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Your Stories Don't Define You, How You Tell Them Will

Your Stories Don't Define You, How You Tell Them Will

De: Sarah Elkins
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It's not the things that happen in your life that define you, that create your identity. It's how you talk about those things. That's the theme behind this podcast. Research shows that the stories you tell have a major influence in how you see yourself and in how others perceive you, so it's important to be intentional about which stories you share and how you share them. Guests on the podcast share the pivotal moments in their lives and careers, offering keen insights and "ah ha" moments to listeners, while triggering related memories of listeners, opening up opportunities to uncover their own patterns and discover better ways to share their stories. During this podcast, I'm asking you to listen to consider your related stories, and to listen to consider which stories in your life might have impacted you in a similar way. --- Sarah works with executives who know that story sharing makes them more compelling as speakers and leaders, and who want to improve how they connect with audiences, by uncovering the right stories and learning how to share them effectively so they can clearly and actively demonstrate their character, values, and vision.Sarah Elkins - Elkins Consulting 2017 Ciencias Sociales Economía Exito Profesional
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  • 424 The Art of Story Making and Being Present

    424 The Art of Story Making and Being Present
    Mar 31 2026

    424 The Art of Story Making and Being Present

    In today's episode Sarah Elkins talks about her recent vacation and the reminder to remember a past lesson from her son about learning from your past regrets and choosing to live in the moment instead of allowing expectations or worries for the future to take away from the joy of the present.

    Highlights

    • Being present for the stories you want to share.

    • Learn to just go with the flow and to take ownership of your own happiness.

    • Don't grieve for the future, instead live for the present. It will still hurt regardless, but to build the happy memories right now can help ease your regrets later.

    Quotes

    "When I'm fully present, I am making stories that I want to share later."

    "We must stop focusing on death as a medical concern. Death is a human matter, one that each of us will eventually face."

    "How many of us are so busy worrying about what our loved ones are forgetting, that we lose track of enjoying the time we still have together?"

    Dear Listeners it is now your turn,

    What are expectations you're holding on to that need to be released? What is something you're grieving before it's gone? Maybe you're experiencing a lot of last times with your high school senior; The last game, the last packed lunch, the last ride to school, and you're grieving before they've actually left the house.

    Maybe it's a good time to think of the other side of the equation too. Like the first time your kid buys their own toothpaste or toilet paper, the first time your kid calls you from their first apartment or dorm room. The first time you hear your kid say, "Hey mom, you were right about-"

    I'd love to hear your thoughts about finding the strength to enjoy the present moment. To avoid future regret by attaching too much expectations to a person or an event.

    And, as always, thank you for listening.

    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!
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    8 m
  • 423 We Need Each Other

    423 We Need Each Other
    Mar 24 2026
    423 We Need Each Other In today's episode Sarah Elkins and Cory Brown discuss their ideas and the influences in their lives that they have had that gave them the push to act on their ideas or to think them through, as well as the importance of putting something into the world that will make a genuine authentic change. Highlights Eat your feelings, coming together over a meal to discuss your feelings. The importance of mental health and reaching out to others for their sake and our own. You must be the one to take the first step to make a change. What can you put into the world to make others feel less alone and begin to heal? Quotes "I would do anything I can to help you, but you got to take that first step." "Over these past few years I've kind of let myself be okay with being emotional. Because I was like, "how can I help people think about these stigmas and try to find these breakthroughs if I'm not willing to do it myself?"." Dear Listeners it is now your turn, Cory mentioned that there was a point in his career where he hit a level of success where he knew that there was something more out there and he chose to serve, and he didn't know what that would look like at the time but he came up with this idea and almost didn't activate on it, until somebody said; "Get off your ass and do something. Stop talking about it, and do something." Now you know listeners, I am a Gallup certified Strengths Finder Coach. One of the things that I've found when using any kind of assessment tool, is that we need to surround ourselves with people who have different talents than we have, for exactly this reason. Everyone who is quiet and talks a lot about things and does a lot of research, has a best friend or partner that activates them. That says; "We're gonna go get out of the house, come with me.", "I'm gonna go do this, come with me." And each of us that has more of the action behind us, we need those friends that do the research first and help us set up for success. So I encourage you, look for your personal board of directors. Those people who will help you take action or help you think through before you take action. Those people who are 'get shit done' people, and those people who are ideators and big-picture and lovingly relationship building people. We need each other and this is a perfect example. And, as always, thank you for listening. About Cory Cory Brown is a veteran, strategist, and creator focused on helping people reconnect with themselves and one another through honest conversation. After more than sixteen years of military service, including a combat deployment to Iraq, Cory experienced firsthand how difficult it can be to talk about mental health in ways that feel human rather than clinical. He is the founder of Eat Your Feelings, a cooking-centered storytelling project that uses food as a doorway to deeper conversations about resilience, identity, and care. Cory's professional background spans research, strategy, and leadership, but his current work sits at the intersection of service, storytelling, and creating spaces where people feel safe enough to be real. Whether in a kitchen or a boardroom, Cory believes how we tell our stories shapes how we understand ourselves and each other. Be sure to check out Cory's LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, and Youtube! As well as his website Eat Your Feelings Show! 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!
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    48 m
  • 422 Experience Awe

    422 Experience Awe
    Mar 17 2026
    422 Experience Awe The natural world is one of few places in the world where we can truly feel at peace. Whether it be to get away from the hustle and bustle of life, or even just to get away from all the screens and pollution, we can find a moment to center ourselves and find genuine awe in the world. In today's episode Sarah Elkins and Thomas Reed discuss the importance of the natural world, finding awe, how we talk to ourselves, as well as finding our own courage to seek the paths that call to us. Highlights How we interact with the natural world around us. The importance of positive Self Talk. Beauty of the natural world and its importance to the human psyche. Where is the one place you can go to that turns off the chatter in your head? Quotes "I don't know if it was a choice or it was just being me." "Use me as your inspiration, that you don't need inspiration." Dear Listeners it is now your turn, What will you do to experience awe? I am going to give you one chore, one piece of homework, one suggestion at the end of this episode, is to find an opportunity to experience awe. That could be watching your child do something for the first time, and have them be very proud of themselves. I can tell you I had many of those experiences while my boys were growing up and they had a realization as basic as finding their own thumb when they were infants. There's a sense of awe when you watch other people experience awe or when you experience that sense of awe about another person, like this Chinese woman from a small village that decided to go experience what she did. Experience Awe, go hug a tree, go stand in front of a man made bridge that is inspiring for its unlikeliness, for the fact that somebody had to create that, watch that daffodil start to bloom and realize you didn't have to do a thing to it to make it show up in all it's full color. Find awe, remember it, and consider that desire to find awe, your connection to the natural world and your humanity. And, as always, thank you for listening. About Thomas I studied photography at Rutgers University as a Geography student. Major influences have been Ansel Adams, Edgar Payne, and the Hudson River School. Zen sensibilities profoundly influence my compositions, as I am a student of Japanese martial arts and aesthetics (chado). Black and white is my genre My work is centered on the experience of awe at the sight of a landscape, and I hope it leads to the consideration that nature itself is divine, sacred, and that stewardship, as opposed to the dominant utilitarian view, is the only sane attitude. Be sure to check out Thomas's Facebook, his Photos, LinkedIn, and Instagram! As well as Peak Wellness, his website Tom Reed, and his books at Tom Reed Books! 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!
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    56 m
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