344 Evolving Stories

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

344 Evolving Stories

Returning for his second episode, Tom Jackobs and Sarah Elkins discuss how storytelling has changed for both of them since their last conversation, how their tools and strategies have changed, as well as how important storytelling is as a medium for both of them.

Highlights

• It is okay to look for coaches, especially when you yourself are a coach.

• Find your own strategies and tools for writing and working.

• You can be good at things and not be the best at them.

Quotes

“At least I started writing, because that is the hardest part.”

“I’m not a chef, but I’m a good cook.”

“We need the ones that are going to slow us down and make decisions better.”

Dear Listeners it is now your turn,

You’ve listened to this whole conversation about how Tom started his book, how he wrote his book, why he wrote his book, why he started his podcast, and some of the challenges he experienced in that time. What is something you want to take on that you’ve been considering for a long time that you are now ready for that maybe you weren’t ready for a year ago or five years ago. What will be your first step? Are you the kind of person that needs a template to get started or are you a person that looks at a blank page and gets inspired?

And, as always, thank you for listening.

About Tom

I am a Coach of Fitness Health, Entrepreneur, Public Speaker, Improving Sales, Customer Service.

Be sure to check out Tom’s LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram! As well as his podcast on Spotify and Apple podcast!

About Sarah

"Uncovering the right stories for the right audiences so executives, leaders, public speakers, and job seekers can clearly and actively demonstrate their character, values, and vision."

In my work with coaching clients, I guide people to improve their communication using storytelling as the foundation of our work together. What I’ve realized over years of coaching and podcasting is that the majority of people don’t realize the impact of the stories they share - on their internal messages, and on the people they’re sharing them with.

My work with leaders and people who aspire to be leaders follows a similar path to the interviews on my podcast, uncovering pivotal moments in their lives and learning how to share them to connect more authentically with others, to make their presentations and speaking more engaging, to reveal patterns that have kept them stuck or moved them forward, and to improve their relationships at work and at home.

The audiobook, Your Stories Don’t Define You, How You Tell Them Will is now available!

Included with your purchase are two bonus tracks, songs recorded by Sarah's band, Spare Change, in her living room in Montana.

Be sure to check out the Storytelling For Professionals Course as well to make sure you nail that next interview!