405 A Love Letter To My Future Self
Throughout life there will come times where we must take up our skills and talents as a knight would a sword and shield, wielding our innate and powerful gifts to further our lives for the better. By facing these moments, refusing to make excuses, and instead put in the hard work, we are bound to succeed.
In this episode, Sarah Elkins contemplates the events that lead up to her presence on the TEDX stage, how the encouragement of her closest confidants, the peacefulness of nature on her hikes, and her own self reflection has brought her to this pivotal moment in her life.
Highlights
What are you hesitating on? What is giving you pause as you take this next step in your life?
How social media and our own personal responsibility can potentially contribute to division.
Connecting as a human being is all you need to be to make your life and the lives of those around you more fulfilling.
Are you making excuses? Or are you avoiding doing something hard even though it will pay off in the end?
You just need to make it exist first, then you can make it perfect.
You are at a summit, but not the summit.
Quotes
“Every like, comment, and share, tells the algorithm on every platform exactly what it needs to know to manipulate us.”
“Our personal stories can reduce loneliness and division when we share them with the intention to connect. Not with the intention to change a person’s mind.”
“You took big risks Sarah, and they paid off! I’m not surprised at all.”
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!