Episode description

Inspirational Stories of Success is a passion of TEDx Speaker Angela Schaefer.  

This Speaker, Writer and the host of 'Your Story Matters’  Radio Show, was catapulted into the limelight when she published her first book 'Grief to Grace'.  As a Mum who discovered that she had stage IV cancer, she wanted to share how it felt and how she learned to deal with the emotions that emerged - both in herself and those around her.  

Clearly her story was so laced with feeling that readers were moved to contact her and share how much they were inspired and felt supported by her simply sharing her own struggles. 

With a new awareness of how her openness was helping others, she began her Radio Show where she interviews those who are also willing to allow a portal to open into their world of challenges.  

Her latest book 'Give the Gift of Your Story', is the theme of her Radio Show and encourages us all to think about how simply by sharing our highs and lows, our moments of doubt and of courage, we can change the worlds of people who we don't even know.  

When you are in the dark night of the soul, and it seems as though no one else but you has suffered loss and trauma, you can be lifted out of your place of despair into one of hope simply by knowing that someone else has 'been there too' and had the strength to come through.  

What really inspired us about Angela is that she epitomises one of the truths that Wired For Success TV is keen to share - that we are all connected.

Science can prove that what affects one affects the whole.  The times when we feel most alone, are the times when we need to remember that we can never be alone, that there is a thread that runs through us all.  

Angela's work is a perfect example of how by sharing our vulnerability, we actually demonstrate our strength and the positive impact it can have on others is enormous.  Her Radio Show can be heard by thousands and the ripple effect can be profound. 

Where in your own life have you been inspired by the story of another?  

Know that each of us has our own unique story - though few of us recognise that. 

How can you share your own story?  How would you feel if you did, and found that by doing so, it pulled another back from the brink of despair?  You see how incredibly powerful each of us really is?  One of the ways to exercise your power is to connect with others, perhaps by writing about your own story.  It doesn't have to be in the form of a book.  

Angela shares with us a myriad of ways that you can do this.  It could be a blog, a song, or any kind of composition.  The possibilities are there for you to explore.  And when you do share your story, please let us know all about it.  

Maybe you could write a guest blog post for us at Wired For Success TV on it?  The invitation is there for you, just email us at info@wiredforsuccess.tv.