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Your Stories Don’t Define You, How You Tell Them Will

May 28, 2019

Stories connect us. They help us relate to each other and deepen our understanding of experiences in our lives. Analogies can give us an entirely different perspective, and help us create a more visual representation of emotional experiences.

I wrote the following analogy to help me put things in perspective when I was...


May 21, 2019

It turns out that Tiffany Ann is actually quite handy, can make impressive home improvements on a limited budget, and can put on a fun birthday party for a bunch of kids for just $25.

She may not have known these things about herself if she hadn’t experienced a painful divorce. With three children and no job, Tiffany...


May 14, 2019

When Bob Musial failed his role-playing test in his first sales job, he was humiliated. He was the only new hire out of seven to fail that session, and that made him even more motivated to prove to himself and others that he would be successful in that job.

He could have given up; it would have been easier in some...


May 7, 2019

Deb Helfrich is a truly unique individual. She practically raised herself in the Carnegie Library where she grew up, reading at college level at around 2nd grade. Adults and children left her to her own curiosity, with little interest or effort to find out what made her tick. It wasn't until she went to college, after...