravitate towards others who are also doing their own thing business wise. Human nature usually dictates that birds of a feather flock together—when you find similarities in others that you genuinely like, you are bound to find an attractive synergy that bonds you.

Last month, I traveled to Atlanta for a blogging workshop event with Lakesha, who I met last year, as she was a sponsor of Show Me the Blog Social Media and Blogging Conference. She is the owner of XD Web Solutions and works with businesses and helps them develop their online presence with creating web pages, SEO, etc. I found that while rooming with her and spending time with her that she had a lot of knowledge and input to share and I soaked it up like a sponge. She is a self starter with a great drive and I feel that we compliment one another well.

We formed an instant bond over our businesses and we now consult one another on ideas. Add to the mix my good friend Andrea Amir, who I met at Blogging While Brown last year (and whose conference Lakesha and I attended), and I feel like we have an epic Sister Tribe going on. We are sisters in business for ourselves helping one another reach our goals. After a year or so of doing it all on my own, I have come to find comfort with my new tribe.

Andrea is a sister who is doing big things with her website Smart Money Chicks and she organizes workshops and events that help women learn how to be smarter with money and finances. With someone who is as smart as Andrea in my tribe, I can’t go wrong!

Tribes are very important in business—not only can you bounce ideas off of one another but you can also learn from each others mistakes. Having a sounding board or committee of individuals who you trust and respect is most important when you have your own business. I feel very blessed to have found these two sisters who have helped me in many ways.

Working with a tribe can help your entrepreneurial endeavors—it can give you an advantage against your competition because even though you may be a party of one, you have many voices helping you and propelling you to new heights.

Do you have a tribe or a think tank that you work with to help realize your goals? Let’s discuss.


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Comments

  1. Ryan Biddulph says

    April 14, 2011 at 9:23 am

    The power of joining a tribe can never be understated. It leverages your presence like few other opportunities. Thanks Danyelle!

    RB

    Reply
    • The Cubicle Chick says

      April 14, 2011 at 9:29 am

      Ryan, you and I are HERE! I have reaped many benefits from my various tribes. Thanks so much for commenting. 🙂

      Reply
  2. Lisa R. @ SoloMomLife says

    April 14, 2011 at 9:29 am

    I am beyond glad that I’ve met all of you, and the benefits are out of this world. Support, friendship, and business co-mentoring is tremendously important to bloggers, entrepreneurs, and moguls alike!

    Staying in my lane *grin*,
    Lisa R.

    Reply
    • The Cubicle Chick says

      April 14, 2011 at 9:31 am

      Aww, Thanks Lisa! I am in awe of you and how you manage to do everything you do! Let me mosey on over to SoloMomLife! I’m so excited for all that you have done and look forward to watching your new project grow 🙂

      Reply
  3. Martha Giffen says

    April 14, 2011 at 9:41 am

    Tribes have helped my biz tremendously. So thankful to be in the Mastermind Blogging Tribe with YOU! You are one awesome chick! I also benefit from my small mastermind group. They help me brainstorm and get my ideas from my head into the world. Nice post!

    Reply
    • The Cubicle Chick says

      April 14, 2011 at 12:59 pm

      Martha, thanks so much! I am also very happy to be in the Mastermind Blogging Tribe with you too. You amaze me and I learn something new and exciting everyday. Thank you for your comments.

      Reply
  4. Kesha @small business website design says

    April 14, 2011 at 9:52 am

    Awww *tearing up* 🙂

    Well, you already know how I feel and I’m glad you created this post because it will let others know how important it is to have a group (whether you call it tribe, mastermind, etc.) to grow in business with.

    Doing it alone like you and I both were doing wasn’t helping us (to the fullest extent that is). Now that we’ve found our #sistertribe (love it!), I can’t even stop thinking about the possibilities of things we can create not only for ourselves but with each other!!

    Love ya!

    Reply
    • The Cubicle Chick says

      April 14, 2011 at 12:58 pm

      Kesha- LOL. I think things happen for a reason and it was meant for us to meet and do business with one another as well as be a sounding board for our ideas and suggestions. There are so many things I want to share with you guys as well as projects we can work on together. I can’t wait for our Skype session 🙂

      Reply
  5. Tammy Matthews says

    April 14, 2011 at 10:04 am

    I do belong to a blog tribe and found it to be a supportive community of like-minded people who work together to help one another. It’s a huge help and it keeps you on track. It keeps you from giving up in times that don’t seem to be going as well as you had hoped.
    Great Post,
    Tammy

    Reply
    • The Cubicle Chick says

      April 14, 2011 at 1:02 pm

      Tammy, thanks for commenting. I am so glad that I was able to get to your blog through the Mastermind group, your blog posts are always inspirational.

      Reply
  6. Aimee-The Coupon Diva says

    April 14, 2011 at 10:12 am

    I definitely have a tribe that I hang out with more than I do my regular friends now since we all have our own business. We meet once a month and talk about our business and ways to improve it. Its fun and usually we end up spending the day together. In fact we are meeting up Saturday. I can’t wait.

    Reply
    • The Cubicle Chick says

      April 14, 2011 at 12:57 pm

      Aimee, that is great! I notice that Atlanta has a very close-knit blogging community from what I saw when I was there. Put that with social media and entrepreneurs and you have a winning combo!

      Reply
  7. Stacy | Grow With Stacy says

    April 14, 2011 at 10:29 am

    Tribes are a great way to build a blog! I am at the end of a blogging challenge (which has been very much like a tribe) and I have seen great changes in my blog, from alexa ranking to many more comments. I wrote a more complete overview on my latest post.

    Reply
    • The Cubicle Chick says

      April 14, 2011 at 1:01 pm

      Stacy, I would like to participate in a blogging challenge. I think that is my next goal. 🙂

      Reply
  8. Steve Rice says

    April 14, 2011 at 1:05 pm

    This is a great point. When i first saw this post, I thought it would be referring to the “tribe” in the sense of Seth Godin’s book, “Tribes” (the tribe of advocates for your brand).

    I really appreciate the insight you bring in this article to the idea of a Mastermind Group. It is so important to have. I know that when I first learned about a mastermind group, I didn’t know how to build one, so I just went on ahead figuring it wasn’t absolutely essential to my success.

    I’ve learned that I was wrong. Having a tribe is essential. It makes the journey so much more fun too! 🙂

    Reply
  9. Jeanine Byers Hoag @ Dressing My Truth says

    April 14, 2011 at 3:12 pm

    Blogging While Brown? Sounds like a conference I need to attend at some point!

    I agree that people supporting one another and being there to bounce ideas off of and even just leaving comments can be a powerful thing.

    Reply
    • The Cubicle Chick says

      April 14, 2011 at 3:42 pm

      Jeanine, you can learn more about Blogging While Brown by going to http://www.bloggingwhilebrown.com. This year is it will be in July in Los Angeles. It is a great conference of bloggers of all colors and ethnic groups. 🙂

      Reply
  10. Henway says

    April 14, 2011 at 5:10 pm

    Definitely right… I’ve been a lone entrepreneur for a long time, and it’s even lonelier than being single some days. I really need to find more ppl to bounce ideas off, and sometimes to seek support.

    Reply
  11. tamara says

    April 14, 2011 at 6:26 pm

    Great post. I agree that it’s important to have “like-minded folk” with whom to bond, share, brainstorm, etc. Kudos to you ladies for understanding the strength that comes from this.

    Reply
  12. Miss mikelah says

    April 16, 2011 at 10:19 am

    This is a great inspiration and motivation to get paid. I find myself extending my services for free or nothing at all… I’m over it!

    Reply
  13. VivaLaBrandi says

    April 18, 2011 at 9:40 pm

    I don’t have a tribe yet, but in my head I’m a member of yours lol. I do think it is extremely important to surround yourself with like minded people personally & professionally always

    Reply
  14. BrothaTech says

    July 16, 2011 at 6:28 am

    You should check out Triberr. It uses the same concept of forming tribes so you can spread your messasge and the messages of your tribe instantly through Twitter.

    Reply
    • The Cubicle Chick says

      July 16, 2011 at 11:22 am

      Hi Terrance, I have already been using Triberr since April and I love it. It has really expanded my blog to readers who wouldn’t have otherwise read my blog. The people mentioned in the post are also part of my Triberr tribe. 🙂

      Reply

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I can do that as well as support local Missouri and Illinois family farms with @Dierbergs Homegrown.

Think of Dierbergs Homegrown as a Farmer’s Market inside of a grocery store. It has the freshest produce available locally. In order for the item to be considered Dierbergs Homegrown, it has to be picked, packed and delivered to their stores in less than 24 hours.

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Get the recipe for my Meatless Lemon Parmesan and Corn Pasta and learn more about Dierbergs Homegrown on my blog, link in bio.

#DierbergsHG #HomegrownProud #WeLoveLocal #Partner
Planning my grocery shopping trips has become so m Planning my grocery shopping trips has become so much easier with @dierbergs Rewards. Not only do I earn points for every dollar I spend, but with their Marketplace, my points go even further with free grocery items.

Dierbergs Rewards app is super easy to use and makes for worry-free shopping. I’m a fan! 

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This #essencefest was one for the record books, in This #essencefest was one for the record books, in more ways than one.  Nola will always be one of my favorite places to visit, and I’m looking forward to being in the place again next year. Until then…
My first full day at #essencefest is in the books. My first full day at #essencefest is in the books. It’s very—different from years past, but I’m proud to be covering it this year. 🙌🏾
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