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That’s my story.What’s yours?
David WilliamsPresident/CEOLeadership Memphis
The Sunrise ContextThe average person lives to see
25,000 sunrises during their lifetime
What are you doing with each of the sunrises given to you?
How many more sunrises do you have to do what you want to do?
How we use sunrises become our stories - and why stories matter…Most commonly stories describe
what we have done with our lives…Our stories define us to a degree… Stories can be used to visualize
where we are going with our lives… Stories teach us IF we are willing to
listen and learn from them…
The power of a story…The closest distance between two
people is a story…Two sides to a story – and it is
important to hear them both…Stories have a beginning, middle
and an end…Stories can live on and on and on…
Everybody has a story…
My story began day one…
My baby story…
My first community experience story…
www.leadershipmemphis.org
Community ICE
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Clean-UpMemphis in May
Book SaleRun/Walk
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Ronald McDonald House
Senior CenterDeliver Meals
MentorBoards
Scout Leader
1 Time per month 6 Times per month 12+ Times per month
• 1 out of 4 people in Memphis has a bachelors degree or better
• 200,000 people in Memphis have started a degree but have not completed one
Lot’s of stories… Everyone has one (at least one) What’s your story? Is it written yet? Is it too late to start? Can your story be re-written? What do you want your story to be?
A community is a collection of stories… Stories are the history of its people The three “C’s” of a community story
Curiosity Courage Commitment
A few quotes of note….The greatest danger for most of
us lies not in setting our aim too high and falling short; but in setting our aim too low and achieving our mark.
- Michelangelo
A few quotes of note…I cannot be all I ought to be until
you are all you ought to be.- Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
A few quotes of note… Every sunrise is filled with
potential – the potential for you to do something great – even in a small way, the potential for you to do something to make your community a better place – even in a simple way, and the potential to create a story from which others can learn – intentionally and in your own way.
- David Williams
That’s my story.
What’s yours?