As an Organizing Fellow you will be in direct contact with voters and volunteers who look to you for leadership. A critical part of taking leadership is being able to articulate for others who you are, where you come from and what challenges have shaped the life choices that led you to this campaign. As a leader you must tell people who you are and why you're there.Stories motivate others by invoking our emotions. Some emotions inhibit action, but other emotions facilitate actions. Stories convey the values of the storyteller when we know what the challenged she was faced, what choices she made in response, and what the outcome was.
The fellows then reflected on their own stories; the challenges they've had to face, the choices they've had to make, and what they taught them about themselves, their family, their peers, their community, their nation, and the world around them. Fellows told each other their stories during this session.
With each diverse story, the fellows will be able to connect with the members of the communities they will be going into. And these stories will spur on more stories, as the movement grows and we change America -- starting with ourselves. Share your story with others at a Unite for Change event on June 28.
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