Most people are afraid of what others might think or say if they showed up as their true authentic selves. Especially in a business context. That’s why so many of us are terrified of sharing our story authentically in public and struggle to make a lasting impact when introducing ourselves. But what if you could effortlessly enroll and engage your audience every time you introduced yourself be it at work, on stage or even on a podcast? To talk about this, I have a good friend of mine on the podcast, Mark Leruste. He was previously Country Manager of The Movember Foundation, he has an award winning podcast ‘The Unconventionalists’ and has an inspiring TEDx talk. Mark is on a mission to eradicate career misery in the workplace for the next generation of leaders by helping organisations and those who lead them clarify their purpose to better lead and inspire their people, and share their story more powerfully so the world listens. His book “Glow In The Dark” is a guide to learn how to raise your profile and impact the world with your story. But why are stories important? I’ll be honest, I’m a bit of a skeptic when it comes to words like being your true, authentic self. What does this actually mean? I learnt a lot from Mark. We talk about the need to answer the questions honestly such as: Am I enough? Do I love myself? Am I loveable? Questions that CEOs and Gold medal winning athletes still grapple with despite their perceived successes We discuss a 3 step framework for identifying your story and purpose And how we can turn shame into service Check out the book Glow in the Dark in all good bookshops and online, plus the website https://www.glowinthedarkbook.com/ ________________________________________________________________________ CHAPTERS: Timecodes: 00:00 - Find What Drives You 12:42 - Am I Enough? 32:02 - The Power of Storytelling 44:00 - Your Story is Inspiring! 1:09:37 - Glow in the Dark ________________________________________________________________________ FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM Mark Leruste Websites: Personal Website: www.MarkLeruste.com Ministry of Purpose: www.MinistryOfPurpose.com The Unconventionalists: www.TheUnconventionalists.com Glow In The Dark (Book): www.GlowInTheDarkBook.com Social Media: LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/markleruste Instagram: www.instagram.com/markleruste YouTube: www.youtube.com/markleruste Facebook: www.facebook.com/markleruste Twitter: www.twitter.com/markleruste ________________________________________________________________________ What happens to the brain when we hear stories? https://blog.ted.com/what-happens-in-the-brain-when-we-hear-stories-uri-hasson-at-ted2016/ People buy from people that Know, Like and Trust https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/people-buy-from-know-like-trust-right-any-more-graham-hawkins/ A vulnerability hangover https://happiful.com/what-is-a-vulnerability-hangover/ The Great resignation and emotional disengagement of the workforce https://www.gallup.com/workplace/351545/great-resignation-really-great-discontent.aspx Dr Valerie Young - Imposter Momenthttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h7v-GG3SEWQ ________________________________________________________________________ EAT WELL EVERYDAY 📱 Download the Doctor's Kitchen app for free here: https://apple.co/3La17ce 🥗 Download a FREE 7 day meal plan: https://thedoctorskitchen.com/newsletter/ LEARN FROM THE BEST 🎤 Listen to experts on the podcast: https://thedoctorskitchen.com/podcasts 👨🏽‍💻 Browse articles on the website: www.thedoctorskitchen.com MY COOKBOOKS 📚 https://thedoctorskitchen.com/books/ LET'S BE FRIENDS 📷 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/doctors_kitchen/ 📹 Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDHTLhQbYlFnPBv-iLgFsQQ 🙋🏽‍♂️ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thedoctorskitchen 🐦 Twitter: https://twitter.com/doctors_kitchen 👔 https://www.linkedin.com/in/rupy-aujla/