It’s All About the Story

No matter what, how, where, or when you do what you do, it’s the stories you tell yourself — or the stories others tell about you — that bring about the results you do or don’t want.

This has become particularly clear to me having worked with thousands of entrepreneurs and leaders locally and globally, specifically in the small business/economic development space.

Everything you do has a story:

• The story you tell yourself about what you have learned or heard
• The story of the truth about what was said
• The story of what someone else might hear from it

Some say the numbers will tell your story. There is truth to that — depending on which numbers are reviewed — and the background of the person doing the review.

It’s the same with the words you use to tell your story or share your information.

The more I practiced sharing the success and failure stories of others in incubators, accelerators, entrepreneurship or mentoring programs, funding programs, small business development, or support centers programs, the better I became at telling the stories and the better the stories became in my head.

So did the way in which I articulated them to others.

BEFORE YOU GO

We see our blogs as opportunities for dialogue. Please share your thoughts as comments.

1. What stories do you yourself about what you see or learn?
2. What might others say about you when they hear your story?
3. What do you do to keep your stories strong and clear?

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Faris Alami is Founder and CEO of International Strategic Management, Inc. (ISM). He works internationally, presenting Exploring Entrepreneurship Workshops and other entrepreneurial ecosystem — related ventures.

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