Stories can do amazing things for you. Telling the right story can help you nail a job interview, win over a customer, rally a team, motivate employees and many other things.
But what exactly is a story?
A colleague of mine went searching for a definition of story for a book he was writing. He found 82 different definitions, from the complex to the simple.
Over the past year, I have spent many hours studying "stories" and their importance to the human existence. Through it all, stories touch all of our lives from birth to death. We encounter stories everyday as does everyone amongst every culture around the world, but we are so accustomed to our stories we often fail to recognize them and their importance.
I enjoyed Rob’s explanation stories. His three simple ingredients, as he points out, can be applied to the individual as well as the corporation.
Enjoy, and take time to consciously recognize the stories that make up your world.
February 5th, 2013 at 3:57 pm
Thank you for the re-blog, Charlie! Yup, stories are all around. I think it’s like writing — the more you practice it, the better you are. With stories, the more you get comfortable with a structure and go looking for patterns, the more you’ll find. Good luck with your storytelling!