I can’t think of a better way to acknowledge the United Nations International Day of the Girl than introducing you to Samara, a delightful future leader who shares her wisdom on how to turn terror into excitement, encouraging us to not settle for average, but settle instead for the impossible.
Join me as I tumble down the rabbit hole with my youngest guest so far Samara Borrows. This interview is so appealing to young and old, grab your family and press play!

Samara and I chat about how she prepared to speak in public and how her speech “Reach for the Stars” encourages us all to check whether we have the right mindset to reach our dreams. Samara has her eyes set on an inspiring goal to become a mini vini at school to help make a difference for people in need. She will be running for school captain at the end of this year and if elected she wants to ensure all kids have a voice at school.
I also chat with Samara’s mum, Reem Borrows, and it soon becomes evident that the apple hasn’t fallen far from the tree. Reem believes that, regardless of your past or present circumstances, each one of us has unlimited potential with the opportunity to elevate the quality of our life and achieve all that we desire.
 
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Shawn is the author of the award-winning *Putting Stories to Work* and the Founder at Anecdote, the world’s largest business storytelling enterprise. And boy do we have some tips and tools for you to help you change organisational culture, grow your business and sell your ideas through stories.

Our chat is sprinkled with gold nuggets that you’ll want a notepad and pen by your side as you listen. We discuss things like…

• Why your stories don’t need a hero,
• How better listening leads to more impactful stories,
• It’s the small moment in life that have the ability to transform lives and situations and,
•  How to create your own repertoire of stories.

Shawn shares a number of stories (of course he did) on how a tiny story lead to an organisation wide cultural change and how his own daughters story became an anecdote for the positive effects of failure.

Shawn is based in Melbourne, Australia and can be contacted at www.anecdote.com.
His LinkedIn is au.linkedin.com/in/shawncallahan
And you can top up your story bank by tuning into his podcast https://www.anecdote.com/podcasts/