My Vision for Fostering a Revolution of Storytelling
Although I have been deeply involved in the world of storytelling for the past eight years, I think it's fair to say that I am relatively new to the game. Anthropologists tell us that oral storytelling emerged about the same time as language -- approximately 100,000 years ago. Based on my calculations, that puts me about 99,994 years late to the party. Oh well! Better late than never, eh?
That's one of the great things about storytelling. Done well, helps people experience that which is beyond time. Not "out there" stuff only noted in holy books. But "in there" stuff, embedded within each and every one of us.
And this is precisely what's inspiring me, these days, about storytelling.
Storytelling is one of the simplest, most powerful ways to spark awareness, community, insight, wisdom, and behavior change. Indeed, it is why I wrote my new book, Storytelling for the Revolution and why I wrote my previous book, Storytelling at Work. It is also why I deliver keynotes, workshops, and Wisdom Circles.
That being said, I am not just interested in selling books and getting a few good pay days. What is WAY more interesting to me, is sparking a revolution of meaningful storytelling on planet Earth -- the kind of storytelling that uplifts, inspires, and awakens -- a simple way to open minds, open hearts, and elevate the conversation.
Towards that end, I share with you, below, my current vision for how I intend to accomplish the above. If you see yourself plugging into this vision in any way, let me hear from you. I'm just an email way.
1. Facilitate Wisdom Circles -- a chance for people to share (and learn from) their most meaningful, memorable, personal stories.
1. Train Thousands of People How to Facilitate Wisdom Circles<
3. Teach and Empower Thousands of Youth Activists How to Use Storytelling as Way to Get Their Massage Out There (starting with this NGO)
4. Deliver Storytelling Keynotes and Workshops to forward thinking organizations
5. Get my two books on storytelling read by a million people. This one. And this one.
6. Publish my Storytelling for the Revolution audio book, so people can listen to my stories, not just read them.
7. Develop a model for how schools can better integrate storytelling into their curriculum -- starting with Al Siraat in Australia.
8. Make it easy for thousands of aspiring storytellers to learn what it takes to have more impact
9. Choose to tell a life-enhancing story whenever the opportunity arises.
10. Continue publishing my storytelling blog -- a free resource for aspiring storytellers and wisdom keepers everywhere.
Want to connect? mitch@ideachampions.com
Posted by Mitch Ditkoff at November 26, 2019 03:31 PM
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