Small Stories about Big Things

Sometimes life nicks below the surface - and maybe that’s a gift. An insight gleaned from the day I showed up to a Zoom call with a cut from my recent shaving. Enjoy! The Small Stories about Big Things Podcast is also on Apple , Spotify , and wherever you get your podcasts. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit bob...

Sometimes the story is the one unfolding in your head. Recently, I had one of those unfold - and it evolved into a fundamental, timely question for all of us: what makes you come alive? Enjoy! The Small Stories about Big Things Podcast is also on Apple , Spotify , and wherever you get your podcasts. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to...

A few moments at a skate park pretending to live the early 90’s good life quickly shifted into a few days of pain - and an important reminder about the things that break and the things that don’t. Enjoy! The Small Stories about Big Things Podcast is also on Apple , Spotify , and wherever you get your podcasts. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or ge...

Moving forward is essential. It’s just that some movements are better than others, and the very best forward movement is always born of deep-rooted stillness. Root-to-rise as they say in yoga, no? Enjoy the latest Small Story born of a few moments from a recent car-honking, lavender-scented yoga class! The Small Stories about Big Things Podcast is also on Apple , Spotify , and wherever you get you...

One moment you're touring through a magical escape, the next you’re holding a postcard - and the one person you most want to send that postcard to is… not here anymore. Grief sneaks up on us at the strangest times… and it illuminates our understanding of hope and how we want to navigate the days we are given. It’s the latest Small Story - enjoy! The Small Stories about Big Things Podcast is also o...

Oftentimes the frustrating pace, presence, principles, or personality of others is, in fact, our best teacher. I recently rediscovered that truth - and a timely insight for us all - through my youngest son’s excruciatingly slow pace. It’s the latest Small Story - enjoy! The Small Stories about Big Things Podcast is also on Apple , Spotify , and wherever you get your podcasts. This is a public epis...

"There are a lot of rests in music," our eight-year-old's violin teacher recently said. Turns out it’s the same in life. The most impactful, creative, and inspiring lives have a rhythm of rest - though perhaps some of us are struggling to believe that in a society where it often feels that playing note-after-note-after-note is the only way to press forward. It’s the latest Small Story - enjoy! The...

Rocket Fuel elixir to get us to our Next Big Thing is on sale everywhere. Usually, though, it’s fear masquerading as promise. Far more powerful is another potent, revolutionary, albeit quiet fuel - one I received afresh at the recent National Speaker’s Association annual conference. It’s also one that is readily available to you right this very moment. It’s the latest Small Story - enjoy! The Smal...

My three-year-old caught me - I had not really apologized to him. In the process of fixing my mistake, I also gained fresh insights about the power and importance of forgiveness - especially in our time, and perhaps especially for where things are in your life vis-a-vie another? It’s the latest Small Story - enjoy! The Small Stories about Big Things Podcast is also on Apple , Spotify , and whereve...

A one-minute wait for my coffee turned into an internal rage around my unmet (and ridiculous) expectations - and then it morphed into a few un expected surprises, including a central reminder in life: we are not victims, we are creators. Always, somehow and someway - we have agency. It’s the latest Small Story - enjoy! The Small Stories about Big Things Podcast is also on Apple , Spotify , and whe...

I showed up in the second grade and knew nobody. Nerves. Anxiety. Fears of every kind. And then Casey passed me the football during recess one day - and it changed everything because there is profound power, possibility, and healing available to us when we discover where and how we belong - and when we help others know the same. And in a country in which we are facing an epidemic of loneliness and...

A Lyft ride turned into a rich, deep, and surprising reflection on the challenges that we face when we do something new, the possibilities we never dreamed of, and The Thing that matters most in every season of life. It’s the latest Small Story - enjoy! The Small Stories about Big Things Podcast is also on Apple , Spotify , and wherever you get your podcasts. This is a public episode. If you would...

Grief, it seems, plays by the same rules as impromptu Toastmasters speeches. It arrives with no warning, provides you with no preparation for its wave, and then calls forth something you had no idea sat like a volcano under the surface. What I discovered about dealing with it one Friday morning when it snuck up on me? You have to go through it. It’s the lastest Small Story - enjoy! The Small Stori...

Some days go nowhere obvious. They happen the way clouds float by without any obvious engine, motivation, or direction. But then sometimes those same days can end with lightning. Like a blazing, awakening streak of light that is almost too much to behold and is forever seared into the memory. That was a recent Tuesday for me. It’s the latest Small Story - enjoy! The Small Stories about Big Things...

What if the best way to offer your life with full generosity, creativity, and vitality begins not with pushing harder but letting go? In particular, what if you could just a little more sleep? My overly scheduled-self recently rediscovered the simple, timeless, and empowering wisdom regarding rest. Enjoy! The Small Stories about Big Things Podcast is also on Apple , Spotify , and wherever you get...

The best place to discover and live our most compelling visions? Offer our true voice? Put forth our best and most creative work? The messy space of grace - and I stumbled into that space while recording a video interview for BHL Coaching. Enjoy! The Small Stories about Big Things Podcast is also on Apple , Spotify , and wherever you get your podcasts. This is a public episode. If you would like t...

I recently asked a sampling of clients and colleagues about a time when they made a notable gearshift, transition, or change in their work and/or life - and in this podcast I share briefly about…1. What brought them to their moment of change/transition2. What then unfolded for these folks3. How these stories intersect with my coaching Enjoy! More at bhl.coach The Small Stories about Big Things Pod...

Perfect, polished, and profound - who doesn’t want their work to be just that?! And yet I recently tried to make that happen in a speaking competition and realized (again) that ‘perfect’ does not connect. A genuine heart does - and that is the secret ingredient that not only makes for great storytelling but greatness in all facets of life. The Small Stories about Big Things Podcast is also on Appl...

So many things are a mess these days, including our backyard. Usually, I jump into the mess with action. But a recent moment sipping coffee next to our ridiculous backyard had me noticing how attention is its own kind of generative action . It even got me wondering… what if less action and more attention is precisely what we need in order to best address the mess that is before us (as well as the...

Many of us love to go fast. We drive fast. We move fast. We work fast. But what if that Mission Pace is racing right by the things that matter most? What might be gained from learning to live in the Moment Pace instead? The latest Small Story unpacks a couple of stories about both paces - and what is underneath each of them. The Small Stories about Big Things Podcast is also on Apple , Spotify , a...

A small coffee shop moment reminded me that there are countless moments every single day where we can choose to disconnect in order to connect… and it is a gift every time we make that choice. The Small Stories about Big Things Podcast is also on Apple , Spotify , and wherever you get your podcasts. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to...

We usually avoid dumpster fires at all costs. But what if the fires we usually avoid or deeply lament have a profound and surprising good at work in them? My three-year-old’s recent desire to ‘walk on fire’ spurred this latest Small Story - enjoy! The Small Stories about Big Things Podcast is also on Apple , Spotify , and wherever you get your podcasts. This is a public episode. If you would like...

Ever tried out for something and got cut? I got cut from an acapella group in college, and the experience taught me a great deal about how to make it big in today’s ever-changing, ever-unpredictable world. The Small Stories about Big Things Podcast is also on Apple , Spotify , and wherever you get your podcasts. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or...

Following your call , stepping by faith , and doing the next right thing … noble sentiments for sure. The reality? It’s usually a lot messier. And that’s not such a bad thing. Enjoy the latest Small Story about stepping in mud, the blessing of discomfort, and some timely questions for anyone looking to follow a call. The Small Stories about Big Things Podcast is also on Apple , Spotify , and where...

Sometimes we lose our way - but the way to fresh clarity is closer than we might think. Enjoy the latest Small Story! The Small Stories about Big Things Podcast is also on Apple , Spotify , and wherever you get your podcasts. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit bobbyhulmelippert.substack.com