Storytelling

We’ve all been through it. Well, to be accurate, I should say, most of us have been through a breakup with a loved one. A breakup is not fun. It’s a boo-hoo story. Am I making light of a painful human experience? Yes and no. Without question, breakups can be very painful. Some people sink…

Public speaking with great presentation skill is highly desired and feared. You’ve probably heard that the fear of speaking in front of a live audience is greater than the fear of death. That comment is usually followed by the joke that most people would rather lie in the coffin than give the funeral eulogy. I…

School Shootings: Are Guns the Real Problem? Stoneman Douglas school shooting. Another painful national memory. Another senseless waste of life. Another wide gap in the American understanding of guns and violence. With every school shooting, Americans become dumber. Their minds drown in a turbulent sea of emotion. The polarized views about Second Amendment rights, arming…

“Tell me a story.” We’ve all said that to our parents when we were kids. We’re still saying it as adults whether we know it or not. We crave stories. They feed our imagination. They fuel our dreams. Humans cannot live without stories. Here’s why. Every human being wants to feel valued. You can’t feel valued…