Corey’s Story Journey, Integration
July 30, 2009
breaking free
Yesterday, on my weekly call with my storytelling guide, Annie Hart, we celebrated some serious achievements in the power of storytelling and how impacting this journey has been for me.
Last Saturday, I attended the National Council of La Raza national conference with Robert for our book “From the Barrio to the Board Room.” There was one other author there who didn’t leave his table the entire conference, while we didn’t sit at our table for more than 5 minutes. Why? Because we were out making contacts for five hours solid.
Let me share why this was such a pivotal role in my growth. If you recall, I’ve described this inner WIMP character I have inside of me as having been beaten down by my time in Hollywood. He felt crippled physically, which was symbolic of the emotional crippling I endured as an actor and filmmaker; pressure I absorbed whether I was being rejected for a job I wanted, or pressure I felt when I scored a big job, but still didn’t feel any “different” on the inside.
together and traveled around this huge conference, risking potential
rejection again. Luckily, this time I was greatly rewarded with interest from dozens of massive corporations. Regardless of the outcome, the willingness of these two sides of myself to work together was huge. Annie called it Integration, and that felt right.
Something is definitely changing within me. For years now I have created an image that has drawn people to me, because that approach has been safe and rejection free. But the combination of the power of the Barrio Brand we have built, the power of Round Table Companies, and the personal work I am doing, is lighting me up inside and I’m breaking personal barriers and starting to be aggressive again. And it feels powerful. It feels good.
Annie’s Note: This is an exciting turning point in the journey. When Corey and I set up the framework for his breakthrough, I always ask a standard question, “How will you know when you experience the change that you want?” In my field, this is what’s called an Evidence Procedure.
The reason it’s necessary is because honestly, the change is so thorough that sometimes people don’t even remember what the problem was. I told Corey that the evidence he chose might not turn out exactly as he anticipated. That’s very common.
Corey’s evidence of the change was that he would be telling his story comfortably. If you read into his blog post, you’ll see that he is now past the hurt and the dissapointment of his past which was the crux of the block.
So this is officially called “Evidence of the Change!” Woo-hoo, congratulations Corey. By the way, I love working with Corey Blake. He’s so much fun and he puts such energy and effort into both his personal and his artistic path.
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