Purpose

In Community Design™, we call this your Current Story and there are five questions to structure it. 1. What stands out for you about your upbringing and background? 2. What have been the top three most pivotal experiences in your life? 3. What are your top three proudest achievements? 4. What are three times you’ve taken a stand? 5. When you think

It turns out people pay attention to what they pay for. Therefore, the fastest way to build a loyal, tightly knit set of early adopters or brand loyalists was by making the community paid, charging for events, or offering paid course communities. Perhaps counterintuitively, the easiest way to move people off social media was to charge for access to

Margaret Mead nailed it when she observed, “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed individuals can change the world. In fact, it’s the only thing that ever has.”

Do you have any specific goals around [topic] right now? What’s holding you back from achieving them today? Have you Googled anything about [topic]? Mind sharing the details with me? If everything went wildly right in your life, where would you be in a year with regard to [topic]? Would your relationship with it be different? Does this feel like a

What are 3 things you’re able to do in the future that you’re not able to do today? 2. What are 3 things you’ve accomplished? 3. What are 3 things you have taken a stand for? 4. What has changed in your world for the better in the most unexpected or surprising way? 5. Who are the people you have brought together? 6. What are 3 things they are able

Results can be building a new habit or practice, finding collaborators, leveling up at work, or just making better decisions.

Then, you’ll want to explore the opposite dynamic. Who depletes your energy? Who is quick to cut you down? Who makes you question your worth?

Consider small things, such as what time you wake up. Also pay attention to larger dynamics, such as which practices or people in your life give you energy and which ones sap it. The key is to continue to build your life in such a way that you have space for growth and evolution as you start to consider the larger impact you want to have on the peo

Each question you ask is also a new signpost on the path to your purpose and your vision of the future. Think of it as doing research—research that will help you decide how you can recruit and galvanize others to help you create a different world.

The transitions in our lives are when we need community the most. It’s when we need help navigating new things and answering new questions. It’s when we may find ourselves more isolated because the people we used to go to are a part of our old life, and we don’t yet have any connections in our new life. Jot down the transition your Ideal Member is