What Great Storytellers Know: Seven Skills to Become Your Most Influential and Inspiring Self by Bernadette Jiwa

Author:Bernadette Jiwa [Jiwa, Bernadette]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781774580356
Publisher: Page Two
Published: 2020-11-29T23:00:00+00:00

After the class, my friend asks if he can have a word outside. He apologises. Tells me he shouldn’t have said what he did. But as I look into his eyes, I see what he really means is that he’s sorry I overheard him. And now I am sad because I know our friendship can never be the same again.

Later, his partner messages me to ask if things are okay between us. I explain why I don’t agree with his view that I am being oversensitive. I text him a long message saying that our words matter. My thumbs tap out the words that say it’s not okay for people to abuse him because of his sexuality. I say it’s up to us to create the future we want to see, and by saying nothing or shrugging it off, we are complicit. And after I hit Send, I create my ‘if-then’ strategy. If in the future someone says or does something that is racist, then I will say: ‘That is not okay.’ I will have faith in the power of those words to create a ripple effect, one interaction at a time.

If we want to influence and inspire people, our messages must not just engage, they must also move people to act or have a change of heart. Mutual respect, understanding and trust are how we gain the commitment we need to change things. We must show up with our whole hearts.

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