Your Stories Don’t Define You, How You Tell Them Will
It's not the things that happen in your life that define you, that create your identity. It's how you talk about those things.
That’s the theme behind this podcast. Research shows that the stories you tell have a major influence in how you see yourself and in how others perceive you, so it’s important to be intentional about which stories you share and how you share them.
Guests on the podcast share the pivotal moments in their lives and careers, offering keen insights and “ah ha” moments to listeners, while triggering related memories of listeners, opening up opportunities to uncover their own patterns and discover better ways to share their stories.
During this podcast, I’m asking you to listen to consider your related stories, and to listen to consider which stories in your life might have impacted you in a similar way.
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Sarah works with executives who know that story sharing makes them more compelling as speakers and leaders, and who want to improve how they connect with audiences, by uncovering the right stories and learning how to share them effectively so they can clearly and actively demonstrate their character, values, and vision.
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 37 minutes
- Episodes
- 110
- Years Active
- 2023 - 2025
297 Change, Growth, and Hope - How The Belief Others Have In Us Can Move Us
297 Change, Growth, and Hope - How The Belief Others Have In Us Can Move Us
Change is an inevitable part of life, how you choose to handle that change is what defines us as people. Will you crumble…
296 Storytelling Can Improve Your Career - It's Not Just Interviews
This is the 4th episode in a series on storytelling for professionals.
In episode 292, Sarah shared stories about her love language – which is cooking for people. She explained that when we share sto…
295 Personal Stories and How They Matter
295 Personal Stories and How They Matter
The relevance of stories in career and life is something that is undeniable, whether it be a professional story about a time you were vital to your team at …
294 Communication is Key
294 Communication is Key
Frustration and irritation is common in every relationship, more often than not it stems from not understanding others or hearing out what others have to say. It is up to u…
293 Self Reflection: Assessments
293 Self Reflection: Assessments
Fear of the self is something that has existed for hundreds of years, it’s been something remarked upon by Plato and Socrates, and it is a very common human experienc…
292 Food Stories
292 Food Stories
Love languages come in many different forms; gift giving, words of affirmation, and for today’s episode specifically, the act of cooking and giving a good meal to those you hold cl…
291 The Stories We Keep
291 The Stories We Keep
As much as we all may wish for life to be sunshine and daisies we can often end up focusing on the storms and trials that accompany them. It can be easy to lose yourself to …
290 Ideation
290 Ideation
Working on ourselves is a never ending yet very worthwhile endeavor that shapes who we become as people, and where we want to go in life. Sometimes that work is hard and can seem intim…
289 Fear Is A Liar
289 Fear Is A Liar
Doubt, fear, and feeling awkward is a normal human experience, although it is important to celebrate the great and amazing things you do and are capable of, it is just as importa…
288 Do Overs
288 Do Overs
It’s completely normal to have limiting beliefs and times in life that are stressful and discouraging, they can make you feel as if you’re alone and stuck in a rut that you can’t quite…