THE POWER OF STORY (PART II)
Jim Loehr is one of my favorite authors. He began his career working with high-profile athletes in tennis and moved to other sports. He now runs the Human Performance Institute in Orlando, where he now focuses on executives and leaders.
The Power of Full Engagement is required reading in our little organization. The entire message is on the cover:
Manage Your Energy, Not Your Time.
His recent groundbreaking book, The Power of Story, talks about the way we tell STORIES about ourselves, to ourselves – and how we can change those STORIES to transform our business and our personal lives.
“Your story is your life.” Jim Loehr makes this point early and often. While much of the book is geared towards our personal stories… every idea, nugget and point has amazing relevance to all of our organizations as well.
I cannot recommend this book highly enough. It can change the way you think, operate and even fund.
3 Teasers:
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1. The 3 Rules of Storytelling. (Page 137)
PURPOSE. TRUTH. ACTION.
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2. IT’S NOT ABOUT TIME.
Great summary of The Power of Engagement, ENERGY, focus, etc. (Page 153)
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3. FALSE ASSUMPTIONS turned into stories.
Loehr says that much of the material of our life and organization stories are based on assumptions – many of which are not true. (Page 68)
Order this book fast. Download it on your Kindle. Do whatever you’ve got to do to understand THE POWER OF STORY.
