22: Find Your Words + Tell A Brave Story

What 3 words do YOU choose to describe + define you? I’ll go first!“OTHER BROWN GIRL” (circa 2020)“NEXT THING JING” (circa 2025)My 2 top questions from my clients + executive entrepreneur workshops:“How do I build a brand that feels, looks, and sounds like me?” “How do I tell my story with authenticity + vulnerability?”Words are brand sonar signalsStories like currents that pull you forwardSent out to share your voice + vibeTo find + magnetize your tribe in the wild…What “safe spaces" help you step out of your comfort zone? To speak and write like no one else is in the room? Online. Offline. Unedited. Unfiltered.Writing your story down is as powerful as speaking your truth. Owning what makes “you you” with total strangers Stepping out of comfort zones (a.k.a old, outdated stories, patterns you’ve outgrown)On today’s episode, we're diving deep into:→ How words evolve personal brands, life stories, and movements→ How a powerful OPEN MIC night restored my faith in humanity→ How Literary Cleveland sparked my OTHER BROWN GIRL era→ How a friend’s “I double dare you to do an IMPROV night!” launched me→ How reading my senior poem at a Board of Education meeting ignited me→ How writing and reciting my dad’s eulogy inspires + guides me→ How speaking up + out against alpha abuse helps others→ How this “OBG” is re-defining “woke” word watch lists(a.k.a. free blogging = free podcasting = free to be me)So, what's YOUR story? What words do you choose each day for YOU as YOU?Not the story someone else wants to define for you to be.Not your “resume” story.Your “eulogy” story that will live on.The story and words that inspire others to be as brave and true as you, the real you.Share below! Follow along, connect, hit subscribe and leave a review. Thanks for listening and for being here!………………..Ready for a 360° re-set? For a work life and real life you love again? To see yourself in your dreams again? Let’s design-map out what’s next for you — personally, professionally, and organizationally. Through 1:1 or team strategy sessions, half-day or full-day 360° NEXT THING NOW workshops. This is your sign. DM for details.  #TellYourStory #BuildYourBrandConnect + Stay in touch with the NEXT THING NOW community!Explore NEXT THING NOW Meet-UpsListen to Next Thing with Jing Podcasts Sign-Up for 1:1 + Group 360 Reset Workshops🔗 LinkedIn | Instagram | Website | Other Brown Girl