Stories From Women Who Walk

Hello to you listening in Surfside Beach, South Carolina!Coming to you from Whidbey Island, Washington this is Stories From Women Who Walk with 60 Seconds for Motivate Your Monday and your host, Diane Wyzga.Recently I was honored to share the mic with Heather Hansen O’Neill, noted author, keynoter, and podcast host.On this episode of From Fear to Fire we talk about story secrets to overcome fear, embrace our gifts and achieve success. Each one of us has an influential story to tell. The power of our well-told story makes a difference by connecting us one to another and contributing to something larger than ourselves.Authentic narratives like those you hear on Stories From Women Who Walk are change-making stories. If you’re curious to learn how our challenges enriched by wisdom and experience can forge common bonds and help us grow together in the revolutions ahead, this episode is for you.Click HERE to listen to the episode Contact Heather Hansen O’NeillWebsite: https://heatherhansenoneill.comE-mail: [email protected] & Audio Programs: https://cji.8ef.myftpupload.com/books/TEDx: Becoming Conscious to Do What You Must https://www.ted.com/talks/heather_hansen_o_neill_becoming_conscious_how_doing_what_you_must_can_change_the_world?subtitle=enYou’re always invited: “Come for the stories - stay for the magic!” Speaking of magic, would you subscribe and spread the word with a generous 5-star review and comment - it helps us all - and join us next time!Meanwhile, stop by my Quarter Moon Story Arts website to:✓ Check out Services I Offer ✓ Arrange your no-obligation conversation about your communication challenges, get in touch with me today✓ Stay current with Diane as “Wyzga on Words” on Substack, and on LinkedInStories From Women Who Walk Production TeamPodcaster: Diane F Wyzga & Quarter Moon Story ArtsMusic: Mer’s Waltz from Crossing the Waters by Steve Schuch & Night Heron MusicAll content and image © 2019 to Present Quarter Moon Story Arts. All rights reserved.

Hello to you listening in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada!Coming to you from Whidbey Island, Washington this is Stories From Women Who Walk with 60 Seconds (and a bit more for a story) for Story Prompt Friday and your host, Diane Wyzga.How do we get good at turning toward the uncertain future?How do we sustain ourselves, and each other?How can we help each other, even--or especially--those with whom we don't agree, through the revolutions ahead? I have an idea. We can share our stories. Here’s one.The great Polish rabbi, Israel ben Eliezer, also known as the Ba’al Shem Tov, deeply loved his people. Whenever they were troubled or persecuted he went to a sacred place in the forest, lit a sacred fire, and said a special prayer asking God to protect his people. It was enough and the people were saved. But in time the Ba’al Shem Tov died. Later, his disciple, following in his master’s footsteps, went into the same part of the forest and said, “Creator of the Universe, I do not know how to light the sacred fire, but I do know the special prayer; please, hear me! and help your people.” And it was enough.Generations passed and when the next Rabbi saw how his people were being persecuted, he went into the forest and said, “Oh, Lord, I don’t know how to light the sacred fire, nor do I know the special prayer, but I still remember the place. Help us! Protect the people” And the people were protected.Decades later, a very elderly rabbi seeing his people being persecuted, spoke to God saying, “I don’t know how to light the sacred fire, nor do I know the special prayer, and I can’t even find the place in the forest. All I can do is tell you this story and hope that you will hear me. Please help the people!” And again the people were spared.Story Prompt: When we find ourselves lost in the forest, do not know how to light the sacred fire, or say the special prayer, we can share our stories. What else might we do to help each other? Write that story!You’re always invited: “Come for the stories - stay for the magic!” Speaking of magic, would you subscribe and spread the word with a generous 5-star review and comment - it helps us all - and join us next time!Meanwhile, stop by my Quarter Moon Story Arts website to:✓ Check out Services I Offer https://www.quartermoonstoryarts.net/services/,✓ For a no-obligation conversation about your communication challenges, get in touch with me today✓ Stay current with Diane as “Wyzga on Words” on Substack and on LinkedInStories From Women Who Walk Production TeamPodcaster: Diane F Wyzga & Quarter Moon Story ArtsMusic: Mer’s Waltz from Crossing the Waters by Steve Schuch & Night Heron MusicAll content and image © 2019 to Present Quarter Moon Story Arts. All rights reserved.

Hello to you listening in Painesville, Ohio!Coming to you from Whidbey Island, Washington this is Stories From Women Who Walk with 60 Seconds for Thoughts on Thursday and your host, Diane Wyzga. Let’s call it like it is: We are living in decidedly difficult times. As a result we might feel restless, anxious, irritable, impatient or just plain cranky. That negative tension fills our body affecting us from head to toe so we have difficulty managing even simple everyday situations.In my experience breathing exercises hold the key to relieving anxiety. Practical Tip: Try this: sit quietly and begin to breathe slowly in and out. With each breath calm your mind by releasing troubling thoughts. Focus on the ways in which your body begins to relax. Encourage your body to reach deeper states of calm by breathing more slowly, more deeply. You might repeat to yourself: "Breathing in, I know I am alive; breathing out, I smile to life in me and around me." With this simple technique you are decreasing stress, anxiety, and fear. Question? How does this work? Answer: Breathing deeply floods your system with oxygen and calms you. By mindfully slowing your breath, you send a signal to your body that all is well, peace is within you. As soon as you become aware of tension rising in you begin slowly and deeply breathing to dispel the anxiety you feel. It works. Guaranteed. You’re always invited: “Come for the stories - stay for the magic!” Speaking of magic, would you subscribe, share a 5-star rating + nice review on your social media or podcast channel of choice, and join us next time!Meanwhile, stop by my Quarter Moon Story Arts website to:✓ Check out What I Offer,✓ Arrange your free Story Start-up Session,✓ Stay current with Diane on LinkedIn.Stories From Women Who Walk Production TeamPodcaster: Diane F Wyzga & Quarter Moon Story ArtsMusic: Mer’s Waltz from Crossing the Waters by Steve Schuch & Night Heron MusicAll content and image © 2019 to Present Quarter Moon Story Arts. All rights reserved.

Hello to you listening all over the world!Coming to you from Whidbey Island, Washington this is Stories From Women Who Walk with 60 Seconds for Wednesdays on Whidbey and your host, Diane Wyzga.I coined the term “engaged storyism.” What do I mean? “Engaged” in something means to be actively involved, focused, and committed. “Storyism” is concern about and action aimed at advocating for narratives that unite, not divide; that raise up, not beat down; that include, not exclude. Most importantly storyism is a willingness to examine our narratives, reconfigure outdated beliefs, and undo memories that keep us attached to the old ways and self-images so that we evolve from who we used to be to our better selves. Authentic narrative has been fading while social media encourages algorithm-driven opinions encapsulated as sound bytes and masquerading as wisdom. We have a duty to revive stories that have the power to heal people and cultures, unbalance the status quo. When we employ stories as a bridge to peace, to the greater good, we can help each other out of the dark places or, as I have said for years: “Each One Lift One.”Following are four questions to kick-start “engaged storyism” conversations through the revolutions ahead: ✓ How do we engage in empathetic imagination?✓ How do we get good at turning toward the future, no matter how uncertain it may be?✓ How do we extend kindness to each other, especially to those with whom we disagree?✓ How do we sustain ourselves, and each other?Question: Engaged storyism is a collective effort. What thoughts and ideas do you have to help us help each get really good at turning toward the new narrative future? You’re always invited: “Come for the stories - stay for the magic!” Speaking of magic, would you subscribe and spread the word with a generous 5-star review and comment - it helps us all - and join us next time!Meanwhile, stop by my Quarter Moon Story Arts website to:✓ Check out Services I Offer https://www.quartermoonstoryarts.net/services/,✓ For a no-obligation conversation about your communication challenges, get in touch with me today✓ Stay current with Diane as “Wyzga on Words” on Substack and on LinkedInStories From Women Who Walk Production TeamPodcaster: Diane F Wyzga & Quarter Moon Story ArtsMusic: Mer’s Waltz from Crossing the Waters by Steve Schuch & Night Heron MusicAll content and image © 2019 to Present Quarter Moon Story Arts. All rights reserved.

Hello to you listening in King, North Carolina, The Gateway to the Foothills!Coming to you from Whidbey Island, Washington this is Stories From Women Who Walk with 60 Seconds for Time Out Tuesday and your host, Diane Wyzga.Our very own Whidbey Island Poet Laureate, philosopher, and Bard of the Boardroom, David Whyte once said,“Poetry is often the art of overhearing yourself say things you didn't know you knew.It is a learned skill to force yourself to articulate your life, your present world or your possibilities for the future.We need that same skill as an art of survival.We need to overhear the tiny but very consequential things we say that reveal ourselves to ourselves.” [Flying Edna Digital Calendar 2024]Question? What amazing idea did you overhear yourself say? Now, how might you put your amazing idea into play so you can help others aspire to amazing?You’re always invited: “Come for the stories - stay for the magic!” Speaking of magic, would you subscribe, share a 5-star rating + nice review on your social media or podcast channel of choice, and join us next time!Meanwhile, stop by my Quarter Moon Story Arts website to:✓ Check out What I Offer,✓ Arrange your free Story Start-up Session,✓ Stay current with Diane on LinkedIn.Stories From Women Who Walk Production TeamPodcaster: Diane F Wyzga & Quarter Moon Story ArtsMusic: Mer’s Waltz from Crossing the Waters by Steve Schuch & Night Heron MusicAll content and image © 2019 to Present Quarter Moon Story Arts. All rights reserved.

Hello to you listening in Londrina, Brazil!Coming to you from Whidbey Island, Washington this is Stories From Women Who Walk with 60 Seconds for Motivate Your Monday and your host, Diane Wyzga.Recently I was honored to share the mic with my podcast friend and colleague Maritza Perez, the host of My Accent Is No Accident. Together we celebrated cultural diversity by sharing stories and valuable insights about overcoming barriers, and the importance of community. If you’re curious to discover how sharing your origin story can transform lives and promote understanding in the corporate world and more, this episode is for you!Highlights✓ How to reclaim your powerful voice and set the stage for confidently stepping into the life you want by shaping and sharing your origin story (how you got from There to Here).✓ How to shift attitudes and behaviors in the corporate world to overcome efforts at “gaslighting” or undermining women and work toward a more equitable workplace.✓ How neighborhood block parties, shared food and stories can promote understanding, empathy, and ultimately, world peace.Click HERE to watch on YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yIb6xTamebQ]Be sure to show us some love with a thumbs up, Subscribing, and leaving positive comments. Thanks for watching!Connect with Maritza PerezE-mail: [email protected]: https://maina.now.site/homeYou’re always invited: “Come for the stories - stay for the magic!” Speaking of magic, would you subscribe and spread the word with a generous 5-star review and comment - it helps us all - and join us next time!Meanwhile, stop by my Quarter Moon Story Arts website to:✓ Check out Services I Offer https://www.quartermoonstoryarts.net/services/,✓ For a no-obligation conversation about your communication challenges, get in touch with me today✓ Stay current with Diane as “Wyzga on Words” on Substack and on LinkedInStories From Women Who Walk Production TeamPodcaster: Diane F Wyzga & Quarter Moon Story ArtsMusic: Mer’s Waltz from Crossing the Waters by Steve Schuch & Night Heron MusicAll content and image © 2019 to Present Quarter Moon Story Arts. All rights reserved.

Hello to you, dad, listening on your Happy Birthday!Coming to you from Whidbey Island, Washington this is Stories From Women Who Walk with 60 Seconds for Story Prompt Friday and your host, Diane Wyzga.I’m a born and raised Jersey Girl. What’s so special about New Jersey? The Diner Capital of the World, Bobcat Alley for the only wildcats in New Jersey, birthplace of music legend Bruce Springsteen, the Leeds Devil of the South Jersey Pine Barrens, prized Jersey tomatoes, Atlantic City Boardwalk (the first, longest and most popular boardwalk in the US), and, of course, the Jersey Shore, 90 miles of white sand beaches. Any season of the year is a reason to visit the Jersey Shore; but if you happen to visit in Summer unlock your sandcastle creativity at the Belmar Sandcastle Contest.Click HERE for more photosStory Prompt: "Like a sandcastle, all is temporary. Build it, tend it, enjoy it. And when the time comes, let it go." [Jack Kornfield] What in your life have you built, tended, enjoyed, and now are ready to let go? Write that story! You’re always invited: “Come for the stories - stay for the magic!” Speaking of magic, would you subscribe and spread the word with a generous 5-star review and comment - it helps us all - and join us next time!Meanwhile, stop by my Quarter Moon Story Arts website to:✓ Check out Services I Offer,✓ For a no-obligation conversation about your communication challenges, get in touch with me today✓ Stay current with me as “Wyzga on Words” on Substack and on LinkedInStories From Women Who Walk Production TeamPodcaster: Diane F Wyzga & Quarter Moon Story ArtsMusic: Mer’s Waltz from Crossing the Waters by Steve Schuch & Night Heron MusicAll content and image © 2019 to Present Quarter Moon Story Arts. All rights reserved.

Hello to you listening in New Hampshire, New Jersey, and Washington!Coming to you from Whidbey Island, Washington this is Stories From Women Who Walk with 60 Seconds for Thoughts on Thursday and your host, The Witch of Whidbey.Maybe like me you were discouraged from displaying your womanly witchy powers, dismissed for dabbling in sparks of magic that would heal the world, disowned for seeing beyond everyday reality to the visionary knowledge born of imagination, curiosity, and self-expression.But, it’s never too late to remind yourself of the woman you are and the witch wound you are ready to heal.THE WITCH WOUND“They call it the witch wound.We were punished you see, broken, slain, for shining too brightly.So we learned to hide that spark.We learned to play it down, play dumb, play dead.And we were taught to fear the light within us, lest it herald our downfallBut not anymore.You are not a wicked witch my friend, you are quite simply, or complicatedly, a woman.And your magic is not something you can choose, or lose.It always is, and always has lived within you.And you need no longer hide it.I call it the witch wound, but the time to heal is here.Now.Let that magic out.” [~Donna Ashworth - Witch Wound, from ‘Wild Hope’ - UK: https://amzn.eu/d/2j0Nquu - US: https://a.co/d/h6FEaTv]You’re always invited: “Come for the stories - stay for the magic!” Speaking of magic, would you subscribe and spread the word with a generous 5-star review and comment - it helps us all - and join us next time!Meanwhile, stop by my Quarter Moon Story Arts website to:✓ Check out Services I Offer,✓ For a no-obligation conversation about your communication challenges, get in touch with me today✓ Stay current with me as “Wyzga on Words” on Substack and on LinkedInStories From Women Who Walk Production TeamPodcaster: Diane F Wyzga & Quarter Moon Story ArtsMusic: Mer’s Waltz from Crossing the Waters by Steve Schuch & Night Heron MusicAll content and image © 2019 to Present Quarter Moon Story Arts. All rights reserved.

Hello to you listening in Laxa, Sweden!Coming to you from Whidbey Island, Washington this is Stories From Women Who Walk with 60 Seconds for Wednesdays on Whidbey and your host, Diane Wyzga.The other night I was watching Episode 16 of Season 3 of the TV series The West Wing. Sam Seaborn is visited by his former physics professor, Dr. Dalton Millgate, who wants Sam to put in a good word for the funding of the superconducting supercollider - a controversial scientific project that would cost billions. Senator Enlow from Illinois is holding up the project for political reasons. A short exchange happens in Sam's office between Dalgate, Enlow and Seaborn about what this costly project “does": Sen. Jack Enlow, D-IL: If we can only say what benefit this thing has. No one's been able to do that.Dr. Dalton Millgate: That's because great achievement has no road map. The X-Ray is pretty good, and so is penicillin, and neither were discovered with a practical objective in mind. I mean, when the electron was discovered in 1897, it was useless. And now we have an entire world run by electronics. Haydn and Mozart never studied the classics. They couldn't. They invented them.Sam Seaborn: Discovery.Dr. Dalton Millgate: What?Sam Seaborn: Discovery is what. That's what this is used for. It's for discovery!Practical Tip: When we lose hope or direction or get discouraged about what we're about, about what our project does or is good for, remember this: it's for discovery! And that’s the road map to great achievement.Click HERE to watch the scene on YouTubeYou’re always invited: “Come for the stories - stay for the magic!” Speaking of magic, would you subscribe and spread the word with a generous 5-star review and comment - it helps us all - and join us next time!Meanwhile, stop by my Quarter Moon Story Arts website to:✓ Check out Services I Offer,✓ For a no-obligation conversation about your communication challenges, get in touch with me today✓ Stay current with me as “Wyzga on Words” on Substack and on LinkedInStories From Women Who Walk Production TeamPodcaster: Diane F Wyzga & Quarter Moon Story ArtsMusic: Mer’s Waltz from Crossing the Waters by Steve Schuch & Night Heron MusicAll content and image © 2019 to Present Quarter Moon Story Arts. All rights reserved.

Hello to you listening in Parker, Colorado! Coming to you from Whidbey Island, Washington this is Stories From Women Who Walk with 60 Seconds for Time Out Tuesday and your host, Diane Wyzga.Since 17th September I’ve been virtually retracing my pilgrimage steps on the Camino de Santiago, an annual ritual to remind me what I gained, what I was willing to toss away, and marking my life as BC & AC: Before Camino and After Camino.That cold dark morning I climbed the wet mountain trail to arrive at the Cruz de Ferro - also called the Iron Cross - bearing rocks for 16 friends and family members. Funny to be carrying all that extra weight when our packs are supposed to be pared down to the least we need. But I had promised that I would include my beloveds in this Camino ritual to set down burdens by leaving a rock and a prayer - even symbolically - leaving behind for them the weight of fears, heartbreak, mistakes, regrets, disappointments. For me it was fear of poverty. What the Camino gave me then and continues to give me now is a profound sense of community I’ve found nowhere else. Whether we prayed for ourselves at the Cruz de Ferro or for the state of the world or for something in between I just know that our prayers were heard. And answered; but perhaps not in the way we expected. Why? Because we don’t get what we ask for; we get what we dream of. And that might take time to recognize.Practical Tip: Know this: we are all pilgrims on the road walking each other home the best way we can with compassion, stories, and believing that Each One Lift One is the Way of the Buen Camino.You’re always invited: “Come for the stories - stay for the magic!” Speaking of magic, would you subscribe and spread the word with a generous 5-star review and comment - it helps us all - and join us next time!Meanwhile, stop by my Quarter Moon Story Arts website to:✓ Check out Services I Offer,✓ For a no-obligation conversation about your communication challenges, get in touch with me today✓ Stay current with me as “Wyzga on Words” on Substack and on LinkedInStories From Women Who Walk Production TeamPodcaster: Diane F Wyzga & Quarter Moon Story ArtsMusic: Mer’s Waltz from Crossing the Waters by Steve Schuch & Night Heron MusicAll content and image © 2019 to Present Quarter Moon Story Arts. All rights reserved.

Hello to you listening in Bucharest, Romania!Coming to you from Whidbey Island, Washington this is Stories From Women Who Walk with 60 Seconds for Motivate Your Monday and your host, Diane Wyzga.Recently I had the privilege to share the mic with my empowerment friend and colleague Colleen Biggs, the host of Take the Leap podcast. If you are curious about how Your Voice is Your Power; The Importance of Self-Discovery for Self-Expression; and Deep Authentic Connection Through Storytelling, this episode is for you!Highlights✓ Your voice is not just a means of communication; it is your power. Your voice is as singular as your fingerprint—use it to rise above the noise in the marketplace and make yourself heard.✓ Before we can effectively express ourselves, we must dig deep into our past experiences, values, and passions to build a strong foundation from which we can confidently share our ideas and insights.✓ Storytelling fosters connection. In a world that often feels disconnected, sharing our stories can bridge differences, create understanding and help us realize that we are not alone in our struggles and triumphs.Click HERE to watch on YouTube Click HERE to listen on Apple Please subscribe and leave a 5-star review and nice words; it helps us all:Step 1: Click the link to listen to this episode on Apple podcastStep 2: It will prompt you to open Itunes-Open ItunesStep 3: Click on ratings and review!Connect with Colleen BiggsWebsite: https://colleenbiggs.net/Leap Community: https://colleenbiggs.net/community/Podcast:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast...LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/colleen-biggs/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/colleenbiggs/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/310881170189409You’re always invited: “Come for the stories - stay for the magic!” Speaking of magic, would you subscribe and spread the word with a generous 5-star review and comment - it helps us all - and join us next time!Meanwhile, stop by my Quarter Moon Story Arts website to:✓ Check out Services I Offer,✓ For a no-obligation conversation about your communication challenges, get in touch with me today✓ Stay current with me as “Wyzga on Words” on Substack and on LinkedInStories From Women Who Walk Production TeamPodcaster: Diane F Wyzga & Quarter Moon Story ArtsMusic: Mer’s Waltz from Crossing the Waters by Steve Schuch & Night Heron MusicAll content and image © 2019 to Present Quarter Moon Story Arts. All rights reserved.

Hello to you listening in Petaling Jaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malasia!Coming to you from Whidbey Island, Washington this is Stories From Women Who Walk with 60 Seconds for Story Prompt Friday and your host, Diane Wyzga.Retracing my Camino de Santiago pilgrimage footsteps in my journal and photos as I’ve been doing since 17th September reminds me how fully alive I felt then. 5 weeks - 500 miles walking on the Way.Yes, there were aches and pains, cold and rain; there were crowded dorms that smelled like wet dogs; there were doubts, mistakes, and getting lost.And yet, and yet, all those days that came and went were the days I was living then. I was a pilgrim. The way forward beckoned me. I want to be a pilgrim again and live my life out loud.Story Prompt: What about you? What will it take to move toward the Way that beckons you? Write that story!You’re always invited: “Come for the stories - stay for the magic!” Speaking of magic, would you subscribe and spread the word with a generous 5-star review and comment - it helps us all - and join us next time!Meanwhile, stop by my Quarter Moon Story Arts website to:✓ Check out Services I Offer✓ For a no-obligation conversation about your communication challenges, get in touch with me today✓ Stay current with me as “Wyzga on Words” on Substack and on LinkedInStories From Women Who Walk Production TeamPodcaster: Diane F Wyzga & Quarter Moon Story ArtsMusic: Mer’s Waltz from Crossing the Waters by Steve Schuch & Night Heron MusicAll content and image © 2019 to Present Quarter Moon Story Arts. All rights reserved.

Hello to you listening in Giza, Egypt! Coming to you from Whidbey Island, Washington this is Stories From Women Who Walk with 60 Seconds (and a bit more) for Thoughts on Thursday and your host, Diane Wyzga.St. Augustine’s in the Woods is a small Episcopal church here on Whidbey Island with a female pastor and the message that all are welcome regardless where they might be on their spiritual journey. It felt like the right place to be on Christmas Eve.Pastor Jennifer’s homily focused on the theme of travel, something each of us could relate to in one way or another. I was grateful not to be racing through the HoliDazed airports as I had done for the past 35 years of my life. But miracles do happen. Maybe this could be you. Click HERE to listen to Poet Naomi Shihab Nye read her poem "Gate A-4" as part of "Incredible Bridges: Poets Creating Community." Question: Where can this still happen where your feet touch the ground?You’re always invited: “Come for the stories - stay for the magic!” Speaking of magic, would you subscribe, share a 5-star rating + nice review on your social media or podcast channel of choice, and join us next time!Meanwhile, stop by my Quarter Moon Story Arts website to:✓ Check out What I Offer,✓ Arrange your free Story Start-up Session,✓ Stay current with Diane on LinkedIn.Stories From Women Who Walk Production TeamPodcaster: Diane F Wyzga & Quarter Moon Story ArtsMusic: Mer’s Waltz from Crossing the Waters by Steve Schuch & Night Heron MusicAll content and image © 2019 to Present Quarter Moon Story Arts. All rights reserved.

Hello to you listening in Buenos Aires, Argentina!Coming to you from Whidbey Island, Washington this is Stories From Women Who Walk with 60 Seconds for Wednesdays on Whidbey and your host, Diane Wyzga.Willy Claflin is one of the most clever, insightful storytellers I know. He was a remarkable teacher. Here’s what he said about the "power of the pause" to create the very best stories:“When I told stories I would just rocket along to the end! But one day I taught a workshop in Texas. A woman wrote a story which began with this sentence: "Snake wanted to learn to play canasta. Only she didn't say, "snakewantedtolearntoplaycanasta!" She said, "Sssssnnnnnaaaake . . . . . . . wanteeeddddddd ........to learrrrrrrrnnnnn . . . . . . . . . .to plaaaaaaaayyyyyy . . . . . . . . canasssssssstaaaaaa." It must have taken her 20 seconds.I had time to see Snake’s desire, the deck of cards, and realize the problems Snake might have holding or dealing the cards. I began to dwell on the spaces - between the words - and eventually - to connect the empty space with the silence of meditation. I came to understand that inviting silence into stories created an opportunity for teller and listeners to rest, live and breathe inside the story. Instead of rocketing along to the end we would sit - quietly - inhabit the world of the story - together.”Practical Tip: As a speaker, litigator, podcaster, or platform teller use the Power of the Pause to invite your audience into the story you are telling them! That’s the world you’ll inhabit together. That’s where the call to action takes place. You’re always invited: “Come for the stories - stay for the magic!” Speaking of magic, would you subscribe and spread the word with a generous 5-star review and comment - it helps us all - and join us next time!Meanwhile, stop by my Quarter Moon Story Arts website to:✓ Check out Services I Offer✓ For a no-obligation conversation about your communication challenges, get in touch with me today✓ Stay current with me as “Wyzga on Words” on Substack and on LinkedInStories From Women Who Walk Production TeamPodcaster: Diane F Wyzga & Quarter Moon Story ArtsMusic: Mer’s Waltz from Crossing the Waters by Steve Schuch & Night Heron MusicAll content and image © 2019 to Present Quarter Moon Story Arts. All rights reserved.

Hello to you listening in Barrigada Village, Guam!Coming to you from Whidbey Island, Washington this is Stories From Women Who Walk with 60 Seconds for Time Out Tuesday and your host, Diane Wyzga.Interestingly, the word passion finds its root in both the Latin word passiō and the Greek word pathos, which both mean “suffering” suggesting that the things we care most about come from a place of suffering rather than joy.Today, passion means having very strong feelings about or a strong belief in something that moves you to action. Have we lost the notion of suffering?Not really. While the intent of the word has been diluted consider that being passionate is engaging in an intense desire to go toward your dreams. When you are truly passionate, you are motivated such that you are willing to endure pain and suffering to achieve your goals.Passion is what drives us. It helps us build our purpose and goals, our knowledge and capability. When we are deeply passionate our excitement attracts other people, as in this example: “If you catch fire with enthusiasm people will come from miles around to watch you burn. Now THAT’s being passionate!”Question: What goal or dream might have the potential to set you on fire with enthusiasm and passion? You’re always invited: “Come for the stories - stay for the magic!” Speaking of magic, would you subscribe, share a 5-star rating + nice review on your social media or podcast channel of choice, and join us next time!Meanwhile, stop by my Quarter Moon Story Arts website to:✓ Check out What I Offer,✓ Arrange your free Story Start-up Session,✓ Stay current with me on LinkedIn.Stories From Women Who Walk Production TeamPodcaster: Diane F Wyzga & Quarter Moon Story ArtsMusic: Mer’s Waltz from Crossing the Waters by Steve Schuch & Night Heron MusicAll content and image © 2019 to Present Quarter Moon Story Arts. All rights reserved.

Hello to you listening in Taoyaun City, Taiwan!Coming to you from Whidbey Island, Washington this is Stories From Women Who Walk with 60 Seconds for Motivate Your Monday and your host, Diane Wyzga.I’ve been asked, “So, what are you doing on this FallBattical of yours?” Work. Risk-taking, identity changing, gambling on myself work. I want to let go of living at the whim of digital age technology so that I can know the wisdom of this life that begs to be lived! It’s harder than it looks.What do I mean? “Some people believe that holding on and hanging there are signs of strength, but there are times in life when it takes much more strength just to let go.” [Ann Landers]I’m letting go. I’m paring away what no longer fits or suits or nourishes or sings. I’m clearing out the closet of me. I’m throwing the deck of cards of my life high into the air and watching while they flutter back to earth suggesting direction to what’s next.Question: What about you? What about your life is asking you to let go, to take a gamble on yourself, leaving you lighter for the journey ahead? You’re always invited: “Come for the stories - stay for the magic!” Speaking of magic, would you subscribe and spread the word with a generous 5-star review and comment - it helps us all - and join us next time!Meanwhile, stop by my Quarter Moon Story Arts website to:✓ Check out Services I Offer✓ For a no-obligation conversation about your communication challenges, get in touch with me today✓ Stay current with me as “Wyzga on Words” on Substack and on LinkedInStories From Women Who Walk Production TeamPodcaster: Diane F Wyzga & Quarter Moon Story ArtsMusic: Mer’s Waltz from Crossing the Waters by Steve Schuch & Night Heron MusicAll content and image © 2019 to Present Quarter Moon Story Arts. All rights reserved.

Hello to you, Steve Wyzga, listening in Frederick, Maryland on your Happy Birthday!Coming to you from Whidbey Island, Washington this is Stories From Women Who Walk with 60 Seconds for Story Prompt Friday and your host, Diane Wyzga.To grow takes time.To grow takes patience, fortitude, even silence.To grow means letting go of what you know to allow life to help you recover so that you become fertile soil again. Walking the Camino de Santiago took me through harvested fields. All dry, brown, cut down to earth as far as the eye could see. One might think that nothing was going on in those fields; but you’d be wrong. Those fields are fallow.Fallow land remains unplanted for a time. Fallow land is land left to rest, regenerate, pause. It allows the soil of a field to replenish nutrients.Story Prompt: I’m taking this FallBattical time to rest, renew, recover, and grow. What about you? How will you become fertile soil again? Write that story. You’re always invited: “Come for the stories - stay for the magic!” Speaking of magic, would you subscribe and spread the word with a generous 5-star review and comment - it helps us all - and join us next time!Meanwhile, stop by my Quarter Moon Story Arts website to:✓ Check out Services I Offer https://www.quartermoonstoryarts.net/services/,✓ For a no-obligation conversation about your communication challenges, get in touch with me today✓ Stay current with Diane as “Wyzga on Words” on Substack and on LinkedInStories From Women Who Walk Production TeamPodcaster: Diane F Wyzga & Quarter Moon Story ArtsMusic: Mer’s Waltz from Crossing the Waters by Steve Schuch & Night Heron MusicAll content and image © 2019 to Present Quarter Moon Story Arts. All rights reserved.

Hello to you listening in Puyallup, Washington!Coming to you from Whidbey Island, Washington this is Stories From Women Who Walk with 60 Seconds for Wednesdays on Whidbey and your host, Diane Wyzga.Maybe like me your fears, worries, and anxieties can feel overwhelming at times. How could things turn out well? I turn to a favorite scene from the movie, Shakespeare in Love. Philip Henslowe is the promoter behind Shakespeare’s newest play. Henslowe is threatened by the play’s producer Hugh Fennyman and his thugs because Henslowe owes money to Fennyman. If the play opens as planned Henslowe can pay what’s owed; but The Rose Theatre is currently closed because of the plague. Philip Henslowe: Mr. Fennyman, allow me to explain about the theatre business. The natural condition is one of insurmountable obstacles on the road to imminent disaster.Hugh Fennyman: So what do we do?Philip Henslowe: Nothing. Strangely enough, it all turns out well.Hugh Fennyman: How?Philip Henslowe: I don’t know. It’s a mystery.Click to watch the scene on YouTubePractical Tip: The next time you’re faced with some challenge, take a deep breathe and repeat, “Strangely enough it all turns out well. How? I don’t know. It’s a mystery.” You’re always invited: “Come for the stories - stay for the magic!” Speaking of magic, would you subscribe and spread the word with a generous 5-star review and comment - it helps us all - and join us next time!Meanwhile, stop by my Quarter Moon Story Arts website to:✓ Check out Services I Offer https://www.quartermoonstoryarts.net/services/,✓ For a no-obligation conversation about your communication challenges, get in touch with me today✓ Stay current with Diane as “Wyzga on Words” on Substack and on LinkedInStories From Women Who Walk Production TeamPodcaster: Diane F Wyzga & Quarter Moon Story ArtsMusic: Mer’s Waltz from Crossing the Waters by Steve Schuch & Night Heron MusicAll content and image © 2019 to Present Quarter Moon Story Arts. All rights reserved.

Hello to you listening in Medford, Massachusetts!Coming to you from Whidbey Island, Washington this is Stories From Women Who Walk with 60 Seconds for Motivate Your Monday and your host, Diane Wyzga.Recently I had the privilege of being a guest on the Joyful Journey podcast with Anita Adams! In this soul-stirring conversation, we dive deep into the transformative power of storytelling. Stories are the foundation of connection, understanding, and compassion; but why are stories so essential in our lives, and how can they truly serve us? If you’re curious about how embracing your story can create meaningful connections in your personal, professional, and spiritual life, this episode is for you!Highlights✓ Stories are more than a way to communicate; they’re an integral part of who we are.✓ Storytelling is more than just a tool for branding or marketing; it's about uncovering the essence of who we are.✓ By taking an “archaeological dig” into our past, we can discover core values, confront vulnerabilities, and reveal patterns that help us express ourselves authentically and live with purpose.Click to listen on iTunesClick to watch on YouTubeClick to listen to The Power of Story on Joyful JourneyClick to Contact Anita AdamsWebsiteE-mail Whispers of the Soul Wisdom Way Group Program You’re always invited: “Come for the stories - stay for the magic!” Speaking of magic, would you subscribe and spread the word with a generous 5-star review and comment - it helps us all - and join us next time!Meanwhile, stop by my Quarter Moon Story Arts website to:✓ Check out Services I Offer https://www.quartermoonstoryarts.net/services/,✓ For a no-obligation conversation about your communication challenges, get in touch with me today✓ Stay current with Diane as “Wyzga on Words” on Substack and on LinkedInStories From Women Who Walk Production TeamPodcaster: Diane F Wyzga & Quarter Moon Story ArtsMusic: Mer’s Waltz from Crossing the Waters by Steve Schuch & Night Heron MusicAll content and image © 2019 to Present Quarter Moon Story Arts. All rights reserved.

Hello to you listening in Fremont, California!Coming to you from Whidbey Island, Washington this is Stories From Women Who Walk with 60 Seconds for Story Prompt Friday and your host, Diane Wyzga.In college I was taught by lay faculty and Benedictine monks. Today I follow Joan Chittister, an American Benedictine nun, theologian, author, and speaker who is known for being an outspoken advocate of justice, peace and equality focusing on the empowerment of women.In her book, The Monastic Heart - 50 Simple Practices for a Contemplative and Fulfilling Life, Chittister writes, “A spirituality of work is that process by which you finally come to know that your work is God’s work, unfinished by God because God meant it to be finished by you.” I say my work is "to help women shape and share their story: Who am I? What’s my Why or work? How do I do my work differently?"But the notion of “spirituality of work” puts a different spin on things. Is this my work? Is it meant to be finished by me?Story Prompt: What’s your work and who will finish it? Write that story!You’re always invited: “Come for the stories - stay for the magic!” Speaking of magic, would you subscribe and spread the word with a generous 5-star review and comment - it helps us all - and join us next time!Meanwhile, stop by Quarter Moon Story Arts to:✓ Check out Services I Offer✓ For a complimentary conversation about your communication challenges, get in touch with me today ✓ Stay current with Diane as “Wyzga on Words” on Substack and on LinkedInStories From Women Who Walk Production TeamPodcaster: Diane F Wyzga & Quarter Moon Story ArtsMusic: Mer’s Waltz from Crossing the Waters by Steve Schuch & Night Heron MusicAll content and image © 2019 to Present Quarter Moon Story Arts. All rights reserved.

Hello to you listening in Seattle, Washington!Coming to you from Whidbey Island, Washington this is Stories From Women Who Walk with 60 Seconds for Wednesdays on Whidbey and your host, Diane Wyzga.Maybe like me there comes a time when you and your Life meet up on the road, stare at each other and say, “I know you from somewhere but who are you? When did we meet?” That’s happened to me. I have been so busy DO-ing I’ve neglected BE-ing. So much so that for the next 3 months I’ll be taking a “FallBattical” to reacquaint me with my Life. And, yes, I did coin that silly word right here, right now. I’m setting out with my Life to discover the next Chapter of I am * I can * I will. I’ll continue my podcast episodes to share my journey but most everything else will go on hold. If you’d like to come along e-mail me [[email protected]] your own "FallBattical" thoughts, insights, questions and stories; I’ll feature them here on my program. Meanwhile, discovery awaits: "But now I have spoken of that great sea, the ocean of longing shifts through me, the blessed inner star of navigation moves in the dark sky above and I am ready like the young salmon to leave his river, blessed with hunger for a great journey on the drawing tide." [A Song for the Salmon ~ David Whyte]You’re always invited: “Come for the stories - stay for the magic!” Speaking of magic, would you subscribe and spread the word with a generous 5-star review and comment - it helps us all - and join us next time!Meanwhile, stop by Quarter Moon Story Arts to:✓ Check out Services I Offer✓ For a complimentary conversation about your communication challenges, get in touch with me today ✓ Stay current with Diane as “Wyzga on Words” on Substack and on LinkedInStories From Women Who Walk Production TeamPodcaster: Diane F Wyzga & Quarter Moon Story ArtsMusic: Mer’s Waltz from Crossing the Waters by Steve Schuch & Night Heron MusicAll content and image © 2019 to Present Quarter Moon Story Arts. All rights reserved.

Hello, to you listening in San Lorenzo, California!Coming to you from Whidbey Island, Washington this is Stories From Women Who Walk with 60 Seconds for Motivate Your Monday and your host, Diane Wyzga.Maybe like me you’ve gotten stuck. Maybe you’re stuck now; you don’t know what to do.If you’re stuck, don’t watch what you think; watch what you do. You can walk your way clear. Walking activates a storehouse of strengths, experiences, helpful teachings, solutions gathered over your lifetime. Feeling connected with the earth liberates our imaginations.4 Steps:✓ Decide on the issue you want to bring on your walk,✓ Invite your Creativity to come along and fully expect it will show up,✓ Toss out possibilities, ideas or solutions for your Creativity to work on with you, and✓ As you walk let your mind wander but every now and again come back to the issue at hand.Sooner than you expect solutions will fall into your consciousness. Guaranteed! Because “All truly great thoughts are conceived while walking.” [Friedrich Nietzsche] You’re always invited: “Come for the stories - stay for the magic!” Speaking of magic, would you subscribe and spread the word with a generous 5-star review and comment - it helps us all - and join us next time!Meanwhile, stop by Quarter Moon Story Arts to:✓ Check out Services I Offer ✓ For a complimentary conversation about your communication challenges, get in touch with me today ✓ Stay current with Diane as “Wyzga on Words” on Substack and on LinkedInStories From Women Who Walk Production TeamPodcaster: Diane F Wyzga & Quarter Moon Story ArtsMusic: Mer’s Waltz from Crossing the Waters by Steve Schuch & Night Heron MusicAll content and image © 2019 to Present Quarter Moon Story Arts. All rights reserved.

Hello to you listening in Castelo Branco, Portugal!Coming to you from Whidbey Island, Washington this is Stories From Women Who Walk with 60 Seconds for Story Prompt Friday and your host, Diane Wyzga.Recently, my sister told me about the disgust she felt listening to others continue to spread the unsubstantiated lie that legal Haitian immigrants living in Springfield, Ohio were stealing and eating their neighbors’ pets. She said she had to speak out for those who had no voice.Maybe it’s true and maybe it isn’t but once there was a teacher in a classroom of children who took a goldfish out of its bowl, set it on her desk, told the children that if they got out of their seat they would be punished, and left the room.The children sat and watched as the fish flopped around gasping for air.No one wanted to get in trouble. So there they sat.Until one little girl jumped out of her seat, picked up the fish and put it back in the bowl where it began to swim.The teacher who had been watching through the window in the door came back into the classroom. “Is there only one among you who has the courage to stand up to authority? This is the lesson you must learn: Never let the fear of getting in trouble stop you from doing what’s right.”Story Prompt: When has fear of getting in trouble NOT stopped you from doing what’s right? Write that story! You’re always invited: “Come for the stories - stay for the magic!” Speaking of magic, would you subscribe and spread the word with a generous 5-star review and comment - it helps us all - and join us next time!Meanwhile, stop by my Quarter Moon Story Arts website to:✓ Check out Services I Offer ✓ For a no-obligation conversation about your communication challenges, get in touch with me today✓ Stay current with Diane on as “Wyzga on Words” on Substack and on LinkedInStories From Women Who Walk Production TeamPodcaster: Diane F Wyzga & Quarter Moon Story ArtsMusic: Mer’s Waltz from Crossing the Waters by Steve Schuch & Night Heron MusicAll content and image © 2019 to Present Quarter Moon Story Arts. All rights reserved.

Hello, to you listening in Marysville, Washington!Coming to you from Whidbey Island, Washington this is Stories From Women Who Walk with 60 Seconds for Wednesdays on Whidbey and your host, Diane Wyzga.It’s autumn and time for a change. Among other changes I’m downsizing my 45-minute Discovery Chat to 30 minutes. It’s a wise move.A 30-minute conversation is:✓ easy to fit into busy schedules,✓ efficient with a pre-completed questionnaire,✓ a two-way value exchange: I get to learn about you and you get to learn what it’s like to work with me,✓ a no-obligation time to hear what you desire, and gauge your interest, readiness, and willingness to achieve your vision or goals. At the end of our time together you’ll leave with potential next steps and an invitation to engage further. This is how relationships begin: we say hello, we build rapport, we open the door to future business. CTA: If you’re curious, please contact me with links in the Episode Notes.Question: Where can you downsize and still come out ahead? You’re always invited: “Come for the stories - stay for the magic!” Speaking of magic, would you subscribe and spread the word with a generous 5-star review and comment - it helps us all - and join us next time!Meanwhile, stop by my Quarter Moon Story Arts website to:✓ Check out Services I Offer ✓ For a no-obligation conversation about your communication challenges, get in touch with me today✓ Stay current with Diane on as “Wyzga on Words” on Substack and on LinkedInStories From Women Who Walk Production TeamPodcaster: Diane F Wyzga & Quarter Moon Story ArtsMusic: Mer’s Waltz from Crossing the Waters by Steve Schuch & Night Heron MusicAll content and image © 2019 to Present Quarter Moon Story Arts. All rights reserved.

Hello to you listening in Cieszyn, Poland! Coming to you from Whidbey Island Washington this is Stories From Women Who Walk with 60 Seconds for Motivate Your Monday and your host, Diane Wyzga.Women don’t often take the time to fully inquire into questions like:✓ Who am I?✓ What am I here for?✓ Am I living my life in alignment with my true self and purpose?✓ Am I willing to venture into an archeological dig on my story to leave behind my feelings of unfulfilment and get to the heart of the power I am?And yet, understanding and embracing your personal narrative can be the professional and personal breakthrough you’ve been searching for. Join Candice Snyder, host of Passion Purpose & Possibilities podcast and me, the Story Architect, to learn:✓ How authentic storytelling fosters vulnerability and genuine connection.✓ The powerful link between telling your story and living a meaningful life.✓ Diane’s proven method to help you discover and own your origin story.... and more for you to unlock your story possibilities!Tune in on Apple podcasts; you’ll enjoy the listening:[https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/passion-purpose-and-possibilities/id1617133237]Please leave a 5-star review and some good words; your generosity helps us all!Contact Candice SnyderWebsite: https://hairhealthvitality.com/passion-purpose-and-possibilities/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/candicesnyderFacebook: www.facebook.com/candicebsnyder.Simplecast: https://passion-purpose-and-possibilities.simplecast.com/You’re always invited: “Come for the stories - stay for the magic!” Speaking of magic, would you subscribe and spread the word with a generous 5-star review and comment - it helps us all - and join us next time!Meanwhile, stop by my Quarter Moon Story Arts website to:✓ Check out Services I Offer ✓ For a no-obligation conversation about your communication challenges, get in touch with me today✓ Stay current with Diane on as “Wyzga on Words” on Substack and on LinkedInStories From Women Who Walk Production TeamPodcaster: Diane F Wyzga & Quarter Moon Story ArtsMusic: Mer’s Waltz from Crossing the Waters by Steve Schuch & Night Heron MusicAll content and image © 2019 to Present Quarter Moon Story Arts. All rights reserved.

Hello to you listening in Council Bluffs, Iowa!Coming to you from Whidbey Island, Washington this is Stories From Women Who Walk with 60 Seconds for Story Prompt Friday and your host, Diane Wyzga.I’m revisiting my Camino de Santiago pilgrimage as I do at this time every year; but it’s a trip I almost didn’t make.As the pilot indicated our descent into Madrid, Spain I had made up my mind that I could not, should not, and would not walk the Camino de Santiago.I would pick up my pack and catch the next flight home.I was no pilgrim.What changed? Before we landed I opened a card from my friend Lorraine that I had tucked between the pages of my Camino guide book. She wrote, “Well done!” Her words continued: "As you read this thousands of feet above the earth (how could she have known that?) you may be wondering why I wrote “Well done!” before you set out on your Camino de Santiago journey. Regardless of what does or doesn’t happen from here on out, you will be forever changed simply because you showed up. And that, my friend, is “Well done!”Story Prompt:When has someone’s “Well Done!” moved you from fear to right action?What might happen if you said those words to yourself? Write that story! You’re always invited: “Come for the stories - stay for the magic!” Speaking of magic, would you subscribe and spread the word with a generous 5-star review and comment - it helps us all - and join us next time!Meanwhile, stop by my Quarter Moon Story Arts website to:✓ Check out Services I Offer✓ For a no-obligation conversation, get in touch with me today✓ Stay current with Diane on LinkedIn and as “Notes From an Island Lighthouse” on Substack Stories From Women Who Walk Production TeamPodcaster: Diane F Wyzga & Quarter Moon Story ArtsMusic: Mer’s Waltz from Crossing the Waters by Steve Schuch & Night Heron MusicAll content and image © 2019 to Present Quarter Moon Story Arts. All rights reserved.

Hello, to you listening in Salford, England!Coming to you from Whidbey Island, Washington this is Stories From Women Who Walk with 60 Seconds for Wednesdays on Whidbey and your host, Diane Wyzga.I practice the Five Remembrances as taught by Thich Nhat Hanh: I am of a nature to get old, get sick, and die, be separated from those I love, and there is nothing I can do about it. Sounds grim, right? Now what?Maybe the Five Remembrances serve as an invitation to ask ourselves:✓ What does my Life want?✓ Am I living my Life being true to who I am?✓ Am I doing what is most important to me?✓ How do I embrace the singular opportunity I’ve been given to live this Life, to be of use?✓ How do I summon the willingness and courage to set out on a different path to claim my true purpose? Question: It’s your story. Starting now, how do you want to write it? You’re always invited: “Come for the stories - stay for the magic!” Speaking of magic, would you subscribe and spread the word with a generous 5-star review and comment - it helps us all - and join us next time!Meanwhile, stop by my Quarter Moon Story Arts website to:✓ Check out Services I Offer ✓ For a no-obligation conversation, get in touch with me today✓ Stay current with Diane on LinkedIn and as “Notes From an Island Lighthouse” on Substack Stories From Women Who Walk Production TeamPodcaster: Diane F Wyzga & Quarter Moon Story ArtsMusic: Mer’s Waltz from Crossing the Waters by Steve Schuch & Night Heron MusicAll content and image © 2019 to Present Quarter Moon Story Arts. All rights reserved.

Hello to you listening in Ocean Shores, Washington!Coming to you from Whidbey Island, Washington this is Stories From Women Who Walk with 60 Seconds for Motivate Your Monday and your host, Diane Wyzga.Every year at this time I revisit my Camino de Santiago pilgrimage: 5 weeks, 500 miles across Spain. This year I got to share my Camino with other women who have walked The Way or who help those who walk by staffing the albergues or hostels we shelter in.Join us on Donna Cravotta’s the Real 50 over 50 Wisdom Panel as we share our experiences about the walking the Camino de Santiago. The hour-long event is available on many platforms detailed in the Episode Notes:Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/share/3mdPHdjBMAxjo7aR/]LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/events/thewisdompanel-walkingthecamino7235846516790218752/theater/] YouTube [https://youtube.com/live/BfJ-gRlXGuA?feature=share]The Wisdom Panel Real 50 over 50 Spotlight Page [https://cravottamediagroup.com/camino-de-santiago/] YouTube Playlist with full video and shorts [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLR9v9tcvFP7QxOPuIENCCeCfEQ4APfOQD] If you enjoyed this program, please give it 5 stars, some really good words, and share it because your generosity helps us all! You’re always invited: “Come for the stories - stay for the magic!” Speaking of magic, would you subscribe and spread the word with a generous 5-star review and comment - it helps us all - and join us next time!Meanwhile, stop by my Quarter Moon Story Arts website to:✓ Check out Services I Offer,✓ For a no-obligation conversation about your communication challenges, get in touch with me today✓ Stay current with Diane on LinkedIn and as "Notes From an Island Lighthouse" on Substack Stories From Women Who Walk Production TeamPodcaster: Diane F Wyzga & Quarter Moon Story ArtsMusic: Mer’s Waltz from Crossing the Waters by Steve Schuch & Night Heron MusicAll content and image © 2019 to Present Quarter Moon Story Arts. All rights reserved.

Hello to you listening in Chiclana de la Frontera, Spain!Coming to you from Whidbey Island, Washington this is Stories From Women Who Walk with 60 Seconds for Story Prompt Friday and your host, Diane Wyzga.Recently, I was told to stop using a script for my podcast. I was told to take off the training wheels. I was told to fly free. I said “No!” Ever wonder why top speakers and broadcasters often use scripts? It's not a crutch—it's a tool for excellence. 10 ways your script serves you:✓ Precision: Scripts ensure every word counts, especially in time-constrained formats.✓ Clarity: Writing helps organize thoughts, resulting in a more coherent message.✓ Concision: Scripting allows for editing, cutting fluff, and honing key points.✓ Consistency: Regular scripting develops a recognizable style and voice.✓ Preparation: Scripts reduce anxiety and boost confidence before recording or speaking.✓ Professionalism: Well-crafted words reflect dedication to your craft and audience.✓ Time Management: Scripts help maintain pacing and hit crucial points within time limits.✓ Flexibility: A good script serves as a guide, not a cage, allowing for natural delivery.✓ Quality Control: Writing enables review and refinement before going live.✓ Respect: Preparing thoroughly shows you value your listeners' time and attention.Story Prompt: A script isn't about reading robotically—it's about crafting your message with intention. The best speakers make their carefully prepared words sound spontaneous. How do you embrace your script, not as training wheels, but a launchpad for powerful communication? Write that story! You’re always invited: “Come for the stories - stay for the magic!” Speaking of magic, would you subscribe and spread the word with a generous 5-star review and comment - it helps us all - and join us next time!Meanwhile, stop by my Quarter Moon Story Arts website to:✓ Check out Services I Offer✓ For a no-obligation conversation about your Origin Story & communication challenges, get in touch with me today✓ Stay current with Diane on as “Wyzga on Words” on Substack and on LinkedInStories From Women Who Walk Production TeamPodcaster: Diane F Wyzga & Quarter Moon Story ArtsMusic: Mer’s Waltz from Crossing the Waters by Steve Schuch & Night Heron Music

Hello to you listening in Port Talbot, Wales!Coming to you from Whidbey Island, Washington this is Stories From Women Who Walk with 60 Seconds for Wednesdays on Whidbey and your host, Diane Wyzga.Maybe like me you forget how dusty and musty your landing page story has become.My story was out of touch with my WHO, WHY, and HOW.I took my own medicine and rewrote my entire LinkedIn profile as a step toward restructuring my Quarter Moon Story Arts website and creating my QMSA Notes on Substack so that all 3 pillars of my story communication enterprise align!In a world where connection is currency, your Origin Story—how you got from There to Here—is your most valuable asset.As a Lawyer Turned Story Architect I mentor professional women and leaders like you who are committed to genuine SELF-EXPRESSION, Origin Story TRANSFORMATION, and effective COMMUNICATION for CONFIDENT Problem-Solving, Credibility, and Influence.If you are feeling:✓ stuck finding words for your WHO, your WHY, and your HOW ,✓ uncertain about how to articulate your Origin Story,✓ self-doubt expressing yourself, your vision, or your ideas,✓ all at sea in your leadership role, or✓ finally(!) ready to step into the power of your Origin Story and singular voice... let’s work together to find the words you didn't know you had.My Quarter Moon Story Arts harbor is a safe space to share and grow your story. CTA:Check out my "new & improved" Profile today.If it speaks to you and the challenges you're having, direct message me on LinkedIn OR e-mail me for a no-sales conversation about how to rewrite your story to “say what you mean and mean what you say!"NEW & IMPROVED LINKEDIN PROFILE Diane Wyzga Lawyer Turned Story ArchitectMENTORING Professional Women & Leaders COMMITTED to genuine SELF-EXPRESSION, Origin Story TRANSFORMATION & effective COMMUNICATION for CONFIDENT Problem-Solving, Credibility, Influence. Podcaster & SpeakerAboutCould This Be What You’re Feeling?✓ Stuck finding the words for your WHO, your WHY, & your HOW ✓ Difficulty articulating your Origin Story✓ Lacking confidence in self-expression; struggling to be seen, heard, understood, & listened to ✓ Uncertain about how to inspire & motivate others with your ideas✓ Imposter syndrome & self-doubt in leadership rolesWhat I Know:As a Story Consultant with over 30 years of experience, I mentor professional women & leaders to uncover & articulate their powerful Origin Stories. My journey from nursing to business to law has equipped me with unique insights into the transformative power of story & genuine self-expression. In a world where connection is currency, your Origin Story—how you got from There to Here—is your most valuable asset. It's the key to being seen, heard, understood, & listened to in boardrooms, on stages, & across digital platforms.Who I Serve: professional women, leaders, entrepreneurs & activists✓ Stuck at a crossroads✓ Seeking to break through the noise & make their mark✓ Aiming to build cohesion & collective narrative✓ Eager to inspire with powerfully engaging storytellingWhat I Offer:✓ My Winning "Who + Why + How Formula": Uncover your WHO to align with your WHY & reveal your HOW✓ Origin Story Mentoring: Turn your journey challenges into compelling chapters that resonate with your audience✓ Transforming personal narratives into influential stories for personal & professional use✓ Effective Communication & Voice Skills: Develop the confidence to use your voice to speak your truth, ideas & vision with clarity & conviction✓ Story Influence: Learn to use your story to sway decisions, build markets, change attitudes, behaviors, & the status quoMy Approach: Drawing from my diverse background—from swaying juries to podcasting global stories—I blend analytical precision with creative storytelling. We'll work together to:✓ Get unstuck to clarify your ideas & amplify your unique voice✓ Craft your one-of-a-kind Origin Story to inspire & persuade✓ Transform personal experience into professional leverage✓ Develop communication skills to command attention & inspire actionCall to Action:Are you finally ready to step into the power of your singular voice to say what you mean & mean what you say? Let's work together to harness the strength of your story, to create lasting impact, & move your audience to action. Today!Contact me:Quarter Moon Story Arts E-mailDirect Message me on LinkedInYou’re always invited: “Come for the stories - stay for the magic!” Speaking of magic, would you subscribe and spread the word with a generous 5-star review and comment - it helps us all - and join us next time!Meanwhile, stop by my Quarter Moon Story Arts website to:✓ Check out Services I Offer✓ For a no-obligation conversation about your Origin Story & communication challenges, get in touch with me today✓ Stay current with Diane on as “Wyzga on Words” on Substack and on LinkedInStories From Women Who Walk Production TeamPodcaster: Diane F Wyzga & Quarter Moon Story ArtsMusic: Mer’s Waltz from Crossing the Wa

Hello, to you listening in Anchorage, Alaska!Coming to you from Whidbey Island, Washington this is Stories From Women Who Walk with 60 Seconds for Motivate Your Monday and your host, Diane Wyzga.Today marks the launch of episode number 1,100! As a podcaster with 1100 episodes under my belt, I understand the value of preparation and the impact of well-crafted words. Communication is currency. My commitment to clarity, creativity, concision, and compelling communication— especially in the challenging 60 Seconds format— is also what I provide to my Quarter Moon Story Arts clients.Yes, there is cause for celebration today! I had no idea I’d get here. I just kept putting one word in front of another. I persisted. Word by word. Learning more about WHO I am, WHY and HOW I do what I do for you.Question: It can be a long way to find out who you are. What are you working on? What milestone have you achieved that, at one time, seemed so far off? How is your persistence rewarding you? You’re always invited: “Come for the stories - stay for the magic!” Speaking of magic, would you subscribe and spread the word with a generous 5-star review and comment - it helps us all - and join us next time!Meanwhile, stop by my Quarter Moon Story Arts website to:✓ Check out Services I Offer✓ For a no-obligation conversation about your Origin Story & communication challenges, get in touch with me today✓ Stay current with Diane on as “Wyzga on Words” on Substack and on LinkedInStories From Women Who Walk Production TeamPodcaster: Diane F Wyzga & Quarter Moon Story ArtsMusic: Mer’s Waltz from Crossing the Waters by Steve Schuch & Night Heron MusicAll content and image © 2019 to Present Quarter Moon Story Arts. All rights reserved.

Hello, to you listening in Saarlouis, Saarland, Germany!Coming to you from Whidbey Island, Washington this is Stories From Women Who Walk with 60 Seconds for Story Prompt Friday and your host, Diane Wyzga.The old ones tell a story about a man on a horse galloping down a road. His friend shouts, “Where are you going?” And the man shouts back, “I don’t know! Ask the horse!”What galloping horse are you on? What is carrying you away? Away from yourself, your loved ones, from Nature, from what really matters in your life? Story Prompt: What do you want even more than holding on to that galloping horse? How might you set yourself free from the situation that’s carrying you away, out of control? What’s at stake? What will it take? Write that story! You’re always invited: “Come for the stories - stay for the magic!” Speaking of magic, would you subscribe and spread the word with a generous 5-star review and comment - it helps us all - and join us next time!Meanwhile, stop by my Quarter Moon Story Arts website to:✓ Check out Services I Offer✓ For a no-obligation conversation about your communication challenges, get in touch with me TODAY✓ Stay current with Diane on as “Wyzga on Words” on Substack and on LinkedInStories From Women Who Walk Production TeamPodcaster: Diane F Wyzga & Quarter Moon Story ArtsMusic: Mer’s Waltz from Crossing the Waters by Steve Schuch & Night Heron MusicAll content and image © 2019 to Present Quarter Moon Story Arts. All rights reserved.

Hello to you listening in Brno, a city in the Czech Republic! Coming to you from Whidbey Island, Washington this is Stories From Women Who Walk with 60 Seconds for Wednesdays on Whidbey and your host, Diane Wyzga.Even the best of us could use a refresher when it comes to sharing the podcast mic. After almost 5 years on the airwaves I have a few tips for hosts and guests alike.Hosts✓ Prepare your guest ahead of time with agreed-upon topics and talking points✓ Treat your guest with dignity and respect; they’re providing their time and expertise - for free✓ Deeply listen to your guest with appreciation✓ Do not belittle, humiliate or personally challenge your guest✓ Avoid offering unsolicited advice, criticism or unexpected questions to show how smart you are or to impress your listeners Guests✓ Timely provide all the requested details to the host✓ Show up ahead of time prepared and ready to do your very best in service to the listeners✓ Be respectful, polite and professional when you share the mic✓ Answer questions in a clear, concise manner; sometimes less is more ✓ You have the right to ask the host to edit out any material you don’t want aired. The host has a duty to respect your request - no questions asked. If the host declines to make the edits you are well within your rights to stop the episode from being aired.Above all, let’s enjoy what we’re doing, sharing a conversation with another human being for the benefit of people we don’t know and may never meet. As I always say “Each One Lift One” is the way we roll here! Question: What other valuable tips can you share from your podcasting experience?You’re always invited: “Come for the stories - stay for the magic!” Speaking of magic, would you subscribe and spread the word with a generous 5-star review and comment - it helps us all - and join us next time!Meanwhile, stop by my Quarter Moon Story Arts website to:✓ Check out Services I Offer✓ For a no-obligation conversation about your communication challenges, get in touch with me TODAY✓ Stay current with Diane on as “Wyzga on Words” on Substack and on LinkedInStories From Women Who Walk Production TeamPodcaster: Diane F Wyzga & Quarter Moon Story ArtsMusic: Mer’s Waltz from Crossing the Waters by Steve Schuch & Night Heron MusicAll content and image © 2019 to Present Quarter Moon Story Arts. All rights reserved.

Hello to you listening in Salford, England!Coming to you from Whidbey Island, Washington this is Stories From Women Who Walk with 60 Seconds for Motivate Your Monday and your host, Diane Wyzga.Recently I had the pleasure of sharing the mic with my friends and fellow veterans, Keith McNally and Jody Holeton on Trail to Transformation, a podcast devoted to helping military and veteran families like yours. Join us for an informative show! Highlights✓ Military and veteran families face unique challenges, especially the care and well-being of their children. ✓ The military is its own community taking care of each other in times of need.✓ The importance of community to military and veteran families.✓ The many benefits and services available through the Veterans Administration.Click HERE to watch on YouTube. Please be generous with your likes and comments; they help us all! And while you’re in the Episode Notes check out some resources to help you get started and consider donating to Hiking for Hope and Healing, organized by Keith McNally: RESOURCESThe Veterans Administration (education to home loans to crisis line to employment and more): [https://www.benefits.va.gov/benefits/character_of_discharge.asp]Your state might offer more or different benefits in your area.Office of Public and Intergovernmental Affairs: Veterans may be eligible for a broad range of programs and services provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). [https://www.va.gov/opa/persona/index.asp]Military Banks and Credit Unions: [https://www.nerdwallet.com/best/banking/military-banks-and-credit-unions]Personal Finance & Military https://www.businessinsider.com/personal-finance/banking/best-banks-and-credit-unions-military-and-families]You’re always invited: “Come for the stories - stay for the magic!” Speaking of magic, would you subscribe and spread the word with a generous 5-star review and comment - it helps us all - and join us next time!Meanwhile, stop by my Quarter Moon Story Arts website to:✓ Check out Services I Offer✓ For a no-obligation conversation about your communication challenges, get in touch with me TODAY✓ Stay current with Diane on as “Wyzga on Words” on Substack and on LinkedInStories From Women Who Walk Production TeamPodcaster: Diane F Wyzga & Quarter Moon Story ArtsMusic: Mer’s Waltz from Crossing the Waters by Steve Schuch & Night Heron MusicAll content and image © 2019 to Present Quarter Moon Story Arts. All rights reserved.

Hello to you listening in Santa Clara, California!Coming to you from Whidbey Island, Washington this is Stories From Women Who Walk with 60 Seconds for Story Prompt Friday and your host, Diane Wyzga.They say that a woman can stand most anything except a succession of ordinary days. [Adapted from J.W. von Goethe]What does a succession of ordinary days look or feel like to you?What about that makes you want to “Do Something!” on your own behalf? Story Prompt: Where and how are you striving for the UNordinary, maybe even edging toward EXTRAordinary in your days? What might it feel like to live a succession of powerful, brilliant, beautiful, and brave days? Write that story! You’re always invited: “Come for the stories - stay for the magic!” Speaking of magic, would you subscribe and spread the word with a generous 5-star review and comment - it helps us all - and join us next time!Meanwhile, stop by my Quarter Moon Story Arts website to:✓ Check out Services I Offer,✓ For a no-obligation conversation about your communication challenges, get in touch with me today✓ Stay current with Diane on as “Wyzga on Words” on Substack and on LinkedInStories From Women Who Walk Production TeamPodcaster: Diane F Wyzga & Quarter Moon Story ArtsMusic: Mer’s Waltz from Crossing the Waters by Steve Schuch & Night Heron MusicAll content and image © 2019 to Present Quarter Moon Story Arts. All rights reserved.

Hello to you listening in Cape May, New Jersey! Coming to you from Whidbey Island, Washington this is Stories From Women Who Walk with 60 Seconds for Wednesdays on Whidbey and your host, Diane Wyzga.We all know the importance of presenting information; but are we equally aware of the skill involved in presenting ideas and facts in a manner that is engaging, that makes a lasting impression on our audience?I help women align who they are with the work they do or want to do so that they unlock the potential in their professional ambitions and workplace relationships.CTA: If you are curious to learn how to sharpen your self-expression and communication skills so that:✓ your words carry weight to persuade others to see their merit, ✓ you have the tools to articulate your ideas and plans with confidence, and✓ you make your message count to ready yourself for opportunities that align with your professional goals... let’s have a conversation! You can reach me on LinkedIn or E-mail me ([email protected]). I look forward to working together to solve your problem and advance your career goals. You’re always invited: “Come for the stories - stay for the magic!” Speaking of magic, would you subscribe and spread the word with a generous 5-star review and comment - it helps us all - and join us next time!Meanwhile, stop by my Quarter Moon Story Arts website to:✓ Check out Services I Offer,✓ For a no-obligation conversation about your communication challenges, get in touch with me today✓ Stay current with Diane on as “Wyzga on Words” on Substack and on LinkedInStories From Women Who Walk Production TeamPodcaster: Diane F Wyzga & Quarter Moon Story ArtsMusic: Mer’s Waltz from Crossing the Waters by Steve Schuch & Night Heron MusicAll content and image © 2019 to Present Quarter Moon Story Arts. All rights reserved.

Hello to you listening in Purmerend, North Holland!Coming to you from Whidbey Island, Washington this is Stories From Women Who Walk with 60 Seconds for Motivate Your Monday and your host, Diane Wyzga. Recently I was privileged to share the mic with my friend, colleague, podcaster, and author Kristin Aurelia on SHE Wise - Surviving the Human Experience podcast. It’s a wonderful place created to share human experience stories about health, wellness, healing, spirituality, and more!Join us as we unpack the power of heartfelt stories to witness, connect and heal.Highlights✓ Walking 500 miles on the Camino de Santiago as a pilgrim.✓ How story takes place in the listener’s imagination to engage and integrate with our shared values and truths.✓ How adventure, self-expression and your Origin Story leads to being seen, heard, understood and listened to.✓ How Kristin’s Origin Story became her podcast program.✓ Using your voice and putting your WHO before your WHY is the perfect combination to powerfully delivering your story! Click HERE to access the podcast on Dreamvisions 7 => go to All Episodes on Demand.Click HERE to watch our show on YouTube: Contact Kristin AureliaKristin, CNC, CWCSHE Wise Publications, LLCPhone: (240) 927-3323Email: [email protected]: www.shewisepublications.comFacebook: SHE Wise Publications, LLCInstagram: she_wise_publicationsYouTube: SHE Wise @survivingthehumanexperienceSHE Wise Wellness:Website: www.shewisewellness.comEmail: [email protected]: https://dreamvisions7radio.com/surviving-the-human-experience/Books Available at Amazon.com, Audible, iTunes and shewisepublications.comYou’re always invited: “Come for the stories - stay for the magic!” Speaking of magic, would you subscribe and spread the good word with a generous 5-star review and nice comment - it helps us all - and join us next time!Meanwhile, stop by my Quarter Moon Story Arts website to:✓ Check out Services I Offer✓ For a no-obligation conversation about your communication challenges, get in touch with me today✓ Stay current with Diane on as “Wyzga on Words” on Substack and on LinkedInStories From Women Who Walk Production TeamPodcaster: Diane F Wyzga & Quarter Moon Story ArtsMusic: Mer’s Waltz from Crossing the Waters by Steve Schuch & Night Heron MusicAll content and image © 2019 to Present Quarter Moon Story Arts. All rights reserved.

Hello to you listening in Wallingford, Connecticut!Coming to you from Whidbey Island, Washington this is Stories From Women Who Walk with 60 Seconds for Story Prompt Friday and your host, Diane Wyzga.Back in the day we wrote thank you notes, letters, and sent picture postcards when we traveled. Things changed - as they do - with the digital age. We were suckered into thinking that family and friends would be satisfied with a text message and a silly emoji. Not so! I’m here to tell you what lightened and brightened my day when I walked out to the mailbox was to find a picture postcard - from my dear friend and podcasting (Take It From the Iron Woman) colleague and author Susanne Mueller - mailed from her hometown Thune, Bern, Switzerland - where she had been visiting family - with a few handwritten lines to say, “Hello!” I have the card on my dining room table because it makes me smile. Thank you, Susanne!Story Prompt: When have you received something unexpected that lightened and brightened your day? When have you lightened and brightened someone else’s day. How did it feel? Write that story! You’re always invited: “Come for the stories - stay for the magic!” Speaking of magic, would you subscribe and spread the word with a generous 5-star review and comment - it helps us all - and join us next time!Meanwhile, stop by my Quarter Moon Story Arts website to:✓ Check out Services I Offer,✓ Arrange your no-sales, Discovery Chat with me today, and ✓ Stay current with Diane on as “Wyzga on Words” on Substack and on LinkedInStories From Women Who Walk Production TeamPodcaster: Diane F Wyzga & Quarter Moon Story ArtsMusic: Mer’s Waltz from Crossing the Waters by Steve Schuch & Night Heron MusicAll content and image © 2019 to Present Quarter Moon Story Arts. All rights reserved.

Hello to you listening in Martinsburg, West Virginia!Coming to you from Whidbey Island, Washington this is Stories From Women Who Walk with 60 Seconds for Wednesdays on Whidbey and your host, Diane Wyzga.Why do I do the work that I do? Because I believe with all my heart that clear, concise, and confident self-expression opens the doors to personal and professional opportunity and possibility that becomes reality. Your words carry weight. They land with intention. Your message has the strength to inspire and mobilize.To learn what I’m talking about click HERE to listen to Tim Walz’s acceptance speech as Vice President of the United States of America.Never underestimate a teacher or a football coach. Never underestimate the power of an uncomfortable conversation to advance progress. Never underestimate who you are and what you can achieve when you use the power of your voice to confidently express yourself.Starting today, “Do Something!” wonderful for your neighborhood, for your community, wherever your feet touch the ground with the singular power of your confident voice.CTA: If you want to excel with the power of your voice, arrange a Discovery Chat with me. Direct message me on LinkedIn or e-mail me at [email protected]. Together let’s create your confident self-expression reality.You’re always invited: “Come for the stories - stay for the magic!” Speaking of magic, would you subscribe and spread the word with a generous 5-star review and comment - it helps us all - and join us next time!Meanwhile, stop by my Quarter Moon Story Arts website to:✓ Check out Services I Offer,✓ Arrange your no-sales, Discovery Chat with me today, and ✓ Stay current with Diane on as “Wyzga on Words” on Substack and on LinkedInStories From Women Who Walk Production TeamPodcaster: Diane F Wyzga & Quarter Moon Story ArtsMusic: Mer’s Waltz from Crossing the Waters by Steve Schuch & Night Heron MusicAll content and image © 2019 to Present Quarter Moon Story Arts. All rights reserved.

Hello to you listening in Arlington, Oregon!Coming to you from Whidbey Island, Washington this is Stories from Women Who Walk with 60 Seconds for Motivate Your Monday and your host, Diane Wyzga.Some time ago I had the pleasure of sharing the mic with podcasting colleague Jill Hart on her program, The You World Order Showcase. Our conversation embraced the many ways that our stories ground us in personal and professional relationships, as well as the importance of the Origin Story to empower women. How? By aligning WHO you are with the work you do or want to do (your WHY). Tune in when you can! You’ll enjoy and benefit from the listening! Highlights✓ Connect with and influence your audience to action with imagination, sensory images and memories.✓ Public speaking, problem solving and amplifying your message rely on well-crafted stories.✓ Embarking on an archeological dig into your earlier years results in creating your Origin Story so that you are seen, heard, understood, and listened to.✓ Unearthing our narrative relieves our pain, heals, transforms, and empowers us to confident self-expression.Click HERE to watch the episode on YouTubeClick HERE to listen on Apple podcastClick HERE to listen on Spotify podcastI’m inviting you to please go to YouTube and Apple to leave a 5 star review and some nice words because it helps us all. Contact Jill Hart, Founder of The You World Order Community Website: https://jillehart.comThe Coach's Alchemist: https://thecoachsalchemist.comE-mail: Jill Hart [email protected]’re always invited: “Come for the stories - stay for the magic!” Speaking of magic, would you subscribe and spread the word with a generous 5-star review and comment - it helps us all - and join us next time!Meanwhile, stop by my Quarter Moon Story Arts website to:✓ Check out Services I Offer,✓ Arrange your no-sales, Discovery Chat with me today, and ✓ Stay current with Diane on as “Wyzga on Words” on Substack and on LinkedInStories From Women Who Walk Production TeamPodcaster: Diane F Wyzga & Quarter Moon Story ArtsMusic: Mer’s Waltz from Crossing the Waters by Steve Schuch & Night Heron MusicAll content and image © 2019 to Present Quarter Moon Story Arts. All rights reserved.

Hello to you listening in Midrand, South Africa!Coming to you from Whidbey Island, Washington this is Stories From Women Who Walk with 60 Seconds for Story Prompt Friday and your host, Diane Wyzga.For over 4 years now two really smart, savvy, and creative friend/colleagues and I have spent a weekly 90 minutes in a wonderfully supportive, encouraging, questioning, critiquing, hot seating, provocative, and brainstorming MasterMind group. Before we get together we exchange our 4Rs from the prior week: Result, Reach, Resistance, Resource.Ah, Resistance! Thy name is Fear. Making a move is a step we often don’t want to take because we feel afraid, bored, uncertain, anxious, tired, or just plain disgusted. It’s true that when the way ahead is unclear, Time can be the best guide. But it’s also true that we might begin by taking the first step, the one right in front of us, the one close in as poet David Whyte reminds us in his poem, Start Close In. Maybe like me you are learning that the sooner you face up to your Resistance and take that first step toward your task or project the more confident you’ll feel making progress and then asking yourself, “What took me so long?”Story Prompt: Remember a time when you faced your Resistance and despite your fear boldly took that next step, and the next, and the one after that until ... What happened next? Write that story! You’re always invited: “Come for the stories - stay for the magic!” Speaking of magic, would you subscribe and spread the word with a generous 5-star review and comment - it helps us all - and join us next time!Meanwhile, stop by my Quarter Moon Story Arts website to:✓ Check out Services I Offer,✓ Get in touch with me today to arrange your no-sales Discovery Chat, and✓ Stay current with Diane on as “Wyzga on Words” on Substack and on LinkedInStories From Women Who Walk Production TeamPodcaster: Diane F Wyzga & Quarter Moon Story ArtsMusic: Mer’s Waltz from Crossing the Waters by Steve Schuch & Night Heron MusicAll content and image © 2019 to Present Quarter Moon Story Arts. All rights reserved.

Hello to you listening in Cordoba, Spain!Coming to you from Whidbey Island, Washington this is Stories From Women Who Walk with 60 Seconds for Wednesdays on Whidbey and your host, Diane Wyzga.Is my Origin Story work positioned as a Vitamin or an Advil? "Vitamins are nice to have but not urgent. Whereas if you’re in pain you want an Advil - and fast!" These wise words came from my dear friend and colleague, Anke Herrmann (Strategic Partner, Author, Podcast Host & Dog Lover). To answer that question I need a little sounding board help because, as Anke says, “How do you expect to read the label when you’re sitting inside the jar?”This much I know: each of us needs a sounding board. Perhaps I can be that for you.This is what else I know about how I can help:✓ Stories have shaped you and brought you to this point but you might need help to find the words you didn’t know you had.✓ You came into the world with a voice. Your voice is your power. Your story is an expression of your power; but you might lack the awareness or confidence to express yourself or tell your story. ✓ Your Who + Your Why + Your How - in that order - sets you above the noise in the marketplace; but how do you get there? ✓ Much contemporary storytelling focuses on content at the expense of context; if you’re telling just the facts you’re missing the emotional story.✓ Stories must engage us with imagination, sensory images, and memories to be meaningful; I can teach you to teach yourself to be that storyteller. Question: What stories do you, your clients and audience need right now to ease pain, heal, and transform?CTA: It’s time for you to take those steps to relieve the pain of confusion, anxiety, uncertainty, and lack of confidence about using your voice to say what you mean and mean what you say in any personal or professional setting, to nail that interview, clarify your ideas, and influence your listeners while transforming the lives of those you serve. Arrange for a Discovery Chat with me today: DM me on LinkedIn or e-mail me at [email protected]. Sound me out! You’re always invited: “Come for the stories - stay for the magic!” Speaking of magic, would you subscribe and spread the word with a generous 5-star review and comment - it helps us all - and join us next time!Meanwhile, stop by my Quarter Moon Story Arts website to:✓ Check out Services I Offer,✓ Get in touch with me today to arrange your no-sales Discovery Chat, and✓ Stay current with Diane on as “Wyzga on Words” on Substack and on LinkedInStories From Women Who Walk Production TeamPodcaster: Diane F Wyzga & Quarter Moon Story ArtsMusic: Mer’s Waltz from Crossing the Waters by Steve Schuch & Night Heron MusicAll content and image © 2019 to Present Quarter Moon Story Arts. All rights reserved.

Hello to you listening in Lankaran, Azerbaijan!Coming to you from Whidbey Island, Washington this is Stories From Women Who Walk with 60 Seconds for Motivate Your Monday and your host, Diane Wyzga.Time out of mind I shared the mic with my friend, colleague, and fellow backpacker, Keith McNally on Coach’s Corner podcast. We talked about the ways in which I help women discover and communicate their Origin Story. If you are curious about how to clearly and confidently reply to questions such as, What’s your purpose? Who do you help? Why does it matter?, and What sets you apart from all the others?, this truly powerful episode is for you.HighlightsHelping women through their personal journey so that they are seen, heard, understood, and listened to.What comes BEFORE the mechanics of Your Why (what you do). While everyone has a story, I believe that everyone is a multitude of stories waiting to be discovered and shared to connect, engage, influence and transform.Click HERE to watch and listen to our conversation on YouTube!Please be sure to leave a 5-star review and a nice comment; it helps us all.While you’re in the Episode Notes take a moment to check out Keith McNally and all the wonderful work he does as The Question Guy podcast, Trail to Transformation podcast (helping veterans), and consider making a Go Fund Me donation to Hiking for Hope and Healing, Keith’s upcoming 2,190+ mile hike on the Appalachian Trail to help mitigate the impact of suicide in the veteran population and provide needed support for families because “Each One Lift One” is the way we roll here.You’re always invited: “Come for the stories - stay for the magic!” Speaking of magic, would you subscribe and spread the word with a generous 5-star review and comment - it helps us all - and join us next time!Meanwhile, stop by my Quarter Moon Story Arts website to:✓ Check out Services I Offer,✓ Get in touch with me today to arrange your no-sales Discovery Chat, and✓ Stay current with Diane on as “Wyzga on Words” on Substack and on LinkedInStories From Women Who Walk Production TeamPodcaster: Diane F Wyzga & Quarter Moon Story ArtsMusic: Mer’s Waltz from Crossing the Waters by Steve Schuch & Night Heron MusicAll content and image © 2019 to Present Quarter Moon Story Arts. All rights reserved.

Hello to you listening in Hinton, Alberta, Canada!Coming to you Coming to you from Whidbey Island, Washington this is Stories From Women Who Walk with 60 Seconds for Story Prompt Friday and your host, Diane Wyzga."...human history is a history not only of cruelty but also of compassion, sacrifice, courage, kindness.What we choose to emphasize in this complex history will determine our lives. If we see only the worst, it destroys our capacity to do something. If we remember those times and places - and there are so many - where people have behaved magnificently, this gives us the energy to act, and at least the possibility of sending this spinning top of a world in a different direction.And if we do act, in however small a way, we don't have to wait for some grand utopian future. The future is an infinite succession of presents, and to live now as we think human beings should live, in defiance of all that is bad around us is itself a marvelous victory." [Dr. Howard Zinn, inspired by the life & spirit of Fannie Lou Hamer]Story Prompt: You have the power to influence human history: to speak out, solve problems, shed light on inequality, invest in compassion, tell inspiring stories and more, in defiance of all that is bleak, bad, grim. What is your marvelous victory? Write that story!You’re always invited: “Come for the stories - stay for the magic!” Speaking of magic, would you subscribe and spread the word with a generous 5-star review and comment - it helps us all - and join us next time!Meanwhile, stop by my Quarter Moon Story Arts website to:✓ Check out Services I Offer,✓ Arrange your no-sales, Discovery Chat,✓ Stay current with Diane on as “Wyzga on Words” on Substack and on LinkedInStories From Women Who Walk Production TeamPodcaster: Diane F Wyzga & Quarter Moon Story ArtsMusic: Mer’s Waltz from Crossing the Waters by Steve Schuch & Night Heron MusicAll content and image © 2019 to Present Quarter Moon Story Arts. All rights reserved.

Hello to you listening in the Methow Valley, Washington!Coming to you from Whidbey Island, Washington this is Stories From Women Who Walk with 60 Seconds for Wednesdays on Whidbey and your host, Diane Wyzga.My client turned to me and said, “I feel like an archeologist unearthing a buried body of knowledge - about myself - that’s always been there - within reach. Who I am is ready and waiting to be uncovered under the dirt so long as I am willing to go on a search to discover who I am.”When we take the time to unearth our true self we reconnect with our core essence. Down here in the dirt we can get reacquainted with our passions, values, interests, and talents we may have forgotten we possess. It’s all there for the taking!What do we get from a journey of self-discovery? A deep sense of coming home, of belonging to choices that fulfill us while pointing the way to our Why, our Divinely-ordained mission or purpose. Once we know Who we are our Why becomes aligned with what’s inside us creating personal and professional harmony for life.You’re always invited: “Come for the stories - stay for the magic!” Speaking of magic, would you subscribe and spread the word with a generous 5-star review and comment - it helps us all - and join us next time!Meanwhile, stop by my Quarter Moon Story Arts website to:✓ Check out Services I Offer,✓ Arrange your no-sales, Discovery Chat,✓ Stay current with Diane on as “Wyzga on Words” on Substack and on LinkedInStories From Women Who Walk Production TeamPodcaster: Diane F Wyzga & Quarter Moon Story ArtsMusic: Mer’s Waltz from Crossing the Waters by Steve Schuch & Night Heron MusicAll content and image © 2019 to Present Quarter Moon Story Arts. All rights reserved.

Hello to you listening in Safety Harbor, Florida!Coming to you from Whidbey Island, Washington this is Stories From Women Who Walk with 60 Seconds for Motivate Your Monday and your host, Diane Wyzga.Have you ever wondered how a successful Origin Story can transform your life and the lives of those you serve? Recently I had the privilege to share the mic with Might in Motion podcast host Marianna Kinnee to answer that question and more. If you’re curious about how to discover your Origin Story to genuinely connect with clients, audiences, team members, and others with comfort and authenticity, this episode is for you!Highlights:✓ Finding Your Voice: Your story is most effective when it creates sensory images to engage the listener’s imagination and bring them on a journey with you to break down barriers, find common ground, solve problems, shift attitudes, behaviors, even cultures, and even upset the status quo.✓ Connecting Through Universal Truths: Building your story on a foundation of Universal Truths encourages deeper, more meaningful relationships that engage, connect with, and influence your listeners to action in business or personal life.✓ Comfort and Authenticity: If you lack confidence telling your story, your Who of true self and values may be disconnected from your Why of mission or purpose.Click HERE to listen or watch on Spotify, Apple, YouTube or here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oOmyyADudYMGet in touch with Marianna KinneeBioMarianna Kinnee is the founder of Might In Motion, LLC. Marianna leverages her podcast to mentor corporate America managers who need help navigating the perils of leadership and team building. She spent over two decades as a leader at a Fortune 50 company. Her passion is helping others build legacies. She hosts the Might In Motion podcast and recently published her first book Might In Motion: Motivation Momentum Mindfulness Might.Contact InfoMight In Motion: www.mightinmotion.comE-mail: [email protected]: 404-556-5469Might in Motion podcast: We focus on the Four M’s - Motivation, Momentum, Mindfulness, and Might. We bring you leaders from Fortune companies, doctors and entrepreneurs. Their stories of living their own Might In Motion will inspire you to create your own action plan and achieve your goals.You’re always invited: “Come for the stories - stay for the magic!” Speaking of magic, would you subscribe and spread the word with a generous 5-star review and comment - it helps us all - and join us next time!Meanwhile, stop by my Quarter Moon Story Arts website to:✓ Check out Services I Offer,✓ Arrange your no-sales, Discovery Chat,✓ Stay current with Diane on as “Wyzga on Words” on Substack and on LinkedInStories From Women Who Walk Production TeamPodcaster: Diane F Wyzga & Quarter Moon Story ArtsMusic: Mer’s Waltz from Crossing the Waters by Steve Schuch & Night Heron MusicAll content and image © 2019 to Present Quarter Moon Story Arts. All rights reserved.

Hello to you listening in Lusaka, capital of Zambia, Africa! Coming to you from Whidbey Island, Washington this is Stories From Women Who Walk with 60 Seconds for Story Prompt Friday and your host, Diane Wyzga.We’ve all heard it said: “What goes around comes around.”But how does it work?We lend a hand to someone in need. Maybe a smile, a sandwich, a nice word. I call it “Each One Lift One.”When you lend a hand to someone in need fortune and providence gravitate toward each other.It’s as simple as that.Story Prompt: Think for a moment about a time when you lent a hand to someone. Unexpectedly, you experienced fortune and providence gravitating toward each other. What was that like? Write that storyYou’re always invited: “Come for the stories - stay for the magic!” Speaking of magic, would you subscribe and spread the word with a generous 5-star review and comment - it helps us all - and join us next time!Meanwhile, stop by my Quarter Moon Story Arts website to:✓ Check out Services I Offer,✓ Arrange your no-sales, Complimentary Coaching Consult,✓ Stay current with Diane on as “Wyzga on Words” on Substack and on LinkedInStories From Women Who Walk Production TeamPodcaster: Diane F Wyzga & Quarter Moon Story ArtsMusic: Mer’s Waltz from Crossing the Waters by Steve Schuch & Night Heron MusicAll content and image © 2019 to Present Quarter Moon Story Arts. All rights reserved.

Hello to you listening in Woodburn, Oregon!Coming to you from Whidbey Island, Washington this is Stories From Women Who Walk with 60 Seconds for Wednesdays on Whidbey and your host, Diane Wyzga.Does this sound familiar:✓ I want to find the words to express myself and my story.✓ I want to be able to answer that frequent business or social setting question “So, what do you do?” in an engaging, heartfelt way.✓ I want to feel fully comfortable and confident in my response.Can you help me?Yes. I know how to solve your problem. Listen to the words of one satisfied client: “There is a school of thought that says overuse of a word cheapens its meaning, however, I don’t believe that applies to thanks and gratitude. So, I’ll say it again. THANK YOU for helping me with my origin story and guiding me back along the paths once trod to find the juicy bits that (of course) have been guiding my thinking and work all along, albeit so intuitively that I had almost forgotten. By bringing them to the forefront again in my crafted origin story/s, I have unearthed the ways in which my Who drives my Why and my How.”Here's another: “I shared recordings of our work with my CEO to demonstrate the communication progress I’ve made. He graded me a 9/10, which is just under his highest rating of 9.5. I am beyond thrilled and grateful to you for helping me clarify my thought processes, re-consider my approach, and ask the right questions of my clients to know how to best listen out their needs, and offer spot on solutions. Working with you loosened up the knots blocking my creativity and curiosity.”CTA: If you’re curious about how to find the words to express yourself and your story so that you are seen, heard, understood, and listened to, arrange a no-sales Discovery Chat with me today. Direct message me on LinkedIn or e-mail me at [email protected]. Your communication and story solutions start right here, right now! You’re always invited: “Come for the stories - stay for the magic!” Speaking of magic, would you subscribe and spread the word with a generous 5-star review and comment - it helps us all - and join us next time!Meanwhile, stop by my Quarter Moon Story Arts website to:✓ Check out Services I Offer,✓ Arrange your no-sales, Complimentary Coaching Consult,✓ Stay current with Diane on as “Wyzga on Words” on Substack and on LinkedInStories From Women Who Walk Production TeamPodcaster: Diane F Wyzga & Quarter Moon Story ArtsMusic: Mer’s Waltz from Crossing the Waters by Steve Schuch & Night Heron MusicAll content and image © 2019 to Present Quarter Moon Story Arts. All rights reserved.

Hello to you listening in Trenton, Ontario, Canada!Coming to you from Whidbey Island, Washington this is Stories from Women Who Walk with 60 Seconds for Motivate Your Monday and your host, Diane Wyzga.Have you ever wondered about the power of storytelling as medicine? Recently I shared the mic with my Canadian friend, colleague, and podcaster, Elizabeth Nicholas of Your Employment Detective podcast to reveal some answers. Imagine that you are struggling with self-doubt, instability, or just plain frustrated. Where to look for help? Meaningful clues to help you can be found in your very own story so you can take your next great step. Together, Elizabeth and I went on a metaphorical journey gaining deeper insights into the power of story to heal and show us the way much like a lighthouse guides ships at sea. Let’s get started because as always, the clues await.Highlights✓ How your WHO (who you are) precedes your WHY (the mission or purpose of your life);✓ The importance of marrying story content and context; ✓ Teaching yourself the power of storytelling;✓ Elizabeth’s “ah ha!” that our stories are far more powerful than we tend to give them credit for; and✓ The radically human need for the art and craft of storytelling in today’s world.Click HERE to listen to our podcast conversation on Spotify OR here => https://open.spotify.com/episode/2JUqPIPgRgSn2ofPCKpSo3Get in Touch With Elizabeth Nicholas BIOElizabeth Nicholas, CHRP/CHRL, CCDP, CHATP, Career Specialist and host of Your Employment Detective, a podcast for Military and Veteran Spouses seeking to solve their career mysteries. As the Virtual Employment and Education Specialist at the Trenton Military Family Resource Centre, Elizabeth enjoys creating and offering award-winning employment and entrepreneurial training to Canadian Military and Veteran families worldwide. Elizabeth blends her background in marketing with designations as a Certified Human Resource Professional, Certified Human Resource Leader, Certified PLAR Practitioner, and Certified Career Development Practitioner to provide tools, skills, resources and strategies to help people reach for and discover their true potential. She actively volunteers and is a board member of CAPLA (Canadian Association for Prior Learning Assessment). Always game to bring her skills and talents to create fun, interactive, and valuable training opportunities for others, Elizabeth honors each client exchange as an investment for everyone involved.Contact LinksElizabeth Nicholas, CHRP, CHRL, CCDP, CHATP - Virtual Employment & Education Specialist / HR Support Spécialiste virtuel dans l'emploi et l'education/ Services en ressources humainesE-mail: [email protected]: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elizabethnicholas1/Podcast: Your Employment Detective / Votre détective de recherche d'emploi balado: https://open.spotify.com/show/4vgoM1N202yisluImR7ZW4More info and Resource Packs: https://trentonmfrc.ca/employment-detective-podcast/Trenton Military Family Resource Centre / Centre de ressources pour les familles des militaires de Trenton50 Rivers Drive East, P.O. Box 1000Station Forces Astra, Ontario K0K 3W0TrentonMFRC.CFBTrenton.comTéléphone|telephone 613-392-2811 ext. 3852 / Télécopieur|Facsimile 613-965-7371You’re always invited: “Come for the stories - stay for the magic!” Speaking of magic, would you subscribe and spread the word with a generous 5-star review and comment - it helps us all - and join us next time!Meanwhile, stop by my Quarter Moon Story Arts website to:✓ Check out Services I Offer,✓ Arrange your no-sales, Complimentary Coaching Consult,✓ Stay current with Diane on as “Wyzga on Words” on Substack and on LinkedInStories From Women Who Walk Production TeamPodcaster: Diane F Wyzga & Quarter Moon Story ArtsMusic: Mer’s Waltz from Crossing the Waters by Steve Schuch & Night Heron MusicAll content and image © 2019 to Present Quarter Moon Story Arts. All rights reserved.

Hello to you listening in Halmsted, Sweden!Coming to you from Whidbey Island, Washington this is Stories From Women Who Walk with 60 Seconds for Story Prompt Friday and your host, Diane Wyzga. For those who have followed my global podcast for over 4 years you know that Fridays are all about Story Prompts. It’s an opportunity for you to “Write THAT Story!” based on your ideas and creativity after listening to the episode, the question, and the prompt. But what if you don’t know how to begin?At its most basic a story is 3 parts: beginning, middle and end. But you knew that, right?What you might not know is my storyteller secret: a story is something was (beginning) + something happened (middle) + something is (end).3-Step Tip: Step 1: Enjoy 15 minutes of free writing just to get your creativity going. Step 2: Start your story at the end, the place where something is as a result of what happened, what came before. Now you have a conclusion, a finale, a resolution to write toward. It’s like having a goal or a destination. Step 3: Once you have a sense about where you’re headed, your task is to get there.Story Prompt: 3 parts to a story, 3 steps to how to create it. Write that story! You’re always invited: “Come for the stories - stay for the magic!” Speaking of magic, would you subscribe and spread the word with a generous 5-star review and comment - it helps us all - and join us next time!Meanwhile, stop by my Quarter Moon Story Arts website to:✓ Check out Services I Offer,✓ Arrange your no-sales, Complimentary Coaching Consult, and✓ Stay current with Diane on as “Wyzga on Words” on Substack and on LinkedInStories From Women Who Walk Production TeamPodcaster: Diane F Wyzga & Quarter Moon Story ArtsMusic: Mer’s Waltz from Crossing the Waters by Steve Schuch & Night Heron MusicAll content and image © 2019 to Present Quarter Moon Story Arts. All rights reserved.