Here’s what happens
on My podcast:
I help people share a story of personal change or transformation. Personal Change is the main idea. We all have stories of trips we took or things we’ve done, but I’m primarily interested in sharing a change that has taken place, over time, in your life. The trip you took or the things you did might have played a role in this change, but the story is about you.
Listening to recent episodes you can see that my podcast is not a traditional interview format. I present stories as a monologue. However when we sit down to record, I do ask you questions and walk you through a format in which the story is presented. So no, you don’t need to pre-write your story or know your story completely. But you do need to write the title of your story.
You will notice the titles of every episode follow the same format:
John Doe - From mindless to mindful.
There are two things to do
before sitting down with me:
Listen to at least two recent episodes. This will give you a good idea of what the podcast is about and how I present stories. Listen here.
Identify a personal change that’s taken place in your life and create the title that describes it best. “From x To x”
Make sure your X is something you can say about yourself in the following way:
“I was X,
but now I am X”
ex: I was mindless, but now I am mindful)
A few more tips:
Be direct. It’s better to share something that’s understandable to others. Ex: From Big to Small. From Nice to Mean. As opposed to abstract concepts that can be difficult to understand and explain.
Use adjectives. I share stories are about change so the words you choose should help indicate the change. For example: I was weak, now I am strong.
Here’s some examples of changes that some may have gone through. Maybe you have one of these stories? Maybe this list simply helps you clarify your own….
From Weak to Strong
From a Failure to Successful
From Poor to Rich
From Rich to Poor
From Bad to Good
From Good to Bad
From Sad to Happy
From Doubt to Confidence
From Follower to Leader
From Married to Single
From Together to Alone
From Alone to Together
From Employee to Boss
From Unemployed to Employed
From Lost to Life coach
From Unproductive to Productive
From Disorganized to Organized
From Disrespectful to Respectful
From All over the place to Self disciplined
From Unsocial to Social
From Negative to Positive
From Inflexible to Flexible
From Weak to Strong
Fom Loving to Hating
From Hating to Loving
From Heartless to Heart
From Selfish to Thoughtful
From Passive to Assertive
From Aggressive to Gentle
From Determined to Relaxed
From Disempowered to Empowered
From Obedient to Rebel
From Quiet to Loud