I enjoy going to social events to meet new people and learn their life stories. I am not talking about what they do for a living…but where they grew up, how they got to where they are today and what are their interests and passions.

As children, we enjoyed reading and telling stories as a valuable part of our education and development. Just because we are adults and now spend the majority of our time in the professional world, it should not mean that our passion for stories should end. If we could enjoy stories as children, why not enjoy and use them in our professional lives?

Those that use the ‘storytelling’ skill in their professional lives tend to achieve more success than those who do not. Let’s follow their lead and use the storytelling skill to connect with more people and build our professional network. The key points you want to address in your professional life story are:

• your early years and how that impacted you
• your experience and what you learned along the way
• why you are doing what you do
• what makes you different than others that offer your product or service

It is time for us to go back to those days when we enjoyed reading and telling stories. In addition, it is time for us to put the storytelling skill to work in our professional lives. What is your success story?

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