When #Gina Leow shared her story about a costume mishap during a childhood dance recital at a recent “Stories That Shaped Us” live storytelling event, it touched my heart and inspired me. During her story, she described how her teacher admonished her at the end of her performance and crushed her spirit (for a bit). […]

Those raised front steps weren’t just concrete and brick — they were a gathering place, a living room open to the street, where neighbors came together when the weather said yes. Side by side. Shoulder to shoulder. Nobody performing, nobody winning. Just people showing up. I’ve been talking about “front stoop moments” in my coaching […]

I coined the phrase #Story Tourism many years ago to describe what happens we travel to a new place whether it’s another country or another part of the United States. We see the place with a fresh eye whether we looking at the local architecture or the plants that are grown. The other benefit is […]

“Showing up” can be hard to do in person until we learn how to breathe, listen, have a few stories on hand to facilitate connection Jerome Deroy the CEO of Narativ discovered that we “hit the stage” to perform at a live event on the same day when we were compelled to  practise what we […]

Feedback is an important skill but know how and when to deliver it is an important. I learned this lesson in my grade school in Queens during the annual valentire day card exchange. When I was in grade school, we exchanged little paper Valentines and placed them on our classmates’ desks. A boy named Doug […]