204: Finding the Power in Your Story with Alison Wearing

Today's guest: Alison WearingAlison is a bestselling, multiple award-winning writer, playwright and performer. Her new book, Moments of Glad Grace, has been heralded as "a wise, funny, and tender book, beautifully written and perfectly executed from first to last sentence" by Yann Martel, author of Life of Pi.Alison is also the creator/facilitator of Memoir Writing Ink., an online program that guides people through the process of transforming personal stories into memoir.On this episode:On this episode, Amber is joined by writer/performer Alison Wearing for a conversation on early beginnings, embracing your creativity, and the power that exists in our stories.Tweetable Quotes:"We often hear that if you're the smartest person in the room you should find another room... but finding another room can be terrifying." -Amber Fuhriman"I lived most of my life as an artist. I can into business quite late, and like most great things in my life, it happened quite by accident." -Alison Wearing"Willingness to be open and move in ways that weren't precisely planned is an important life lesson." -Amber Fuhriman"The labels we give ourselves, we think they enhance or define us, but in face they limit us and what we think we're capable of." -Alison WearingAlison Wearing:https://www.alisonwearing.comIf you are interested in connecting with Amber, send an email to [email protected] with other incredible people looking to break out of the corporate mindset by joining the More Than Corporate Facebook group: http://bit.ly/2MuWn53Schedule a connection call with Amber: https://calendly.com/amberfuhriman/connection-call?month=2021-05 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.