Developing Your Story Developing “Who Am I /Why I’m here” Stories:
Step One: What personal qualities make you a trustworthy person?
(i.e. are you compassionate, smart, courageous, honest, etc?)
Step Two: Choose one of these qualities and develop a three-minute story that delivers evidence of that quality. (since you can hardly walk into a room and expect people to believe “I am a trustworthy person”):
A time in your life when this quality was tested
A person/event in your life that taught you the importance of this quality
A time when you failed your own standards and decided to never let it happen again
A movie/story/event that exemplifies this quality for you.
Step Three: Find someone to listen to your story. Ask them to tell you what they like about the story and what this story tells them about you. Ask them to refrain from making suggestions or giving a critique. Tell it again to someone else.
Step Four: Tell your story the next time you give a presentation or try to influence someone…if it works, tell it again.
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