#65 The Raw Story Behind the Storyteller: Chris Hare Reveals Secrets of Crafting Stories That Move You — Part Three
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What unique twist does today's episode bring?
Hi, everyone. Welcome to our show, Chief Change Officer. I'm Vince Chan, your ambitious human host. Our show is a modernist community for change progressives in organizational and human transformation.
If you've been listening to my show, you know I bring guests from all corners of the world to share their stories. Through these stories, we dive into hindsight, insights, and foresight for you, the progressive-minded listeners who crave change. Whether you're navigating a career shift a personal transformation like health challenges or driving change in your organization or community, there's something here for you. Today's episode has a unique twist. I'm interviewing a storytelling expert to share his own story. My guest, Chris Hare, is a strategic narrative advisor and coach for companies like Amazon and Microsoft, guiding leaders and executives with his approach called Atomic Storytelling. His method breaks down complex stories into their cool, resonant elements. In this three-part series, we'll journey through Chris' experiences in three stages. In the last two days, part one, part two,
We've explored his expertise in helping businesses craft compelling corporate stories and understand the connection between story and narrative. We've also looked at storytelling for personal transformation as Chris shared some of the best and worst stories he's ever heard or felt. He has also opened up about his own mental health challenges. Today, part three, he'll introduce tools we can use to develop our own stories and narratives. And here's a personal confession. I told him one of his exercises might just make me cry. I'll also be sharing my own experience with an other exercise, highlighting both its challenges and insights. So let's dive into the final chapter of Chris' story.
What tools can we use to develop our own stories?
So for those listening who might not have direct access to professional guidance, What can they do to craft and shape their own stories? Whether they are in career transition, facing personal challenges, or just feeling stuck, what would you suggest as essential steps for creating a story that truly resonates with who they are?
Yeah, so there's two very practical tools that I recommend. And if it's helpful, I can share a worksheet with you that walks through these that you could share with your guests. But the first exercise is what I call the movie theater. And so it's a visualization where I have people think about their very first day of retirement. And some people say, okay, I'm never going to retire.
How can the movie theater exercise transform storytelling?
So maybe the last week of life, right, when you're elderly. What I have people think about is, Okay, yesterday, you had a retirement party, they give you a watch or a plaque. And today, you have no more title, no more power, no more paycheck, also no more emails, hooray, and all of those things. And so you decide to go to the movie theater, you buy a ticket for the blockbuster for this blockbuster and you go and sit in your favorite seat and you have your Coke and you have your popcorn. And there's no one else in the theater. And the movie starts playing. And so then I have people visualize that movie that plays is actually not the blockbuster. It's actually your life playing. And your career, not just your career, but your entire life. One scene after the next play. And the good, but also the bad. The people that you brought with you, the people you left behind, etc. And so I have people not just think about that, but feel that and sit in it. And then I start asking questions of what are some of the themes that you're seeing? What are you feeling, good and bad?
What might you call that movie? And that sort of thing. And so what that does is help you see... the trajectory that you're on, what you want that future to look like, but also what does your past look like in bringing up those scenes. And so that is one way of... It's interesting because it feels very peaceful in one sense. You're in this... envisioning this quiet movie theater but the other hand it can be chaotic because you have all these stories that can come flooding in so that's one exercise that can really stir that up and then you can start to analyze okay what's the narrative that's going to get me there if i want a different future what's the narrative that's going to get me to that future
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Chapters
7 chapters
1
What unique twist does today's episode bring?
0:11–3:47
2
What tools can we use to develop our own stories?
3:47–4:45
3
How can the movie theater exercise transform storytelling?
4:45–6:51
4
What is the significance of 360-degree feedback in storytelling?
6:51–9:01
5
How can personal narratives shape our future?
9:01–10:55
6
What insights can we gain from reflections on our life stories?
10:55–15:22
7
What lessons can we learn from Chris Hare's experiences?
15:22–24:00
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