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DIANE IS A KEEN STORYTELLING PROBLEM SOLVER BECAUSE SHE LISTENS DEEPLY, QUESTIONS WITH EMPATHY, AND BELIEVES THAT THE CLIENT HAS THE ANSWERS TO THEIR COMMUNICATION CHALLENGES. TRUST DIANE TO FIND THE STORY, LISTEN IT OUT OF YOU, AND GUIDE YOU TO A BETTER STORY." ... MANY OF US tell our stories from the perspective of what we do, the tasks we complete, and the great things we deliver. However, we forget that we are human beings with stories to tell to connect with other human beings and their stories. Our stories and the power of our human voice attract us to each other and attract our clients and audiences. FOR 30 YEARS I’ve helped professionals take their story from a message only they could hear to the publishing world, the courtroom, hospitals, board meetings, the airwaves, and more. Stories that swayed juries. Built markets. Spread ideas. Changed things. TODAY I HELP others become successful story influencers. It’s a niche the world needs: helping socially conscious professionals and organizations succeed by discovering and delivering their authentic story messages to connect with, engage, and influence their audience. HOW DID I EARN THE RIGHT TO CARRY THE STORY MEDICINE? I know struggles. I offer solutions. Over the years as an incest survivor, a professional woman in male-dominated professions, growing up with generational myths about the role of women, I lost my voice, had it taken from me, felt it compressed and constrained. I silenced myself only to learn that language is power when it is brought to light and life. When we discover our one true authentic voice, we shape our personal or professional story, mission, or vision so we are seen, heard, understood, and listened to. When we tell our story to advance our business, create clarity in life choices, give life to our ideas, we connect, engage, and influence our audience with our courage, confidence, conviction, and creativity. WHETHER YOU ARE READY to work with me as your trusted story guide or getting ready to be ready, I am ready to support you at
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Hello, my erudite friend!
Thank you for steadfastness. I can always count on you to give a listen and a hand up to my work. Makes the endeavor all the more enjoyable to know there are folks with whom to share.
I recognize the feeling of “how dare they?” That’s my Righteous, Opinionated, Judgmental shadow side. Thank goodness people can’t read my mind. But I am coachable…..
And, your take on how to turn this around is splendid! What if we simply behaved in the manner you suggest? What if we find a way to look for the good, not the bitter, seek out that worth complimenting, and so on.
We would save ourselves a lot of grief and wrinkles…..
Lovely as always, Diane.
The story I tell myself is that the fight is not as much about the view or the vantage point but more about whether the other person “should allow us that seat” because we feel entitled to the respect signified by them giving up that seat. Conversely, if they “win” we feel disrespected.
How about the power of bestowing something on somebody else? If we graciously allow another person something that is not theirs by default, don’t we feel good about ourselves?
It is the same transaction but our perspective defines whether we feel good or bad about it.