![]() ![]() Evernote allows you to search, which doesn’t seem like a big deal now, but when you get thousands of quotes or stories, it will be really helpful. I personally use Evernote, and I keep a note for each subject that contains great quotes I’ve collected over the years. You could create an Excel spreadsheet with tabs by topic. You can do this on good ol’ fashioned paper and folders by topic, or you can do it electronically. Start your collection of stories, quotes, and points to talk about. ![]() I love coaching clients through this process because it’s a journey of self-discovery! This is part of building your brand. This process takes some time, and you will likely continue to refine your message over several months or even years. What are the stories that you are ready to share? What are the powerful lessons that can be learned from your life? What mistakes have you made? What have you learned from those mistakes? What is the overall point or single takeaway that you want to share based off of who you are? Next, spend some quiet time reflecting on what lessons can be learned from your life, your mess, or your test. The idea here is to list out what makes you YOU. Start by journaling on a blank notebook your experiences – good and bad, your special gifts, your unique qualities. I offer one-on-one coaching, full coaching packages, or just a one time session, but if you aren’t ready for either of those yet, here are some ways you can get started sharing your story! 1) Refine your message ![]() Are you ready to tell your story but don't think anyone is listening? Click here to learn how Mack and I have built our LinkedIn platforms for more than 300,000 interactions each week. I talk to many people, all at different stages of learning to tell their own story, turning a mess to a message and a test to a testimony. I share my story to inspire hope for others, and I coach other people to share their own story. I learned to tell my story, and I’ve shared the stage with some of the greatest motivational speakers – Nick Vujicic, Les Brown and John Maxwell. It took me six months to overcome the fear, shame, and hurt from my past, but I knew, if someone could be helped by me telling my story, even one person, it would be worth it.Ī little more than five years later, I’m now a full time speaker, author of 11 books, and a coach. I hadn’t talked about it for 13 years, and I didn’t want to start now.īut, those words are powerful. I knew I had a story to tell – but I didn’t want to tell it. There were hundreds of people in the room, but it felt like he was talking only to me. In 2013, I heard Les Brown say those words. Someone needs to hear your story and only you can help that person.” But nothing was really what I was looking for.“You have a story to tell. From volunteering at Food Film Festivals to Earth ship building workshops, you name it, I did it. But what? I had done all kinds of thing from Urban being to Permaculture, from home gardening with kids (definitely not my thing) to working in a Conscious hotel, that turned out not to be as conscious as the name would make you think. I on quite a wobbly road for a long time already looking for direction – Although I already knew I wanted to do something meaningful with my life, something that made a positive change in the world, and ideally something ‘green’. The way he spoke about it resonated in my whole body. It was only because it started to pour rain when I was about to leave that we started to talk and he turned out to be a current Knowmads student. Being in the building, being in the community, seen with the eyes and touched by the energy. But to give you a slight idea I will tell you my story, how I ended up there and how it became my home, my family and my starting point for a new life full of possibilities!īy ‘coincidence’ I ran in to a guy named Frank while I was at a random city farmer’s cafe in Amsterdam. Knowmads Business School Amsterdam: Sounds fancy pancy doesn’t it? Knowmads is something that is hard to explain and can only really be understood when it’s felt with the heart by being there. Written by Marloes Lagaaij, Tribe 10, from her lovely blog Soul Studio ![]()
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