Bo Eason, mainstage speaker at NAIFA’s Career Conference and Annual Meeting, told attendees in New Orleans how a compelling personal story will make them better leaders and improve their performance professionally and in life.
Eason is a former professional football player and is currently an actor playwright. He told his own person story about how in four years he went from being the worst player on the UC-Davis football team to the first safety drafted in the 1984 NFL draft, “the best player in the world at a position.”
He then explained the three key elements of an engaging personal story.
As an NFL player, playwright and actor, Eason says, he has had many dreams. “One thing in common with all my dreams was that I had to have the ability to tell my story to get people to connect with me,” he said. “Your personal story is the key to your success.”
The number one ability that all leaders have is that they have the ability to tell their own story. A personal story creates connective tissue that allows people to connect with you, understand you and follow you.
Eason will expand upon the art of the personal story in a Sunday educational session.