Posts Tagged ‘homework for life’
“Tears in the Rain” monologue captures it all
When all is said and done, we are the sum of our experiences. Our thoughts and feelings – who we are and what we believe – are the result of the memories that we carry forward of a life lived. Our minds are a vast storehouse of the millions of minutes that we have been…
Read MoreSpeak Up Storytelling #3: Mansoor Basha
Episode #3 of Speak Up Storytelling is now ready for your listening pleasure. On this week’s episode, we talk about finding and crafting stories in your everyday life using my strategy “Homework for Life.” Elysha gets a little annoyed with the moment that I share. Next, we listen to the incredible story by Mansoor Basha about…
Read MoreHow I delivered an inspirational talk at a human trafficking conference (while knowing nothing about human trafficking)
I was speaking to some of my former storytelling students – children of Holocaust survivors who had gone through a workshop series with me that culminated in a storytelling performance. One of them told me, “Now I see stories everywhere. Everything is a story.” While I don’t agree that everything is a story, I knew…
Read MoreHow can you possibly have so many stories?
It’s a question I get a lot. Whether it’s stories that I’m sharing on the golf course or at the dinner table or on the stage, I always have a new story to tell. A small part of this is the unusual life that I’ve led, filled with chaos, bad luck, and at times, disaster.…
Read MorePerhaps a near-death experience is a good thing. At least one therapist seems to think so.
A mental health therapist recently said this in a comment to a post on the blog: “I frequently try to bring on an existential crisis in a client to help them find what is most important to them.” I thought this comment was fascinating. I’ve often said that my alarmingly frequent near-brushes with death drive…
Read MoreGo to The Moth and tell a story. And not “someday.” Go soon.
Just this past week I heard from listeners who heard one or more of my stories on The Moth’s podcast, The Moth Radio Hour, and/or The Moth’s website in: Cape Town, South AfricaLondon, UKColumbus, OHHartford, CTWestern AustraliaHong KongNew HampshireNew York CitySao Paulo, BrazilBlackstone, Massachusetts The idea that people across the globe are listening to me tell…
Read MoreTEDx Berkshires: Homework for Life
Watch my most recent TEDx Talk, “Homework for Life,” below. In this talk, I discuss a simple strategy – stumbled upon accidentally – that you can use to slow down time, find greater meaning in your life, and give your future self one of the best gifts imaginable. And if you’re a storyteller – on the…
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