I'm sharing an excerpt from one of the "career stories" in my book Winning the Game of Work from Storytelling Entrepreneur Andrew Linderman. I hope you find it enlightening especially given the times we're living through.
Andrew Linderman is the founder and head storyteller of The Story Source in New York. Though he comes from a long line of entrepreneurs, he gave it a shot in the...
It was 2009, the middle of the financial meltdown, and I had just gotten out of an 18-year marriage to an addict. I had gone back to school to get a degree in Architectural Engineering – a degree that just two years before had a 98% placement rate – and with the real estate market in the toilet, absolutely no one was hiring.
I just needed to get a job to support me and my...
Nothing is like it seems, but everything is exactly like it is.
–Yogi Berra
Yogi Berra was a catcher with the New York Yankees for eighteen seasons between the 1940s to the 1960s, and though he holds the record for the most World Series Championships as a player (ten), he is arguably best known nowadays for his quirky quotes. Even if you’re not familiar with...
Deep down do you have big dreams and want to pursue them but haven’t started yet? Maybe you feel frustrated and stuck because you don't know where to start... maybe you're afraid of not doing the "right thing"... or you've tried a couple things and nothing has worked the way you expected.
I believe deep down, you know who you are and what will make you happy, but for some reason, a block...
Do you deserve a promotion?
Admittedly, that’s a loaded question. But, seriously, who decides that? Generally, it’s management who decides who gets promoted but I’d argue that they are not the ones who decides who deserves promotion.
Only you can decide whether you deserve it or not. It’s really a matter of mindset. One of the things that energy theory tells us...
What a crazy time we’re living in! It’s hard to comprehend. It’s scary. It’s frustrating.
Yesterday I saw news stories about protests in some states to allow schools and businesses to open back up. It’s normal to be angry about this COVID pandemic. Our world has been turned upside down. Could things have been different? Yes, of course they could have...
Joan* and I had just walked out of a quaint French bistro in town. My meal was delicious, the wine was chilled and refreshing, the conversation was stimulating, and the service was fine. To me, it had been a very enjoyable evening catching up with an old friend. However, it was clear that Joan did not...
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