This book changed my life. No hyperbole.
2024 was the best year of my life. HANDS DOWN.
And the thing is, it wasn’t the best because of what did or didn’t happen to me*. Sure, there were some nice things (I ran some fun live shows, had nice friend hangs, joined TikTok and… immediately blew up on there), but there were probably an equal amount of cruddy things (some weird friend dynamics, some work-related angst, a death in my family, the not insignificant facts of *gestures* all the awfulness happening in the world and how much pain it causes me).
2024 was the best year of my life because of how I responded to what did and didn’t happen. And how I responded changed drastically from previous years in most part thanks to this book…
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I caught sight of him and my heart sank. I had about twenty seconds to decide whether or not I could hide – then realised that there was no way.
I bloody LOVE airports. Sometimes, after I land (especially in a UK airport), I just hang around for a bit, to soak up the atmosphere.
“Hey, you!!” My friend Talib waved, from three rows ahead of me on the plane. “Are you going to WDS??”
World Domination Summit is a yearly conference in Portland, where several thousand do-gooders getting together to make the world a better place. I go every year – and am now the conference’s Storytelling Coach.
“I am!” I said, waving back. “Let’s chat when we get to Calgary!”
I’d met Talib a few times before and really liked him. He’s smart, articulate, funny, and it’s always a nice change to find a man working in my very woman-heavy field, of coaching and personal growth.
But I love travelling alone. LOVE. And I worried that, him being here was going to cut into my special airplane solo time.
Five hours later…
This small tweak makes people feel amazing (and is more fun for you!)
“Even as you’re telling me that everybody does this, I’m thinking, ‘Not me, I’m different’ – and that’s an example of me doing the exact thing you’re talking about!” I wailed.
“I know,” he said. “We all do it. It’s really hard not to.
“But if you can move beyond it, to level two – that’s when you can make a difference. So many people spend their whole lives talking at or with people but without ever really just being heard, so to connect at level two is to give a gift and fill a fundamental craving we all have.”
My friend Aaron was teaching me something new, and I was flipping out.
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