Trailblazers start followings, which in turn create communities.

While the common narrative is for every individual to be a trailblazer (who doesn’t want that notoriety?), community remains the strongest asset for an individual.

Looking to eat healthy?
There are plenty of communities to welcome you into their ranks.

Looking to get into shape?
You just have to tilt your neck slightly and you’ll encounter a community ready to welcome you.

And of course within those communities are sub communities to accept you among their ranks (e.g. even the Dungeons & Dragons community is divided based upon which version of the game is played).

Any community will fit the niche of what you’re seeking.

However, where people get caught up is in the analysis part because with the good, there’s always a negative. On top of which, there will always be a cynic in the community.

It’s the cynic’s job to criticize and point out some flaw. And yet, even though you find a cynic in every community, that’s the voice that gets amplified.

Sure, there’s some trade offs when you choose to join one community out of the multitude, but if you spend all your time listening to the cynic, you’ll never join any.

Join one, commit to it and, over time, if you become the cynic, it might be time to join another.