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Storytelling Tip #4: Words and fences
What words do you choose to use when sharing your story? Both tellers and listeners may have fences around the words they share and/or are will to listen to.
Storytelling Tip #3 – What is a story?
Do stories have a beginning, a middle and an end? Can a story be told without words? Or in one word? Seriously, what makes something a story?
Storytelling Tip #2: Listen
Listen to the stories around you. That is listen to the stories your friends, co-workers, acquaintances and others are sharing. You might even find it interesting to more consciously listen to your own stories – you may be in for some surprises.
Storytelling Tip #1: Share your stories
For the next thirty-one days I’m going to be sharing tips for those of you who desire to hone up your storytelling skills.
How about feeding ourselves a little good news …
What we feed ourselves is important and I am not just talking about the food we eat. For example, what about the news? I want balanced news that in at least a small part feeds a joyful heart. Today I offer three resources for a little respite from all the “breaking” news …
Joy and self-accountability
I am building a business, part of it online, and there are no shortage of businesses that are happy to tell me how to do it. Many have great ideas, concepts, skills, etc. to share – that’s cool! They promise me all kinds of things including accountability. That is they will help hold their clients or customers accountable for getting their work, a task, or goal accomplished. I don’t do that, and it is a huge turn-off …
Gone fishing?
Fishing for answers that is. Probably all of us have wondered why and sought out answers. When we succeed it can be awesome. We might even have an “aha” moment. However, there are times when the answer doesn’t appear. And we are left to decide what we will do. Should we …
What is one thing leaders can do when life get serious?
Play. Because it opens the door to joy a moment at a time. I needed to play today! All the hand washing, cleaning, etc. was a little much this afternoon. Honestly, I was cleaning a freakn’ bag of red potatoes this afternoon. Who knew cleaning groceries before bringing them into the house could be a thing?
What color is joy?
What color is joy? What does it smell like? Taste like? Sound like? Feel like? How do we know joy? I imagine the answers are different for all of us …
61 Play Resources for leaders, parents, educators and more
Here is something that many people don’t realize: I read books on play and hang out with early childhood educators once a month in a play book club I belong to. I’m a bit of an outlier as my background differs. These resources are not just for educators, they are also for parents, leaders, and those in organizations. In my mind these books and this list of resources are for all of us. The connection may not necessarily be clear cut, but I can tell you there is wealth of learning in this list which speaks to …
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