Storytelling 

 Challenge/ Selection 

 Being a part of a community whom get together to inspire one another to do and be better , it was   challenging for me to help contribute to that output . Although I had many life experiences that could be shared , I did n’t know how to communicate that in a way that would inspire others .   The tool   selected is ‘ Storytelling ’ The reason for choosing this tool was to allow the stories I had within ,   accumulated from my own life experiences to be communicated in a way that would in some way   teach or inspire another person . 

 Application 

 Each week a topic is discussed within the group . A person of the group volunteers to take ownership   of the session . That individual uses a different approach when holding the session . The week I took   ownership of the session , the topic for discussion was ‘ overcoming failure ’ . In life I have   encountered many of what some people would consider ‘ failures , therefore what better way to   communicate that , then through the tool of ‘ storytelling ’ . My story began by giving the group a   background of who I was and where I was at that point in my life , in a way that allowed the listeners   to in some way relate , allowing them to envision oneself as a younger version of themselves in a   similar situation . The story continued by explaining what the goal was , explaining steps in trying to   attain the goal . The story concluded in explaining the outcome . Although the project did go live , it   did n’t survive more than a couple of months . I asked the group to reflect on a time where they had a similar experience , giving them time to reflect on that initial feeling of ‘ failure ’ . I continued by saying   that even though the journey did not end in what we would typically call succeeding , it was n’t all a   failure . Years later I reflected on that project and now viewed the project as a ‘ success ’ . I asked   myself the following questions . Did I learn something new ? Did the journey open any doors , big or   small ? The answer for both those questions was yes . The group where intrigued by the answer and   wanted to know more . Before continuing , I asked the group to ask themselves the same questions .   I then listed what I had learnt from the journey , listing over 25 things !   I then listed the doors it   opened ; Being accepted into an exclusive master ’s course at University , a course only opened to   those whom have significant entrepreneur experience .   Guided me into my dream career in IT .   Having this experience noted in my CV made my CV appeal to companies and therefore was the   main factor that gave me an opportunity of an interview . Because of this I have been apart of many   amazing technology organisations that have got me to where I am today . I ended the story with this   final quote ’’ Stop looking at everything as a failure . You may have not reached the end goal , but did   you learn something along the way ? Did the journey open doors , big or small ? Learn to look at things and note down positives . Doing this will help in wanting to continue . And one of these days the end   goal will be reached , and you will realise that the journeys taken , once viewed as ‘ failures ’ had been   preparing you for this very moment . 

 Insight 

 By the conclusion of my story , the results where beyond what I could have had expected . Every   group member , now looked back at a significant life journey ( Once viewed as a failure ) looking at the experience with a different perspective , taking from the experience all the positives . Seeing how   storytelling had helped others view an experience in a different way made me realise how truly   powerful the tool of storytelling can be and how everyone has a story to tell , that can help someone   in one way or another . 

 Approach 

 Looking back at the experience , although the overall outcome was very much successful it could   have been even more collaborative . As an alternative approach I would combine the tool ‘ story   telling ‘ with the tool ‘ mind mapping . If I was to use this approach with the story told above , I see it   going as followed ; by telling the story listeners would look back on their own experiences ( once   viewed as a failure ) looking at them in a different perspective . Following this tool , I would now   introduce the tool of ‘ mind mapping ‘ . Group members would identify two experiences in life they   viewed as failures . By creating a mind map for these two experiences , they would be able to identify   insights and patterns they did not notice before hand . By doing this would enable the participants to   look back at the experiences in full circle . 


EMAIL: 
ID_NUM: 
NAME_STUDENT: 
PHONE_NUM: 
STREET_ADDRESS: 
URL_PERSONAL: 
USERNAME: 

### Task: You are a PII (Personal Identity Information) Detection. Given a essays written by students, you have to identify ONLY the following:
NAME_STUDENT - The full or partial name of a student that is not necessarily the author of the essay. This excludes instructors, authors, and other person names.
EMAIL - A student’s email address.
USERNAME - A student's username on any platform.
ID_NUM - A number or sequence of characters that could be used to identify a student, such as a student ID or a social security number.
PHONE_NUM - A phone number associated with a student.
URL_PERSONAL - A URL that might be used to identify a student.
STREET_ADDRESS - A full or partial street address that is associated with the student, such as their home address.
### Input: Storytelling 

 Challenge/ Selection 

 Being a part of a community whom get together to inspire one another to do and be better , it was   challenging for me to help contribute to that output . Although I had many life experiences that could be shared , I did n’t know how to communicate that in a way that would inspire others .   The tool   selected is ‘ Storytelling ’ The reason for choosing this tool was to allow the stories I had within ,   accumulated from my own life experiences to be communicated in a way that would in some way   teach or inspire another person . 

 Application 

 Each week a topic is discussed within the group . A person of the group volunteers to take ownership   of the session . That individual uses a different approach when holding the session . The week I took   ownership of the session , the topic for discussion was ‘ overcoming failure ’ . In life I have   encountered many of what some people would consider ‘ failures , therefore what better way to   communicate that , then through the tool of ‘ storytelling ’ . My story began by giving the group a   background of who I was and where I was at that point in my life , in a way that allowed the listeners   to in some way relate , allowing them to envision oneself as a younger version of themselves in a   similar situation . The story continued by explaining what the goal was , explaining steps in trying to   attain the goal . The story concluded in explaining the outcome . Although the project did go live , it   did n’t survive more than a couple of months . I asked the group to reflect on a time where they had a similar experience , giving them time to reflect on that initial feeling of ‘ failure ’ . I continued by saying   that even though the journey did not end in what we would typically call succeeding , it was n’t all a   failure . Years later I reflected on that project and now viewed the project as a ‘ success ’ . I asked   myself the following questions . Did I learn something new ? Did the journey open any doors , big or   small ? The answer for both those questions was yes . The group where intrigued by the answer and   wanted to know more . Before continuing , I asked the group to ask themselves the same questions .   I then listed what I had learnt from the journey , listing over 25 things !   I then listed the doors it   opened ; Being accepted into an exclusive master ’s course at University , a course only opened to   those whom have significant entrepreneur experience .   Guided me into my dream career in IT .   Having this experience noted in my CV made my CV appeal to companies and therefore was the   main factor that gave me an opportunity of an interview . Because of this I have been apart of many   amazing technology organisations that have got me to where I am today . I ended the story with this   final quote ’’ Stop looking at everything as a failure . You may have not reached the end goal , but did   you learn something along the way ? Did the journey open doors , big or small ? Learn to look at things and note down positives . Doing this will help in wanting to continue . And one of these days the end   goal will be reached , and you will realise that the journeys taken , once viewed as ‘ failures ’ had been   preparing you for this very moment . 

 Insight 

 By the conclusion of my story , the results where beyond what I could have had expected . Every   group member , now looked back at a significant life journey ( Once viewed as a failure ) looking at the experience with a different perspective , taking from the experience all the positives . Seeing how   storytelling had helped others view an experience in a different way made me realise how truly   powerful the tool of storytelling can be and how everyone has a story to tell , that can help someone   in one way or another . 

 Approach 

 Looking back at the experience , although the overall outcome was very much successful it could   have been even more collaborative . As an alternative approach I would combine the tool ‘ story   telling ‘ with the tool ‘ mind mapping . If I was to use this approach with the story told above , I see it   going as followed ; by telling the story listeners would look back on their own experiences ( once   viewed as a failure ) looking at them in a different perspective . Following this tool , I would now   introduce the tool of ‘ mind mapping ‘ . Group members would identify two experiences in life they   viewed as failures . By creating a mind map for these two experiences , they would be able to identify   insights and patterns they did not notice before hand . By doing this would enable the participants to   look back at the experiences in full circle .
### Output: 