On camera
🎥 This week, I was interviewed for a KLRN/PBS television segment called ¡Salud!, which features inspiring stories of Latina leaders in San Antonio and South Texas.
Jessie Degollado conducted the interview, and if you don’t know her story, it’s incredible. She has been a leading Latina in media for over 40 years, unfolding stories with an eye toward celebrating the cultural assets of our communities.
Jessie’s warmth and kindness radiated throughout our whole conversation, and she even held a tiny piñata in hand for the duration of our chat. 🪅
This was my first time speaking about my commitment to coaching “on camera,” and something really opened up for me as a result. 🎉
💡 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲𝘀 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝙧𝙚𝙘𝙚𝙞𝙫𝙞𝙣𝙜.
It takes something to put yourself and your story out there, especially if you feel you’re doing so repeatedly while wondering if it makes a difference.
The number of likes and shares will never tell the full story of the depth of your story’s reach or impact.
The next time you feel fear or hesitancy to share your story–whether in person, on social media, or via any other method–try this:
1. First, imagine 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻 who wants and needs to hear the story you have. (𝘐𝘵 𝘮𝘢𝘺 𝘣𝘦 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘰𝘳 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶’𝘷𝘦 𝘯𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘮𝘦𝘵.)
2. Next, imagine that person at 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝘅𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗺𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 when they receive your story. See if you can build a picture of that moment (e.g., where are they when the story comes in?) Sense the relief, the gratitude, the learning, or the opening sparked in that moment.
3. Then, imagine 𝟯 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗳𝘁𝘀 that could be possible in that person’s day (or in their life) as a result of having heard your words.
With this exercise, we move our focus from the point of 𝙨𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜 to the point of 𝙧𝙚𝙘𝙚𝙞𝙫𝙞𝙣𝙜.
This shift moves us (as storytellers) to 𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲 where our desired action is already done. Witnessing that “done state” creates more confidence and motivation to accelerate the very action where we might be experiencing hesitancy.
That gentle calling you feel to share your story is very likely the whisper from someone out there who wants to hear what you have to share.
Your enthusiastic audience awaits.
