LFYC | S3 E21 – Obi Abuchi Robert Stephenson | The Power of Your Story On this week’s Leading from Your Core Podcast and Vodcast, Obi Abuchi interviews Robert Stephenson. Robert was originally trained as an actor and mime artist, and the physical theatre was a key part of his early career, with a foundation in performance and theatre. He worked with a number of organizations, including Creative Partnerships and A New Direction, where he delivered training alongside Educational Consultant Mathilda Joubert, which sparked his initial interest in coaching. Prior to coaching and working with young people in schools and nurseries, Robert had a diverse background that included involvement with various aspects of higher education institutions. He also worked on degrees at several universities, including running a Theatre and Education module at Essex University and contributing work to Anglia Ruskin University's Masters in Education and the Arts. Initially trained as an NLP Practitioner and hypnotherapist, he went on to complete his Diploma in Transformational Coaching before adding a number of other accredited coach training courses to his toolkit, including David Drake's Narrative Coaching, Simon Western's Analytic Network Coaching, and Peter Hawkins Advanced Coaching. His path to life coaching and training has taken him down a path of diverse experience and learning, and as a result, he has been on an incredible journey of self-development, consistently expanding both his training and coaching skill set. In this episode:

• How to recognise ourselves in our own stories
• Why it is more powerful to focus on the character we “exist” as opposed to the character we “play” in the story
• Beliefs that need to be challenged about our own worth and the impact we can have
• Getting a handle on all of the options available to us
• The self-awareness and transformation we gain as a result of the stories we hear and watch
• Becoming acutely aware of the story and learning the systems that will assist us in navigating through it
• Changing your story in order to be more visible and increase your impact
• Making a positive difference despite negative circumstances
• Recognising our ability to write the story rather than simply be a part of it
• The essence of coaching in reframing out stories
• The path of a hero through adversity to living their best lives

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