You’ve likely heard about the importance of storytelling in your work, but what does that really mean? And more importantly, where else is storytelling shaping your life?
The short answer is we tell stories for many reasons, including to create a vision, share information, motivate/influence ourselves and others, leave an impression, or share an experience. We create stories to deal with uncertainties and make sense of all going on around us.. Stories are used to create safety, justify why we do or do not take action, and go after what we want in life. More about that below
“Stop Doing Heavy and Live Lighter”
This insight brought a rush of new energy that helped me get out of the weeds and move beyond the limiting stories I’d been telling myself. As a result, I am now refocused on what is important to me and what I want to do next.