Ways To Find Your Tribe!
We all like to belong, to be surrounded by like-minded people that share our values and beliefs.
Whatever your passion it feels great to have others in your life that feel the same way.
This week my 11-year-old daughter asked me to try and find some vegan preteens for her to meet. My daughter is not short of great friends and lives a super busy life with squad swimming being her great love. However, she has a desire to make some vegan buddies. To meet other kids that share her values. To have friends that truly understand why she is vegan.
Veganism is something she is very passionate about so I completely understand why she’d like to have some vegan friends to hang with. My mission is to find a way to make this happen, and perhaps in the process, I might end up surrounding myself with like-minded people too – which would be a great thing for me as well!
Whatever your passion – the suggestions below will help you reach out and find your tribe!
Top 3 Ways To Find Your Tribe!
Attend events targeted at your interests and beliefs.
There are likely to be festivals, markets, and meet-ups you could attend and meet people following the same interests as you. These events are often advertised online via social media (especially Facebook), but you’ll also see events advertised in the traditional way via local newspapers, TV advertising and letterbox drops.
If you are looking to meet more vegans then make sure you attend vegan markets, vegan festivals, vegan meet-ups, new vegan restaurants, farm sanctuary open days, and vegan meal nights. You’ll be surprised how many cities have vibrant and growing vegan communities! You’ll get the chance to surround yourself with other vegans and make friendships.
Reach out on social media.
Social media is an incredibly powerful forum to meet like-minded people. You can connect with people via social media based on just about any interest group. There is literally a Facebook group for just about everything. Just search up key interest words and your location, and you’ll be surprised what you discover. You’ll also find Instagram a great place to find people with similar interests and passions.
If you want to meet other vegans just search ‘vegan’ or ‘plant-based’ with your location on Facebook or Instagram, and you’ll find some awesome groups and pages to join. You might like to join our new Plant-Based Eating Facebook group, created to bring together all those wanting to connect and learn about plant-based eating. Great connections can be made, and you’ll have a place to share information, recipes, shopping tips, new product recommendations, and have a forum where you can share your questions and experiences with others that understand what you are talking about. The people you meet will become online friends and you may at some point get to meet them in person.
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Convert your friends and family.
Encourage those you already know and love to learn more about what you are passionate about – there is a good chance they might be interested too.
If it is plant-based eating that is your passion then share with them some tasty meals, take them to restaurants where you can share delicious meals, show them how they can make easy supermarket swaps, talk to them about your reasons for eating a plant-based diet, show them how healthy and happy you are, and perhaps discuss animal rights and environmental issues when the time is right. You may be surprised how over time they may start adopting your lifestyle, even if just in small ways.
If making like-minded connections is your intention then you may need to come out of your comfort zone. Start being proactive about the people you surround yourself with. Finding your tribe will be very rewarding so totally worth the effort.
