For Entrepreneurs, For Job Seekers, For Leaders, For Podcasters
Hillary Rea
Why I Deleted All of My Social Media Accounts

Comparison and judgment were at the wheel because of social media. This is how I was engaging with others and with everything that was happening in the world. The more I scrolled, the more anxious, judge-y, and comparison-y I felt.

Why I Deleted All of My Social Media Accounts
For Podcasters, For Entrepreneurs
Hillary Rea
How to Host Your Podcast in a Human Way

Sure there's snappy ad copy to schedule a discovery call or to visit their website to "learn more", but I don't just want to learn more. Before I take my earbuds out of my ears, I want to spend time with the host and discover new perspectives, have space to self-reflect, and feel all the feels.

How to Host Your Podcast in a Human Way
For Entrepreneurs, For Podcasters
Hillary Rea
How to Introduce Yourself When You Have a ...

Every time I went to work on it further, a small voice inside of me whispered, "When there's so much horribleness going on in the world, why would anyone want to hear a season of a podcast about you, the book you wrote when you were 10, and how our stories play a huge role in our identity?" In other words, why would anyone care about my story?

How to Introduce Yourself When You Have a Podcast and a Business
For Entrepreneurs, For Leaders, For Job Seekers, For Podcasters
Hillary Rea
100 Reasons To Tell A Story

  1. Introduce yourself

  2. Illuminate an idea

  3. Win an argument

  4. Strengthen a call to action

  5. Be a stellar podcast guest

100 Reasons To Tell A Story
For Entrepreneurs, For Leaders, For Job Seekers
Hillary Rea
How To Be Yourself On Zoom and Communicate With ...

Perhaps you're feeling increased self-doubt when it comes to how you look on camera, or how your tone of voice and body language are translating virtually. Maybe its obsessing over “appropriate” work from home fashion choices (Can I get away with "business" on top and sweatpants on the bottom?) Then are the introspective questions around personal vs. professional identity.

But the more you dwell on the “what if’s?” when it comes to video conferencing and communication, the less chance you’ll show up in a way that feels good, easy, and true to who you are.

How To Be Yourself On Zoom and Communicate With Impact

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How to Tell a Funny Story with Honesty and Ease

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How to Tell a Funny Story with Honesty and Ease

When I first started telling stories on stage, I thought that what I was doing was doing stand-up comedy. I would perform on comedy nights, with other comedians, and people would laugh at what I said. But my material had a different rhythm to it. I wasn’t out there just to get a laugh every few seconds, I was sharing things from my life that I could now look back on and laugh at (and with). And the payoff for the audience — who would still laugh, repeatedly, along the way — was a complete story, that they could connect to, relate to, and feel joy from. 

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Don't Network, Connect

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Don't Network, Connect

Lately the most visited page on the Tell Me A Story website is… this one. The problem? I wrote the original blog post in the Spring of 2016 and so much has changed for me since then!

In the past three years, I went full time with Tell Me A Story and have been building it into a full service brand. I started a podcast. I joined several professional networking organizations. And I grew less and less nervous showing up to events because as I showed up as my true self.

No blazer.

No agenda.

Just presence and an open mind to meeting new people, learning new things and seeing what might come of it way down the line.

How To Lead By Being Yourself

How To Lead By Being Yourself

One of my favorite things to do, when I’m at a conference or event, is to observe the people who are presenting. Sometimes they are referred to as “thought leaders” or “keynote speakers” or “esteemed guests”. Sometimes they are famous… or infamous. When this person is introduced - they are hyped up by the person who is hosting. There is a long list of credits, accolades, and other intimidating factors. All of this build up raises my expectations to extreme heights and I assume their presentation will knock me to the floor.  This is an expert, they will inspire. Ultimately I’ll leave not only learning something new from them, but learning something new about myself. (#fitspiration, am I right?)