Most people can tell you what happened in their lives, but not why it happened or what they learned from their experiences. They can describe their job change. Their move to a new city. Their difficult season. Their promotion. Their failure. Their fresh start. But ask the deeper questions and you open a new and interesting porta: What is your story really about? It’s not about a new job, apartment, or the experience itself. That is the surface story. The good stuff lies be

You may not think of yourself as a storyteller. You might not stand on stages. You might not write books. You might not describe yourself as creative. And yet, you tell stories every single day. When you explain a delay in a project, you are telling a story. When you answer an interview question about a challenge you overcame, you are telling a story. When you update your team on progress, you are telling a story. Storytelling is not reserved for authors or performers. It i

Whether you realize it or not, you are constantly telling the world who you are. I have recently interviewed a handful of candidates for internship opportunities at Super 78 Studios. The students I’ve interviewed have been bright, engaged, curious, and ambitious. And some of them have been memorable. Others, not so much. You’d never guess what made the memorable ones stick out, would you? Maybe because they did more than list experiences or hypothetical goals... It's bec

There are stories we tell casually. And then there are stories that fundamentally shape who we are. Most people believe storytelling is about describing events. What happened. When it happened. Who was involved. But when you slow down and look closer, you begin to realize something important. The event is rarely the core of your story. The meaning is. When you start telling stories intentionally, patterns begin to emerge. You notice similar challenges appearing in different s