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Follow Your Passion, Or Just Enjoy Life
/in Career, Entrepreneurs, Humanity, Passion /by Mark LovettIn each moment we’re writing the story of our life based on the decisions we make, and a big part of that story revolves around the career path we choose. On that point, the sage wisdom of the 21st century is to follow your passion. Which, by definition, implies that everyone has a passion to […]
Transcending the Border with Anchors Not Parachutes
/in Narrative, Peace Innovators, Public Speaking /by Mark LovettEv Meade, PhD, director of the Trans-Border Institute at the University of San Diego, explores how universities can help to build peace in places beset by violence and shrouded in fear, but only if we learn to see ourselves as anchors, rather than parachutes. Often times the best of intentions don’t deliver the intended results […]
Stories Told and Stories Untold in Porto
/in Architecture, Art, Portugal /by Mark LovettThe most appealing benefit of travel, in my opinion, is how each place visited has a story to tell, or in some cases, keeps a story untold. I’ve spent the past week in Portugal and have experienced a continuous stream of told and untold stories. A stroll down any street will reveal bits of a […]
The Secret that Almost Killed Me – Kirsten Johnson at TEDxSDSU
/in Humanity, Sexual Abuse, Speaker Coaching, Storytelling, Trauma, Truth /by Mark LovettStudents that enroll in my Storytelling with Impact course at UC San Diego Extension are generally looking to improve their storytelling and public speaking skills, but one of my students had been accepted to speak at TEDxSDSU 2018 (held at San Diego State University) and she had a specific goal in mind – crafting a narrative […]
De Oratore by Cicero – Book 1 – Writing to Learn Oratory
/in Cicero, History, Narrative, Public Speaking, Writing /by Mark LovettIn addition to being a lawyer, politician and philosopher, Cicero (Marcus Tullius Cicero) was also a preeminent Roman orator. Drawing on the teaching of Greek rhetoric and the craft of oration in Roman times, he composed De Oratore to highlight the principles he believed were at play whenever someone planned to speak on an important […]
We were all humans until…
/in Humanity, Passion, Storytelling /by Mark LovettIt had been awhile since this anonymous quote crossed my path, but I recently noticed it on a friend’s social timeline and realized it had achieved a newfound sense of resonance with me. We were all humans until race disconnected us, religion separated us, politics divided us, and wealth classified us. From a storytelling perspective […]
Mark Lovett Podcast Appearances
/in Podcast, Radio, Storytelling /by Mark LovettIf you haven’t figured it out already, I’m a huge fan of podcasts. Starting with my first listen of This American Life back in 1995 I’ve been hooked. It reminded me of being 10 years old, when my mom would send me to bed on a school night and I would pull out my AM […]
De Oratore by Cicero – Book 1 – Conversation on Oratory
/in Cicero, History, Narrative, Public Speaking /by Mark LovettIn addition to being a lawyer, politician and philosopher, Cicero (Marcus Tullius Cicero) was also a preeminent Roman orator. Drawing on the teaching of Greek rhetoric and the craft of oration in Roman times, he composed De Oratore to highlight the principles he believed were at play whenever someone planned to speak on an important […]
The Tragic Story of Bail in America
/in Humanity, Justice, TED, Truth /by Mark LovettThe bail system in American is nothing short of criminal, a tragic story of incarceration for those who lack the funds to get back on the street while awaiting trial. It means being separated from your spouse & children, maybe missing work, and potentially losing your job. It means being guilty until proven innocent, which […]
A Remarkable Life Story – Tess Vigeland at World Domination Summit 2013
/in Career, Passion, Radio, World Domination Summit /by Mark LovettI think it’s safe to say that deep down, we all want to live a remarkable life. One that is both rewarding on the inside, and garners respect on the outside. But what happens when our life story takes us to that place, and we’re living the dream, yet know that it’s time to move […]