I never knew the power of story.
We tell stories all of the time, but a lot of the stories I used to be around were stories that sounded more like rants, or just a replay of events.
This is what I thought they talked about when they told us stories were what we needed in the world. It sounded like social studies to me.
I love to have really good conversation.
After I had several different people tell me in a short period of time that they wished they had recorded our conversation so they could listen to it again, I began to wonder if that was because of something I was doing. I started to pay more attention to how I was directing it.
I learned something about myself, but more importantly I learned about the power of story.
I always want to know why.
Why do you feel that way?
Why are you here or there?
Why do you respond the way you do?
Why aren’t you doing more?
Why are you doing so much?
The next thing I always want to know is how you feel about that why.
That’s when stories get interesting.
When you answer the why, and how you feel about it, you learn and so does everyone around you.
When you tell a story and the ‘why’ is the main focus of that story people listen, but they dial in when you talk about how you feel about that why.
We see ourselves in your why and we connect with how you feel, so please, don’t leave that part out… it holds the most power.