S6:E17 - Helping People Love Their Towns More with Rebecca Undem
In this solo episode, Rebecca gets back to the heart of Growing Small Towns’ mission: helping communities be places people love to call home. Not like, not enjoy, LOVE.
Drawing on Marcus Buckingham’s new book, Design Love In, she explains why love is the most powerful force in business and in life, and why every community decision should center around it: Will this lead to more people loving living here? Plus, how to leave us a Love Note about your town because nothing makes us happier than hearing what makes your small town amazing. Big or small, we wanna hear ‘em all!
(Look at us, rhyming in the show notes 💅)
In this episode, we cover:
The two feelings Rebecca chases: heart swells and brain sparks (and what those mean!)
Why only a “five” rating changes how people behave
Marcus Buckingham’s definition of love at work
The one question every community decision should pass
Why love may be the most AI-proof thing we have
Links + Resources Mentioned:
Marcus Buckingham’s Design Love In: https://www.designlovein.com/
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We want to hear from you!
We really, really do, and if you’ll let us, we’d love to feature your actual message with our audience!
Some of the best parts about radio shows and podcasts are listener call-ins, so we’ve decided to make those a part of the Growing Small Towns Podcast. We really, really want to hear from you! We have two “participation dance” elements of the show:
Leave us a Love Note! 💌 What do you love about your town? It could be a person, an event, or some random thing that made you say, "I love that." Call 701-203-3337 and tell us about it, and we may share your Love Note on the show.
“Solving Your Small-Town People Challenges”: Have a tough issue in your community? We want to help. Call in and tell us about your problem, and we’ll solve it on an episode of the podcast. Want to remain anonymous? Totally cool, we can be all secretive and stuff. We’re suave like that.
If you’ve got a love note or a tricky people problem, call 701-203-3337 and leave a message with the deets. We really can’t wait to hear from you!
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