What’s your story?

We all have a story.

A story that shows who we are, where we come from, what we value, what gives us energy, and what stops us from being ourselves.

A story that we bring with us every day.

In every conversation we have.

With family, friends, colleagues, and strangers.

Some of us are an open book of hundreds of pages. Others are just a few pages.

Or so it looks.

On the outside.

Because some of us are more comfortable sharing than others.

And some prefer to pull up a facade, hiding what is behind.

No matter how close the relationship is.

Here’s my point.

Every time I do a storytelling exercise with a team, each member acknowledges afterward that the team will work better now.

Because people know each other better.

Because people are aware of what drives others.

It’s so insanely simple.

Allow people to tell their stories, and everybody ‘wins.’

Still, it hardly happens, especially in the work environment.