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The Power of Storytelling-Ebook

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Click here to add this blog to your feed (subscribe to Blog) And One Fine Day-The Power of Storytelling I decided to conduct a Story Blogathon in May 2013 to demonstrate the power of storytelling in general and storytelling for personal branding in particular. The stories received were highly inspiring, shared the hearts of the contributors and I felt the need to compile them into an e-book. 20 entrepreneurs and intrapreneurs from across the world, share their stories of struggles and victories, how they learnt an important lesson of life or how they used social media and personal branding for business/career growth.  The Power of Storytelling Recently I was asked to introduce myself at an event and I told, “As a child I was fond of storytelling and as a student, I was passionate about branding. And one fine day, I realised that storytelling is the most powerful branding tool, be it people, products or companies.” OMG, even while introducing myself, I was te...

Don’t Think You Have a Story?

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Click here to add this blog to your feed and you will not miss out on any story 3E Story Blogathon Post #4 by Walter Akana For Day 4 of the 3E Story Blogathon Walter Akana shares an inspiring post on why everyone of us has a story, though it may not always have big triumphs,  drama or overcoming of big adversities. Yet each story is meaningful to us and others, as it conveys to the world our unique experience of life and the insights which we got from the situations we came across.                                                 If you’re like most people, you really enjoy a great story! More often than not, what you most like is the suspense, drama, and triumph that accompany the central character’s efforts to overcome adversity or simply to deal with a difficult situation. In fact, part of the reason stories can be so engaging, is t...

3E Story Blogathon: Week 1 Preview

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Hello there! If you are new here, you might want to  subscribe to the RSS feed for updates. Why a Story Blogathon? Recently I was asked to introduce myself at an event and I told, “ As a child I was fond of storytelling and as a student, I was passionate about branding. And one fine day, I realised that storytelling is the most powerful branding tool, be it people, products or companies.” OMG, even while introducing myself, I was telling a story. Stories were probably always in my blood. Though right from the beginning of my personal branding journey, I was doing storytelling (unconsciously, without realizing its power), of late I have become a consciously passionate storyteller. Stories can be told in a single line and anecdote or can take the shape of a novel or even a series. Stories stay in our mind or memory and also help us attract more customers . And as Maya Angelou rightly says, “There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.” But...