Feb 17 show: Your Community Building Goals Are Wrong - EP 1119

Today, we will explore the concept of building community, but not from a pure numbers standpoint. Many people measure community in numbers, not quality. We will discuss a better way to create community around you that makes the whole network mightier.

Featured Event: Spence MAG Meetup: This Sunday. Contact Brad for information. [email protected]

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Tales From The Prepper Pantry

>11 years ago, crepe night for Fat Tuesday and we were snowed in

>Rebuilding the pantry system after working through the "stuff" this winter (Why I did this)

>Scaling from 2 to 5 - growing pains

>Audit your canning supplies

>German Food Day

Frugality Tip From Margo

I have a friend up North whose library has passes you can check out for discounted admission to museums.  So check out your local library and see what they have to offer.

Operation Independence

Barrels for sale, grocery club update

Main Topic

We talk about community all the time with some of you saying there is no one around you, and others seeking to start your own community. Often, communities fail because they have the wrong goal.

How do you know your community is successful?

>number of people

>length of community

>etc

I like to think about the goals differently: How many surface relationships do we house versus inner circle trust.

>>explain this<<

Total participants is meaningless if you don't house quality relationships.

Singular selfishness versus selfish community

Why I think we got off course (TOP DOWN COMMUNITY)

Why do I support other networks? What then should our goals be?

Does the community do what it says and say what it does?
Does the community have a high number of quality, close relationships?

Does the community refrain from bad-mouthing other similar communities AND each other?

What makes a series of small pods mighty?

So ask yourself, WHO is in my inner circle and, in the words of Brad, would I leave a car at the base of my driveway with $1000 cash in there if they asked without needing to know why?