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On this, the 50th episode of the Woman Power Zone Podcast, Ariel is joined by returning guest, executive story-telling coach and author of the upcoming book, ‘The Storyteller’s Mind Movie’, Melissa Reaves to talk about how important it is to have milestone moments – like this one – and to celebrate them with story.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
- We all have milestones, and they can little mini-milestones, but in storytelling we’re always looking for these “Aha, oh my god, I get it, the lesson has just reached me, I’m there!”, or that you’re not really sure what the message is yet but your know something major just happened. That can be a milestone and a springboard to you getting to the other side of your life. Some people say this chapter’s closing and new one’s beginning or In some cases a book is over and you’re writing a new book, like the moment I knew my marriage was over.
- Notice the transformation in my story. As a storyteller, you want to have a story where at the beginning I’m happy, I’m thrilled, I’m having a great time. But, as the waves crashed against the beach and receded, that’s what happened with my marriage and that’s when I time travelled and brought us right back into the present tense. I slowed the pace right down because my life had gotten very scary and serious.
- Your story of getting into podcasting is a story of inspiration. You kept saying “then I did this and this showed up and then I did that and I did this”. Meanwhile you’re pit-stopping and doing the research, but the research was inspired because it was guiding you because you knew deep down that you could do this and you wanted to do this. The universe brings it all in alignment for you.
- I work with executives and business leaders and I teach them to find their story and how to tell it so that when they’re on a red dot with a microphone and they're giving a TedTalk, a keynote or a town hall and you want to inspire people, those come through stories. How do you tell a story so that people are leaning in and in their minds they have a movie playing. That’s why my book is called ‘The Storyteller’s Mind Movie’ because you are doing that, every time you get very specific I can’t help but see it in my head, every time you’re vague I can’t help but struggle and come up with my own characters – which isn’t bad – but I train people to be mind move makers deliberately.
BEST MOMENTS
“Divorce was the right thing because with marriages you either grow together or you grow apart.”
“All of a sudden I’m at another milestone, I just dropped off my youngest kid to college. I’m an empty nester and I don’t know what to do with it. I know it’s good because she’s thriving and that’s what I’m supposed to do as a parent, but I have a lot of time now – which is good because I’ve got my book projects.”
“You want to tell stories that are scars not wounds, especially in the realm I’m in professionally.”
“So many times people will have an idea and they’ll talk themselves out of it and not even explore it or give it a chance. If it comes to you and it feels good, it’s worth finding out what could happen.”
ABOUT THE GUEST
Melissa Reaves is a professional and award-winning storyteller and storytelling coach to executives. Her sales and marketing background includes more than 20 years in technology enterprise sales, as well as countless stage credits as a professional actor/improviser. This combination of sales, marketing, acting, writing, directing and producing storytelling shows, ultimately led her to found Story Fruition to help others find and tell their stories--with impact.
Melissa works with CEOs, Founders and Senior Executives to build their storytelling skills and enrich their leadership. Melissa is the Pitch Coach for Founders Live, Seattle University's Business Plan Competition, and has been invited to instruct storytelling for business narratives at conferences all over the United States.
Website: https://www.storytellwithmelissa.com
ABOUT THE HOST
Ariel is a Licensed Massage Therapist, Registered Clinical Hypnotherapist, Reiki Master, Empath and Psychic who has been involved in holistic healing since 1988. She is also an educator, speaker, author and mentor for empaths, spiritual seekers and medical professionals. To reach Ariel, go to www.arielhubbard.com, where you will be able to contact her directly. Please let her know you heard her on the podcast and the assistance you need or question you have.
Website: www.arielhubbard.com
Online Courses: http://hubbardeducationgroup.myclick4course.com
Podcast: Woman Power Zone on all major platforms
LinkedIn: @arielhubbard
IG: @arielhubbard
Facebook: @HubbardEducationGroup
YT: @arielhubbard11
CH: @arielhubbard
Pinterest: https://pin.it/6Z6RozS
Pre-order form for Ariel's educational, hilarious and spicy dating book:
The Empowered Woman's Guide to Online Dating: Set Your BS Tolerance to Zero
https://eworder.replynow.ontraport.net/
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By Ariel HubbardOn this, the 50th episode of the Woman Power Zone Podcast, Ariel is joined by returning guest, executive story-telling coach and author of the upcoming book, ‘The Storyteller’s Mind Movie’, Melissa Reaves to talk about how important it is to have milestone moments – like this one – and to celebrate them with story.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
- We all have milestones, and they can little mini-milestones, but in storytelling we’re always looking for these “Aha, oh my god, I get it, the lesson has just reached me, I’m there!”, or that you’re not really sure what the message is yet but your know something major just happened. That can be a milestone and a springboard to you getting to the other side of your life. Some people say this chapter’s closing and new one’s beginning or In some cases a book is over and you’re writing a new book, like the moment I knew my marriage was over.
- Notice the transformation in my story. As a storyteller, you want to have a story where at the beginning I’m happy, I’m thrilled, I’m having a great time. But, as the waves crashed against the beach and receded, that’s what happened with my marriage and that’s when I time travelled and brought us right back into the present tense. I slowed the pace right down because my life had gotten very scary and serious.
- Your story of getting into podcasting is a story of inspiration. You kept saying “then I did this and this showed up and then I did that and I did this”. Meanwhile you’re pit-stopping and doing the research, but the research was inspired because it was guiding you because you knew deep down that you could do this and you wanted to do this. The universe brings it all in alignment for you.
- I work with executives and business leaders and I teach them to find their story and how to tell it so that when they’re on a red dot with a microphone and they're giving a TedTalk, a keynote or a town hall and you want to inspire people, those come through stories. How do you tell a story so that people are leaning in and in their minds they have a movie playing. That’s why my book is called ‘The Storyteller’s Mind Movie’ because you are doing that, every time you get very specific I can’t help but see it in my head, every time you’re vague I can’t help but struggle and come up with my own characters – which isn’t bad – but I train people to be mind move makers deliberately.
BEST MOMENTS
“Divorce was the right thing because with marriages you either grow together or you grow apart.”
“All of a sudden I’m at another milestone, I just dropped off my youngest kid to college. I’m an empty nester and I don’t know what to do with it. I know it’s good because she’s thriving and that’s what I’m supposed to do as a parent, but I have a lot of time now – which is good because I’ve got my book projects.”
“You want to tell stories that are scars not wounds, especially in the realm I’m in professionally.”
“So many times people will have an idea and they’ll talk themselves out of it and not even explore it or give it a chance. If it comes to you and it feels good, it’s worth finding out what could happen.”
ABOUT THE GUEST
Melissa Reaves is a professional and award-winning storyteller and storytelling coach to executives. Her sales and marketing background includes more than 20 years in technology enterprise sales, as well as countless stage credits as a professional actor/improviser. This combination of sales, marketing, acting, writing, directing and producing storytelling shows, ultimately led her to found Story Fruition to help others find and tell their stories--with impact.
Melissa works with CEOs, Founders and Senior Executives to build their storytelling skills and enrich their leadership. Melissa is the Pitch Coach for Founders Live, Seattle University's Business Plan Competition, and has been invited to instruct storytelling for business narratives at conferences all over the United States.
Website: https://www.storytellwithmelissa.com
ABOUT THE HOST
Ariel is a Licensed Massage Therapist, Registered Clinical Hypnotherapist, Reiki Master, Empath and Psychic who has been involved in holistic healing since 1988. She is also an educator, speaker, author and mentor for empaths, spiritual seekers and medical professionals. To reach Ariel, go to www.arielhubbard.com, where you will be able to contact her directly. Please let her know you heard her on the podcast and the assistance you need or question you have.
Website: www.arielhubbard.com
Online Courses: http://hubbardeducationgroup.myclick4course.com
Podcast: Woman Power Zone on all major platforms
LinkedIn: @arielhubbard
IG: @arielhubbard
Facebook: @HubbardEducationGroup
YT: @arielhubbard11
CH: @arielhubbard
Pinterest: https://pin.it/6Z6RozS
Pre-order form for Ariel's educational, hilarious and spicy dating book:
The Empowered Woman's Guide to Online Dating: Set Your BS Tolerance to Zero
https://eworder.replynow.ontraport.net/