A few years ago, I hired a public speaking coach. And one of the things he said to me that I've

never forgotten is if a picture is worth a thousand words, a story is worth a thousand pictures.

We all know this to be true. We very rarely remember the actual tactics and things of lessons or

talks or speeches that we hear. but what we remember are the stories.

What changes us and takes whatever knowledge we're getting and causes us to be able to

internalize it and apply it to our lives, our stories. What moves us and connects us as human

beings and helps us pass on our history, pass on useful information,

teach and guide our children and one another is stories. And I also love that stories have a kind

of beautiful artistic nature to them. There are a lot of different ways to tell a story.

There are a lot of different components to good stories and there's so much to be shared in our humanity and it helps us feel seen and connected. So I'm kind of obsessed with storytelling. That's not to say that I'm an amazing storyteller, it's to say that I'm constantly

working on trying to be a better storyteller. And so earlier this year, I decided somewhat

selfishly to put on a storytelling event where I invited in Catherine Burns, who is a storytelling

coach who worked at the moth for over 20 years and still works doing

amazing work with all kinds of people telling stories.

She brought in a couple of other story experts and I invited coaches and content creators

and others of you who wanted to come and learn stories with me and we hung out in the most

beautiful spot.

It was this little library, they call it quote unquote, a library room in a hotel in Oceanside,

California.

I can still picture it there.

The vibe was so perfect.

And we spent the day listening to stories, telling stories, and learning all about stories.

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