Is The Daily Show only for men? Is Last Week Tonight mostly for dudes? Did The Colbert Report only speak to your dad?
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We are not raising our funny girls to be pretty enough. Or we are not raising our pretty girls to be funny enough.
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(This is the third installment in a series on telling stories about yourself. The first is about key work narratives. The second is about service narratives.)
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Some call it volunteerism. Some say it’s advocacy. Some label it leadership.
It can happen at school, in your neighborhood, at your temple, or at your local rec center.
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People tell stories about you all the time. When they recommend you for jobs, for blind dates, for community/school/religious group leadership opportunities.
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My dad acted like it was no big deal.
He was so casual about it. So matter-of-fact.
We had been talking about my new promotion and, after a few minutes, he asked: “How much of a raise are you getting?”
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The thing about telling your story is… you’ve got to tell it.
As in: out loud. In public. In front of at least two to 47 other people.
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You’re pretty savvy.
You’ve learned some lessons, professionally and personally, and you’ve developed more than a handful of insights around these experiences.
You’re not a jerk.
At more than one dinner party, you’ve made at least two people laugh.
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