When we lead with story, everything gets better. Some days, this idea sounds, well, idealistic, and this past weekend qualified as “some days.”

When we lead with story, everything gets better. Stories make us real, relatable, and riveting. I spend an entire day with corporate teams exploring this idea and helping them put it into practice so leaders can create higher-functioning teams.

If you’ve been following along, you know I believe the most influential leaders are great storytellers, and they possess three powerful qualities (through their stories). They are real, relatable, and riveting.

Are you nearing the financial year and have funds that need to be allocated? I can help you spend that! (wink emoji)

Sometimes, a meeting could have been an email, and that’s frustrating. It could have saved everyone a lot of time and money.

I was recently a guest on a podcast, and one of the first questions would be to introduce myself. Being a strategic storyteller, I knew the answer needed to be a good story.

Today, I have an epic illustration that shows that we don’t have control over the stories we tell.

This is Penny Lane. I just returned from a visit to hang out with my best friend in Alaska, and every Thursday, the dog walker comes to get Penny, load her up, and take her on an adventure, with whom and where she has no idea.

In a podcast interview last week, I was asked how parents can help their children build their stories to become their best selves.

I was on vacation last week in a backcountry ski hut in British Columbia, Canada. A group of 10 of us was dropped off via helicopter with two ski guides, and a chef. For six days, I was offline digitally. We’d go ski touring, climbing up to the ridges surrounding the hut and skiing down.