Elements of Community Podcast

Unpacking The Magic of Community

From Actor, Coach & Filmmaker to Builder of Global Communities

Barry has been bringing people together and creating positive change in the world for over 25 years, and his latest project is a community called Dreaming For A Living. This gathering of like-minded individuals focuses their celebration on being alive, forming relationships, and helping each other stay focused, motivated, and making sure they all have

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Show Notes

Barry has been in the film and TV industry for more than 25 years, and he’s seen firsthand how those who are successful use community to create transformation. That’s why he’s now focused on building a community of people who are oriented towards making positive change in the world. He named this community Dreaming For A Living, and it’s become a place where people from all walks of life can come together to celebrate being alive and learn from each other.

The members of this community are very clear about what they don’t want, as well as, forming a vision for what kind of community they do want. Those who don’t fit in energetically or focus-wise, self-sort out, leaving room for those who share their values to find kinship within the group.

For Barry, the value or currency of his events is not turning attendees into clients, but rather forming relationships with like-minded professionals. He has likened his own life to that of a filmmaker who films the same story over and over until he gets it right – only with different characters and settings. From this insight he realized that if he was going to be successful at creating meaningful change in the world, he needed a supportive community around him that would help him stay focused and motivated throughout his journey.

When Barry went back home to Australia last year with his parents, it made him realize something – when you’re alone in an unfamiliar place, your best bet is to look online for kindred spirits. This epiphany pushed him to create a relaxed networking event upon returning home to Los Angeles, one where attendees could connect casually without having to talk business. The point of the Dreaming for a Living mixer was simply to relax, get to know each other on an individual level and have some fun along the way!

As Barry continued developing this amazing online community full of purpose-driven change-makers from all around the globe. He made sure, however, not to lose sight of his own core values as an effective leader, responsibility for one’s actions, and celebrating successes big or small. It is also important for him that work remains enjoyable so members don’t get discouraged too easily along their journey.

With all these pieces coming together perfectly into place, Barry couldn’t be more thrilled about how far this global network has come in such a short amount of time since its inception! Now people from all over can access inspiring courses, retreats and public speaking engagements through this awesome platform to make meaningful changes in their lives as well as those around them!

Join Barry by listening to his interview on Elements of Community as he dives deep into everything we’ve been talking about here – Dreaming For A Living – because you won’t want to miss out on such an incredible story!

Other subjects we covered on the show:

  • We talked about how the people who are most successful use community to create transformation.
  • We chatted for a bit on how the best communities are very clear on what they don’t want to work towards creating what they want their community to be.
  • Lastly, we discussed about how common language and kinship are what makes a community.
  • And much more!

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Lucas Root

Lucas is the host of Elements of Community. He is a community growth strategist and works with mega companies like The Pokemon Company to help build and foster community. This podcast is Lucas' way of giving back what he has learned about the magic of building and growing community.

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