Victoria Storytellers’ Guild

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The power to change your story Longstanding community group supporting sharing personal and community stories. The current president shares what she has loved about the group since the first time she performed. For more info

Newcomer to Victoria

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Bold, proactive steps to ‘breaking in’ to Victoria. Joining a community workspace, finding the resources, supporters, sponsors can be keys to taking a next step.

Accepting change

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Elements that contribute to someone taking on a new idea, committing to a new action. Someone coming into ‘the room’, light bulb moments. ‘The future isn’t so much about absorbing or tolerating change, it’s about making change.’ .. Seth Godin

What’s Gone Well Today in an elevator

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An early moment in the Traveler In Your Own Town training…. engaging with a stranger, in this case, in an elevator. Here’s the full story: ‘I looked through the glass doors of a building and saw a man about to

Penny drops: Conversation, connections and taking control of our lives

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The need for skills to engage with others, and being in the driver’s seat of our own thought and experience. This captures a key role in the mission of ConversationWorks.ca and in turn Good Connections.biz

Antony Holland: creative supporter

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Antony Holland is an example of one who never stops being obedient to the impulse to create….Dirk Van Stralen. director of Jake’s Gift.

Transformation through backpacking

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Remarkable conversation with a backpacker I just met. Here he touches on the transformation in his daily conversations in his home town. To view all 5 segments

A stranger’s impact in a general store on an island

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A random interview in the aisles of a grocery storeAfter 33 years of owning a general store on a gulf island, Wayne meets a stranger who gives him a new life in his business, and more joy in his life.

Lessons and opportunities from being open to strangers

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Value of being open to a conversation with strangers, to those transactions that can change our day. Being part of those experiences build the creative life. For more information about Open to a Conversation.. http://www.conversationworks.ca/welcome-to-conversationworks/open-to-conversation/ or on FB Community Page

Backpacking in Prague: over her head- waiting for a sign

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First time backpacking brings moments of ultimate challenge in a foreign land. A conversation in a cafe changes everything.