Never underestimate the power of storytelling. It's a skill, and it can make an impact.
I know from personal experience.
The story I share often with audiences is that of my daughter who, after nearly a decade of asking (actually, begging) for a puppy, took a different (and more effective) approach.
On a warm, sunny summer morning, with head down and focused on the job of mowing, I saw her come skipping down the steps of our backyard deck and across the freshly mowed grass.
Without saying a word, she approached and, from a safe distance, reached out and handed me a small assembly of pages neatly stapled. Then, just as quick, turned and burned back to the house.
Intrigued, I stopped in my tracks and, with mower idling and sweat hanging thickly on my brow, squinted at what I now held in my dirty, grass-stained hand.
Titled, "Why I Need a Dog," the neatly bound, 8-page book she had authored and illustrated detailed the joys of having a puppy, complete with the many ways she would help care for and raise the pooch.
As the mower hissed and fussed, I flipped through each page and read every word -- twice. It was the best book ever. It made me smile. It made me laugh.
It moved my heart.
A few months later, we welcomed a new member to our family.
His name is Beau.
Make an impact. Tell a story.
