The "Googled" Excitement and Other Anecdotes

The Universe designed us for storytelling and story listening. Our hearts connect to stories, our brains are wired for stories and our ears want to listen to stories. We want our stories to be heard because our experiences are stories, our complaints are stories and sometimes the biggest burden on our soul, are our untold stories. Great legends leave behind legendary stories, great souls write inspiring stories and close friends keep to themselves our embarrassing stories.

Here is a glimpse of my life events in stories. 

The "Googled" Excitement

Student President (Social Media Club)-A very warm welcome Sir. Students are really excited about meeting you.

Me (slightly surprised)-Yes they usually are. Talking to youth about social media is like talking to a German in German language.

Student President-No Sir, they have been googling your name & probably that has got them excited.

Me-smiled (thinking to myself) So you have already Googled about me. Intelligent audience indeed.

Even before the first impression, people gather our zeroeth impression via Google. Isn't it?

Go India Go

It is so exciting to meet like minded people, like hearts and like souls.

Met two interesting people recently with interesting designations and even more interesting spirits. One calls himself 'Chief Passioneer' (of a startup) and the other calls himself 'Chief Positivity Officer' of a non profit.

Such designations also raise expectations of the people. Yet magic happens when you walk the talk and your energy speaks for you.

Go India Go. Become the golden sparrow once again.

King or a Kingmaker?

Recently a politician approached me for personal branding and asked me, "You don't want to be the King, you rather like being the Kingmaker?"

I said, "Neither the King, nor the Kingmaker. I prefer to be the Brandmaker. If someone becomes the King or Queen as a result, I would be glad to share the joy."

"Engineering and Efficiency"

Had an interesting interaction with Dr Harald Beschorner, Chancellor of FOM University of Applied Sciences, (a private German University) recently at NDIM.

I asked him, "Germans are known globally for Engineering and Efficiency and are even ahead of United States. Are Germans efficient because they have an engineering brain or Are Germans great engineers because they are so efficient?"

He began to smile while the audience burst into a laughter. Seems like a chicken and egg situation. Isn't it?

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Brief Profile

Dr Amit Nagpal, PhD is a Business Storyteller, Speaker/ Trainer and Digital Storytelling Coach. He is one of the pioneers of digital storytelling in India. After working for more than two decades in academics, and corporates (including publishing, television and digital marketing), he realised teaching is meditation and storytelling is his Nirvana.

He is also Chief Inspirational Storyteller at AL Services. AL Services has co-created stories of some of the most inspiring people in India and abroad. He tweets at @DrAmitInspires.