I ran across a great story in the Wall Street Journal on Monday. It is entitled, "Was That Blob in Your Kitchen Born in the Gold Rush?"
As I started to read it I knew I would clip this and save it in my Evernote files.
The Key Phrases/Story Bits/Quotes
- "I'm not necessarily a good pet owner."
- Lives on the kitchen counter
- largely determined by the frequency of feedings
- traces its starter to an original batch first mixed in 1849 during the Gold Rush.
- saved by Louise Boudin from a fire during the 1906 San Francisco earthquake.
- The Fresh Loaf, a baking website...now attracts 1.25 million page views a month.
How Would You Use This Story
This would be a great hero story. The hero starts off, overcomes challenges with the help of a mentor, conquers something and returns to share his/her knowledge with others.
Just take the details of the story and match it to your presentation topic. If you mother or someone in your neighborhood had a starter there is the perfect lead in to your story and your presentation.
This is also leadership or management story as well. Leaders have something that they value that has grown over years of constant care and growth. They share it with others who realize its benefits. If something terrible happens the leader can work with someone they have shared the skill with and regain lost momentum.
Get in the habit of reading constantly from a wide variety of sources and clip something everyday!
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