Why Storytelling is Important

This week on The Creatrix Journey I am going to be talking about storytelling. As a former journalist, I have spent over two decades telling people stories, whether that's on the radio, television, in magazines, features, blogs, podcasts, you name it I've been telling their stories. I am absolutely passionate about storytelling. It's the reason why I became a journalist in the first place, I was fascinated by people and their amazing stories of redemption, pain, loss, and victory, all of it fascinated me. The human condition and how people face adversity, and often overcome it in incredible ways. For me, story is a fundamental part of the human existence. It's how we connect and communicate with each other and it's very important in life and business. So listen up while we do a deep dive into why storytelling is so important. Here are the highlights: (04:38) I really believe we can change the world one story at a time (06:02) They give us a new perspective on topics we are familiar and unfamiliar with (06:31) Research (07:00) What are your "soap box" subjects? (07:43) What medium are you going to tell your story on? (09:52) Connect back to what's really important to you (10:37) It doesn't need to be complicated it just needs to have impact (12:48) You want people to see you as a storyteller Connect with Claire: To find out more about the Creatrix Journey go to: https://creatrixjourney.com/ To download our free creative writing guide: https://creatrixjourney.com/free-writing-guide/ Instagram: @thecreatrixjourney Facebook: The Creatrix Journey Meet the host: Claire Winter is a journalist, ICF accredited coach, Nordic Walking instructor, speaker, and podcaster who loves being out in nature. She is passionate about sharing the healing medicine of walking and writing with people. She wants to make an impact helping women to connect back to nature, ignite their creativity and share their stories and light with the world. She is on a mission to build a movement of women around the world who create the time and space to walk, write, journal, and create. Studying Social Anthropology as her first degree Claire has always been fascinated by ritual and ceremony to mark important moments in life. Now a regular columnist for the Female CEO magazine, she started her career at ITN and has worked in radio, TV, online and in print. Claire truly believes you can walk your way to happiness. She is a dedicated Earl Grey tea drinker and often spends her weekends going on long walks or paddle boarding with her family, friends and dog Leo.