It’s been an enlightening month, seeing each troop slowly take shape in its own way. We find ourselves saying, over and over, each of these new troops is exactly like one of those movies.
For any of you feeling stressed about people you thought were committed and then suddenly needing to bail, or that your troop is too small, take some faith that you’re not alone. If building a great troop was easy it wouldn't be worth doing. They wouldn’t make so many movies about it.
From Seven Samurai to Ocean’s Eleven to The Dirty Dozen — every gang, every band, every team that comes together — is built from a moment of uncertainty they won’t find each other.
Troop Leaders are a special breed — they’re hustlers who start with one idea of a troop, and let it turn into something else.
Those of us who are drawn to Jamboree are fundamentally a little twisted. We have this need to enter something unknown alongside people who are different from us, but twisted in the same kind of way.
We want to go into the unknown with teammates who believe in the mission. And most of all, with teammates who will believe in each other.
Building the band, the gang, the team — the motley crew you’re going to train with and battle with — that’s always the hardest part of the movie.
Right now, there are some bigger troops. But we didn't create this for troops to start off big.
If you're just 3 or 4 right now, and want to be selective about who you add next — you’re waiting for the right kind of twisted and you don't want to settle — then start as a troop of 3 or 4. Give yourself a troop name. A motto.
Others will be drawn to your troop.
Remember, every troop here started as a troop of 1.
We're going to keep the early bird pricing for the rest of the week. If you’re feeling stressed or don’t have numbers for a whole troop yet, send us a message.
If you have a favourite movie about “assembling the team” — you can reply to this message and share that too.
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