There’s a story most people avoid telling.

Not because it isn’t important, but because it feels too ordinary at first glance. It doesn’t sound like a defining moment or a dramatic turning point. It’s just something that happened, something you lived through, something you learned along the way.

Last week at the incredible Daily Drip SPARK event, I shared a story about the why behind what I do as a speaking coach, and I thought I would share it with this community here, too.

There are three topics I’ve always enjoyed talking about: politics, the arts, and storytelling.

Nowadays, I find no pleasure in speaking about politics because it has become far too divisive.

So, I’ve been thinking: perhaps I should be speaking about how the arts and storytelling can help bridge the divide that politics has created.