How to Use Stories About Overcoming Adversity to Elicit The “Inner Hero”

We all need inspiration, especially during challenging times.

Stories about people overcoming adversity and the Dark Night of the Soul periods in their life help us put our challenges in perspective and see that we are more than those challenges.

Feeding our souls with stories filled with the timeless theme of sesemingly “average” people overcoming seemingly insurmountable obstacles reminds us that we too have that courage in our DNA.

Sharing these types of stories should also be part of a leader’s ongoing communication with their employees. Doing so helps lift the spirits of employees feeling tired and beleaguered. It helps them access their Inner Hero.

In a recent TLNT.com article, I wrote about how to use stories about people overcoming adversity to elicit the “Inner Hero” in employees.

When you read it, notice not just the content of the message, but notice how it uses stories to communicate the message.

It starts off with a story about an interview I heard with Nate Ruess, the lead singer for the Grammy award winning band Fun. and his story about years of toiling in obscurity, wondering if it will ever happen.