It is often acknowledged how stories can help us understand each other's experiences more deeply by sharing information in a way that creates emotional connection. But there isn’t as much emphasis placed on the role of our own internal stories in the way that we experience the world.
Today we’re joined by writer, author, and negotiation and communication expert, Beth Fisher-Yoshida to discuss:
- What role does narrative play in the world we end up enacting?
- How does it influence our sense of identity, as well as the way that we relate to others?
- How can we discover, truly own, and even change our internal stories?
- What role does ownership play in our empowerment?
- And finally, how does rewriting our story affect the larger system that we’re a part of?
What follows is a rich discussion on how the world we enact is a function of the stories that we tell ourselves, whether implicitly or explicitly, and that - most importantly - we have the ability to craft, alter, and refresh our stories so they empower us to be the people we want to be at any given time. Beth herself shares her orientation towards finding optimism, operating from a place of abundance, and channeling a spirit of generosity as she walks through life. We punctuate the conversation with the importance of recognizing that a system is made up of a bunch of individual stories coming together, and so the place to start changing a system is to first change our own stories.
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About Beth Fisher-Yoshida, Ph.D., CCS:
Beth is a global expert and educator in negotiation and communication. She’s the program director of Columbia University’s Master of Science in Negotiation and Conflict Resolution, a negotiation consultant for the United Nations, and the CEO of the consulting agency Fisher Yoshida International.
Her new book, New Story, New Power: A Woman’s Guide to Negotiation, helps women of all ages make successful negotiations a reality. Learn more at bethfisheryoshida.com.
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