Story practitioner Cindy Atlee, a participant in my Q&A series, will co-present a free webinar this Friday, Feb. 22, at noon Eastern. The webinar is entitled “Becoming Known Well: Authentic Personal Branding for Professional Success, Fulfillment, and Contribution.” “What authentic storyline lies at the core of your professional identity, strengths … Continue reading
Author Archives: KatHansen
New Book on Why Our Evolution as Storytellers Matters
I just received notification of a new book, From Apes to Apps: How humans evolved as storytellers and why it matters, by anthropologist and a storyteller Trish Nicholson. I haven’t read it, but it’s a low-risk investment since both Kindle and ebook versions are $2.99. I’m guessing it’s also very short since … Continue reading
I Invite You to Subscribe — Or Re-Subscribe by Email
Probably the only regret I have about moving A Storied Career to WordPress is that I somehow managed to lose all my email subscribers — and I had about 200. It’s also possible the loss had nothing to do with the change in platforms. But if you subscribed before, I … Continue reading
Update on 100 Storied Careers
Last summer, I announced plans for a complete revision of my Storied Careers: 40+ Story Practitioners Talk about Applied Storytelling ebook when I hit 100 Q and As. I hit that mark and thought the revised book would be out in the fall. But life happens, and I have a … Continue reading
Q&A Participant Burnham Is Back with Book of Stories about Bicycling for Food
I’ve completed Q&A interviews with 100 story practitioners here on A Storied Career. Note that if you check these out, the formatting is kind of funky because I haven’t fully transferred them to my new WordPress platform. Also look soon for an update on my compilation of the 100 Q&As. … Continue reading
Worldwide Story Work Moves from Ning to Facebook
Back in December, Madelyn Blair sent a message to the 689 members of Worldwide Story Work noting that she and the other two administrators of the Ning group were contemplating moving the group to Facebook. Ning, which began as a free platform on which users could create free social-media venues … Continue reading
On My Way Back …
After an absence that began in late September 2012, I am making my way back to this blog … in some fashion. You’ll notice a bit of a re-design and a switch to the WordPress platform from Movable Type. Movable Type may be good enough for President Obama, but I’ve … Continue reading
New Year, New Project … and Re-Entry to this Blog?
The wonderful Madelyn Blair has asked me to spearhead a project that will get me back into the storytelling world after an absence of several months. I’m hoping working on the project will also transport me to resuming and/or re-launching this blog. I won’t say more about the project until … Continue reading
Boost Your Job Search by Learning to Tell Your Accomplishments Story
My new book, now available in Kindle format is You Are More Accomplished Than You Think: How to Brainstorm Your Achievements for Career and Life Success. I’m announcing it here because if offers many elements of job-search storytelling. Most statements about accomplishments, after all, are expressed in story form. The … Continue reading
How Storytelling Generates The “Power of We:” Blog Action Day 2012, #powerofwe
For the fifth year, I’m participating in Blog Action Day; the theme this year is “The Power of We.” It’s about growing movements of people working together for positive social change. From the Blog Action Day organizers: Whether using digital tools like blogs, social networks and mobiles, or meeting face … Continue reading