![]() ![]() ![]() And many analogies are just that-compressed stories. Another tactic, this one internal, is remembering stories. One tactic we use is to record information outside our brains in numbers, written words, images, and recorded sound. Much as computers use algorithms to compress digital data, people’s minds seek efficient ways to compress mental data.The purposeful leader understands the important role that their story contributes to the clarity and direction of their leadership.What matters is establishing this link and consistently creating engagement around it. They provide two simple locators that every navigation process requires: here is where we are and here is where we want to go. High-purpose environments are filled with small, vivid signals designed to create a link between the present moment and a future ideal.Storytelling reveals meaning without committing the error of defining it.Stories magnify the need to have something remarkable (and honest) to say.The world without metaphor is a world without purpose.The greatest thing by far, is to have command of metaphor.Storytelling is an act, something you practice-a skill you can learn and get better at.Successfully cultures do this by relentlessly seeking ways to tell and retell their story. Purpose isn’t about tapping into some mystical internal drive but rather about creating simple beacons that focus attention and engagement on the shared goal.The story of purpose must be intentionally crafted, it must to be built. Sadly, instead of being intentional about crafting a story that aligns with their core values, many leaders let external forces shape the narrative that defines how they lead others.Are you living your life in a way that is worth telling stories about? (Mark Batterson) When given a choice, I choose adventure! It’s more than a narrative it’s a metanarrative.This capacity to evoke comparison, assert equivalency, reveal potential, and make implicit arguments makes analogy (stories) an exceptionally powerful tool.There is something in us, as storytellers and as listeners to stories, that demands the redemptive act, that demands that what falls at least be offered the chance to be restored. ![]()
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