Reflecting on the moments, challenges, and decisions, you have made that define your personal story is a guidepost for understanding your values, your worth, and how you show up in the world. You can clearly articulate your unique social and business contribution when you own your narrative. Overcoming the fear of speaking in public is critical to our ability to become change-makers.  

Heidi Harmon’s own narrative from mom to maid to a mayor is inspiring and core to understanding her values and call to leadership. The thread that ties her experiences together is clear. Connecting with her authentic personal story has been key to her success and will be for you. Heidi’s story has inspired many to become change-makers, policymakers to agree with her, and thousands to vote for her. 

In this interactive workshop, we will discuss the importance of a personal narrative and start to create or refine our own. We will be able to share amongst our peers and receive live feedback. We will create a safe and supportive environment to share our stories publically.

If you missed the first session consider the following to catch up:

1. Why am I called to leadership?
2. What values move me to act? How might they inspire others to similar action?
3. What stories can I tell from my own life about specific people or events that would show (rather than tell) how I learned or acted on those values?
4. What is my call to action? How can my story inspire others to create change?

The goal is to deliver your narrative clearly in 2 minutes or less. To make the most of our time together, please bring a simple list of moments that have made you who you are as a jumping-off place to begin to craft your narrative.

In Session 2 We will evolve our narrative to expand to a 3 part structure that incorporates a call to action and inspires change in your audience. We will use a Story of Self, a Story of Us, and a Story of Now; A story of self communicates who I am – my values, my experience, and why I do what I do. A story of us speaks about who we are – our shared values, knowledge, and why we do what we do. And a story of now transforms the present into a moment of challenge, hope, and choice.