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Mini Stories on Wisdom Successful = Super Human? "Is a successful person supposed to act superhuman or godly?", she asked him. "What happened? You look pretty flustered", he replied. He paused, smiled and then added, "Actually you look pretty inspite of being flustered." "Even if I am in a bad mood, I am quickly branded as arrogant because success supposedly makes people arrogant", she sounded irritated. "Stay cool man. Those who matter don't mind. Those who mind don't matter. Even small actions of successful people are observed closely. Be humble but there is no need to act superhuman. After all you have become successful and not enlightened", he knew how to cheer her up. ------------------------------ Story is the Bond "So you think the relationship between grandparents and grandchildren is more beautiful", she asked him. "In a way yes. Story is the bond", he answ...

Storytelling is an art which has the backing of science, neuroscience to be precise. All that we remember from our childhood are stories (incidents /anecdotes). As soon as the word ‘story’ comes, even our tired brain gets alert ready to listen and retains it in memory. Even at the end of a working day, when we are too tired to scan data, we are still willing to read a story. What makes stories so powerful? Here are the 7 reasons from neuroscience:- 1) The Shared Experience and Neural Coupling The listeners connect to the story through their own ideas and experiences because of neural coupling process. Hence a story connects most with the reader when a story or its parts makes the reader feel that it is his / her story. We relate and relive the sensations described in the story, be it fear, pleasure, guilt and so on, creating a shared experience between the story narrator and audience. When we hear a story, we try to relate it to one of our existing life experiences. Dur...

During the first half of my life, I often told limiting stories to myself. During second half, I wish to share inspiring stories with the world.   As an Inspirational Storyteller, I assist deeply passionate entrepreneurs and intrapreneurs share stories (of themselves & their organisations) which inspire action, connect emotionally and build reputation. Let me share my journey from "limiting stories" to "inspiring stories" and some interesting stories from my life.   Childhood and Youth I used to wear -6 spectacles in Class 1, and my doctor had told me to quit studying after Class 10th. But I loved books, research and writing. Life left me with no option but to prove the doctor's warning wrong.   I continued my studies upto PhD and later ventured into online marketing & digital storytelling. The spirit of winning against odds became a part of my life thereafter. My parents supported me in my decisions and sto...

A very interesting and inspiring story of a woman who worked as a prostitute and nightclub dancer in her youth and ended up becoming a prominent writer, poet and director-producer of plays, movies, and public television programs. Maya Angelou (or Marguerite Annie Johnson) was born on April 4, 1928. She was an American author, poet, dancer, actress, and singer. She published seven autobiographies, three books of essays, and several books of poetry. She received several awards in her lifetime as well as more than 50 honorary degrees. Angelou is best known for her autobiographical series and the first one in the series,  I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings  (1969, her life up to the age of 17) won her international acclaim. (Image Source-healthythoughts.in) Early childhood When Angelou was merely three and her brother a year older, their parents separated, and their father sent them to live with their paternal grandmother alone by train. After few year...

There is a famous proverb, “Facts tell. Stories sell”. Storytelling is one of the tools of branding and marketing. Is it a more powerful tool or is it the most powerful tool? Let us take a look. How Do Stories Work? Stories inspire action and also connect emotionally & build reputation. Marketing is all about building relationships and by staying back in the memory (or sub-conscious mind), stories help in connecting people & strengthening relationships. Read Full Article on NASSCOM Blog

Background Bryan Kramer, a globally renowned speaker and author says there are no more B2B and B2C, because businesses today are all about H2H or Human to Human. A new wave has begun in the corporate world which is being labeled as the humanization of business. It is an irrefutable fact that technology often takes away the human interface and that is why technology organisations may be more prone to getting lost in process orientation and loosing the human touch. If IT organisations take the lead in popularizing digital storytelling, it will not only help them emotionally connect with their consumers but also result in higher sales of their digital products by empowering the digital marketing process itself. What’s new about storytelling? Storytelling is about connecting with people and helping people to see, what you see. Digital and social media have democratized business storytelling, which was earlier a privilege of large organisations (executed through the big daddies of adv...

Mini Stories on Wisdom    "Enlightenment is an Accident" "I want to be accident prone, so that one day I can meet with the accident.", she told him. "Have you gone bonkers once again? Or you are too intelligent for me the ordinary mortal", he looked hapless. "Why do you take a high jump to conclusions? You need to coach and train your idiotic mind. Enlightenment is an accident and meditation makes you accident prone. Now will 'Your Highness' permit me to be accident prone?" she smiled. He blushed and felt like a true idiot. ------------------------------- Of Success & Mixed Feelings "Success is the funniest and weirdest of all the life experiences. When you finally get it, you begin to wonder whether it was worth it", she was thinking out loud. She patted herself on her shoulders for all the hurdles she had crossed successfully. She felt self-empathy for all those moments when she had fiercely held all those tears...