Contagious Storytelling with Anese Cavanaugh
Anese Cavanaugh is an author, a speaker, an entrepreneur, the creator of the IEP Method® (Intentional Energetic Presence®), a leadership and collaboration advisor, and a thinking partner for business leaders in many different industries.
She’s not one to sit still either… she’s also a mom, a dog rescuer, a sister, daughter, friend, and an advocate for children’s food and spirit security. Here’s a quote from her website about section: “I love people. I love the human spirit. I love purpose. And I love what happens when we all Show Up together.”
Anese founded her business and this body of work 20 years ago because she saw the essentialness of Showing Up, being present and intentional, and taking care of ourselves in relationship to healthy leadership and creating positive impact in the world.
I’ve had the privilege of meeting Anese in person, as well as reading her newest book Contagious You. It’s a great read full of amazing information and inspiration to help you lead better. We can all use that. Stories, and our presence, are a gift.
“The greatest gift we can give another human being is our presence. When you see them and connect with empathy you create an intangible connection, which is all about the heart.” - Anese Cavanaugh on the power of connection
Be a More Intentional Storyteller: Journal “Three Stories”
Once she realized how critical storytelling is even to her own business, Anese decided to become a better, more intentional storyteller.
She’s long journaled her experiences and stories. She used stories in her first book, Contagious Culture. And she uses them in her most recent release, Contagious You.
Once she came to terms with how much of a storyteller she was, she decided she wanted to be more intentional.
Now Anese has decided to follow a 3-story framework. And she throws out the challenge to all storytellers.
Anese and Dan are starting a 21-day story gathering “writing challenge.”
Each evening you think back on three stories (things that happened) in your day. Write these down with these points:
Who were you with?
What was the predominant emotion?
What are the 3 core points from the story?
What is your key learning?
At the end of 21 days you’ll have more than 60 stories you can begin to pull from, and be more intentional with what you share.
“If you want to enrich your life and enrich your learning, your gratitude and your ability to connect with another human being, at the end of the day you write down your three stories.” - Anese Cavanaugh on intentional storytelling
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