or personal connection very quickly. That was something I hadn't been
doing. I also hadn't really been telling stories at all. One of the great
things about learning how to do Identity Storytelling, was that it actually
taught me how to tell a good story. Now I find myself telling stories a lot
more and entertaining people. Whereas, I never would have done that
before.
Stylelife: When you say entertaining people, what do you mean by
that?
Stringer: I mean being able to hold the attention of an entire group
of people, say at a dinner party for an extended period of time, with just a
story. I may have been at a social venue before, or maybe out to dinner
with friends, but I never would have been the star of any conversation for
more than just a comment. I might say a sentence here and there. I
would never contribute more than a sentence at a time.
Stylelife: What does it feel like you, to be able to contribute
confidently? What's the biggest difference in how you feel, knowing that
you can have confident contributions?
Stringer: I feel like people are actually having an opportunity to
get to know me, whereas before I was limiting myself by not
contributing confidently, and basically hiding all the things that are great
about me.
Stylelife: Do you think that once you've been able to share those
things, the rewards have been really tangible for you? Can you name
specific ways that your life has changed?
Stringer: Definitely. Ever since I started doing the Identity Story
telling routine and began developing my ability as a storyteller, I’ve had
greater friendships, greater relationships, and I've also noticed that it's
improved my management ability and my compliance at work.