Small Scale Life Podcast - Episodes Tagged with “Building Community”

It’s Your Life: Do Something Positive

Tom — Thu, 24 Oct 2019 05:45:00 -0500

Welcome to the Small Scale Life Podcast! I like to call it the “Half Hour Happy Hour,” and today is no different! I am usually selling Good Vibes to the audience, and I hope this episode inspires you to make a difference in your neighborhood and community. After all, our time on this earth is limited. It’s your life; do something positive with it! I am going to talk about some people doing positive things in their community, and I am going to talk about a new project and direction for the Small Scale Gardening project.

Topics in this podcast episode include the following:

Introduction
Thank you, Lifers, and Member of the Month
It’s Your Life: Do Something Positive
Examples of People Doing Good Things
Small Scale Gardening: Growing Skills, Growing People
Next Steps
Your Turn: Challenge Yourself

For more information and links, check the show notes in the article titled: smallscalelife.com/do-something-positive.

10 Tips to Successfully Plan and Host an Event

Tom — Thu, 03 Oct 2019 00:00:00 -0500

Successful events and failed events do not just happen. The success or complete failure is set in motion long before the actual event. This past weekend, my family, Julie and I experienced both. I am going to tell a tale of those two events and give you 10 Tips to Successfully Plan and Host an Event. By following these tips, I think you will be well equipped to successfully plan and host your own event!

For show notes, links and the 10 Tips for How to Successfully Plan and Host an Event InfoGraphic, please go to the Small Scale Life article titled "10 Tips to Successfully Plan and Host an Event."

Finding Folk - July 2019

Tom — Fri, 02 Aug 2019 12:00:00 -0500

July was a great month full of time spent with family and friends. We need to be part of our community and strengthening existing relationships while making new ones. It isn't always about the money; it's about building social capital!

This is a Just Tom Show while I am on the road from Duluth, MN, to Minneapolis, MN. As I worked on the shores of the great Lake Giche Gume (Lake Superior for everyone not in Minnesota), I had time to reflect on July. We had a great time with family at our house and on the road in Stevens Point, Kimball and northern Wisconsin. It helped that we have a lot of July birthdays; that translates into family celebrations! Family can be hard to love at times, but as my dad said, "Blood is thicker than water." We have been working hard to build up those family relationships.

At the same time, July has been a month of friendship. We are thankful to spend time with our good friends and make some new friends along the way! Friends have invited us over, and we have opened our house to them as well. A great example is this weekend: we are heading north (after I just got home) to our friends' cabin near Hayward, WI. It is going to be a weekend of fun and shenanigans, but that is what it is all about, right? We have to open ourselves up and take the time to connect with others, even those folks in our neighborhood.

For more on this podcast (and the show notes), head over to this article on Small Scale Life!

Leaving a Legacy - Tribute to Larry Hall

Tom — Fri, 31 May 2019 22:00:00 -0500

Last week, the gardening world and I got some sad news that made me think about leaving a legacy. Larry Hall passed away. For those of you who do not know who Larry Hall is, he is the creator of the Rain Gutter Grow System that I have experimented with in the past (and will be experimenting with this year). Larry was from Brainerd, Minnesota, and he created a low-cost way for people to successfully grow food no matter where they lived.

We are all going to die someday. It might be today, tomorrow or years in the future. We don’t know when, where or how. We can’t stop it, and it is part of the life cycle. Knowing this, the question is: how are you leaving a legacy for those who come behind you (future generations of your children and grandchildren)?

For the transcript of the article and lots of links, see the show notes in the article titled "Leaving a Legacy - A Tribute to Larry Hall" on smallscalelife.com.

Happy Mother's Day 2019

Tom — Wed, 15 May 2019 13:00:00 -0500

In this episode of the Small Scale Life Podcast, I discuss a great Mother's Day Weekend with a full house. There was a lot of family and community building last week, and there is a big garden update as well. It's another action-packed episode of the Small Scale Life Podcast!

I discuss the following topics in this episode:

Happy Mother's Day 2019!
Great Mother's Day Meal
About Last Week....Community Building Social Events
Garden Update....World War III
Lesson of the Week

For more information, check out the post titled "Happy Mother's Day 2019" at https://smallscalelife.com!

Starting to Build Community

Tom — Fri, 19 Apr 2019 15:00:00 -0500

In today's podcast, I talk about a number of subjects including the following:

Wishing listeners and the Lifer community a Happy Easter!
Weekend 3 Things on the Small Scale Life Facebook Group
Working through our busy week
Gardening and Demo Day of the old raised beds
Starting to build community online and in person!

Remember:

Start small where you are and start with a couple people.
Over time, develop 5 close friends that have your back, and you have theirs.
Develop and Abundance Mindset.

For more information, check out the article titled "Starting to Build Community" at smallscalelife.com.

Minnesota Traditions - Labor Day 2018

Tom — Tue, 11 Sep 2018 22:00:00 -0500

This is a [late] podcast and post about Minnesota Traditions on Labor Day 2018. These traditions include the Exodus to Lake County and the Minnesota State Fair. I had the opportunity to spend four days at the State Fair in a booth, so I had a different experience than many who went as spectators. I will also talk about my Weekend 3 Things and give you an update on Operation Outreach as well. Stay tuned, there is a lot to talk about as I head south in the Mobil Small Scale Life Podcast Studio!

For show notes, pictures and more information, head on over to the article titled Minnesota Traditions - Labor Day 2018 on Small Scale Life!

Special Note:
I have to apologize to all the listeners out there: I did not intend to publish this podcast and post without any content! Yikes! As an aside, it is interesting that some folks shared this without any content….hmmm….Anyway, thank you for your patience!

Importance of Building Community Around You

Tom — Sat, 11 Aug 2018 19:00:00 -0500

In this episode, I am on the road and talking about building community. Humans are social creatures. We are not meant to live in this world alone. Sometimes we do need to “have a little help from our friends.”

My questions to you are:

Do you have some friends that have your back?
Have you spent some time building community around you?

Unfortunately in modern Western Civilization, the answer is probably no. I have to admit: I need to work on this as well. We are going to make some changes to Small Scale Life to help you build community around you, where ever you are.

For more on that, please head over to Small Scale Life to read the post that has more thoughts, information and links.