One of the ideas I talk about briefly in the book is that powerful tribes aren't open to everyone. The exclusivity makes it work. In this case, the exclusivity comes from two things:

1. I'm only announcing the Tribe here and on my blog. (Though it would be great with me if you want invite your friends to join, because your friends are my friends...).

2. You have to be committed enough to pre-order my book, sight unseen (in some places for less than $14), months in advance. It's not about selling more books, of course, it's about creating a small hurdle to get the right people in the door.

The mechanics:

1. You can be anywhere in the world, and it's fine if you've already ordered a book (you know who you are). All you need to do is forward a copy of your electronic receipt (see below).
2. You can purchase the book here: Amazon, Barnes & Noble, CEO Read (great for overseas and bulk orders, too), Borders or any bookstore that will give you an electronic receipt.
3. Forward the receipt no later than August 10 to jointhetribe@gmail.com. Be sure to include your snail mail address because I'm hoping to send you something in the mail in October. This is an automated autoreply address, so please include only your receipt and your address. You know how to find me if you need anything else.
4. We'll be sending out the invites in batches. Membership is numbered, with low numbers getting prestige and bragging rights. If we get too big a response, I'll shut down the invite address and let you know here.
5. After August 10th, it's closed. We may decide to re-open the tribe a bit later, but I think that's unlikely.

Members of the tribe will get a chance to win a $400 ticket to my launch event/presentation in New York as well as a few other goodies.

Even with just a few people in the pre-beta tribe we've built, I can already see how powerful it can be to have a safe, well-lit place on line where like-minded people can connect. I hope you can join us.