001 - The Power of Community with Jane Goodman

Humans have been building communities since the dawn of time. Yet, their importance to an individual’s life, to the family’s life and to the neighborhood’s life may never be more critical than today, while their actual place in our daily world may never have been so fractured. Join Aviv as he and guest Jane Goodman share in an exploration of the power of community. Aviv and Jane seek to answer questions such as: What is community? What purpose does it serve? And what enables communities to thrive? Jane shares her unique experience building a rural community and the lessons she’s learned about herself and leadership through her trials and tribulations. KEY TAKEAWAYS 01:45 – Aviv introduces today’s guest, Jane Goodman who joins the show to share her insights on today’s topic, The Power of Community06:41 – Greater understandings through community12:35 – Choosing to build unique communities and letting go of differences22:19 – The secret to a thriving community23:11 – Lessons Jane has learned throughout her journey31:01 – Overcoming challenges in building a community41:31 – The consensus approach46:37 – Two practices that Jane values above all others47:49 – What Jane has learned about herself through her experience living in many different communities52:34 – Leadership does not mean recognition53:46 – Action communities58:41 – Personal development for the sake of serving a greater purpose1:08:37 – The importance of not talking behind people’s back1:10:59 – Final words of wisdom from Jane1:18:59 – Aviv thanks Jane for joining the show TWEETABLE QUOTES “Each of the experiences opened doors to greater understandings – greater understandings about human beings, greater understandings of organizations.” (09:34)“Just as your life is a journey – never ending until your last breath – so is a community. And you can say that for twenty years this community has been on its journey, almost eighteen years being on the land. And so many different things have been learned.” (23:44)“Whatever you need to get to where you’re going is different from what you need once you’re there.” (28:45)“Another thing you were saying which can be a pitfall – and this is where we always help one another – it’s easy to think you know what’s better for someone else than they do.” (45:18)“There’s Action Communities. There’s communities that have an external mission, an internal mission. When I say an ‘Action Community,’ I mean they have a message to get across.” (56:17)“It’s not personal development for development’s sake. It’s because I want to serve a greater purpose as a life.” (1:04:10) RESOURCES MENTIONED Portals of Perception WebsiteAviv’s LinkedIn Aviv’s TwitterAviv’s Website