Comments on: Business: Discovering Your Inner Samurai

By: Susan L Reid of "Discovering Your Inner Samurai"

Susan L Reid of "Discovering Your Inner Samurai" — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 12:37:40 +0000

Pam, what a joy it is to have you and your marvelous blog site as a “stop” on my Virtual Book Tour. I love stories, too. They are a wonderful way to share the journey together. Thanks for reviewing my book!

By: Pam

Pam — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 14:08:39 +0000

Susan, what is the saying … “Stories sell, facts tell”. Carrie’s story in your chapter “Your Inner Samurai’s Perspective on Networking and Selling” lingers with me as a reminder that each day we can trust there is opportunity wrapped in synchronisity!

By: Dana at Nine Tomatoes

Dana at Nine Tomatoes — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 19:08:13 +0000

I read Susan’s book, too, and I love the way you’ve written about it here, Pam. Knowing, accepting and daring, as you said, are empowering. I like to imagine how many lives can we positively affect when we live that way.

By: Susan L Reid of "Discovering Your Inner Samurai"

Susan L Reid of "Discovering Your Inner Samurai" — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 21:39:02 +0000

I had not heard that phrase before, Pam . . . “Stories sell, facts tell,” though now that I think about it . . . how true! Carrie’s story is a powerful story of how being open to synchronistic opportunities is one of the most powerful things we can do to empower ourselves and our success.

By: Carol McClelland of Green Career Central

Carol McClelland of Green Career Central — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 22:56:37 +0000

I also felt a surge of joy and expansiveness as I read Susan’s book. I took the book as my companion on a long drive to a vacation spot. Susan’s book took me out of my “reality” immediately and give me a number of new ways to look at and think about my business. I particularly enjoyed reading Susan’s stories about your entrepreneurial journey and getting to know her better. Thanks for sharing your review of Discovering Your Inner Samurai, Pam!

By: Susan L Reid of "Discovering Your Inner Samurai"

Susan L Reid of "Discovering Your Inner Samurai" — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 15:02:32 +0000

Well Pam, it sure does seem as if the folks reading this blog are really resonating with the importance of story telling. I’m wondering what it is that fascinates us all about a good story? Is it that inherent in a story is the opportunity to see our own lives reflected in another?

By: Pam

Pam — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 00:58:41 +0000

Stories are that wonderful way of connecting and normalizing my life experience … how much we share in common.
Your question Susan, “What it is that fascinates us about a good story?” reminds me of something I read:
“Legend has it that a Persian king who had been betrayed by an unfaithful wife wed a virgin each night, and each morning had her beheaded. Three thousand unfortunate women lost their lives this way… until he met Scheherazade. On their wedding night, she told him a story that was so enthralling, he begged for another. She promised one for the following night… and on the following night, she promised one for the night after that. Her stories were so enchanting that this went on for 1001 nights. And then he made her his queen.”

By: Pam

Pam — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 01:03:32 +0000

Plato’s view: “Those who tell stories rule society.”
Stories are such a powerful way to communicate. You did it masterfully in your book Susan.

By: Susan L Reid of "Discovering Your Inner Samurai"

Susan L Reid of "Discovering Your Inner Samurai" — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 16:03:42 +0000

Scheherazade is a terrific example of the power of story telling. Thanks, Pam!