Entries by Stories Like Us

Kids Talking about The Brain

We spent today filming for the @hawnfoundation and were inspired beyond words, listening to 8-year-olds talking about the improvements they’ve made in their school and home life through mindfulness practices. When an 8-year-old schools you on her favourite parts of the human brain and wraps up by letting you know how to improve your focus, well then, that’s a […]

Interviews for Grit Documentary

We spent Sunday working on a documentary on resilience, called Grit. We interviewed a sports psychologist who shared secrets of gold medal Olympians. It was the kind of interview that makes you want to do press ups in a Batsuit. Very happy to be working with the talent that is @hopproductions Co-Founder Johnny Ho. Can’t wait to […]

Be Like Eva

This is @evaliparova. She is one of my newfound heroes. About two years ago, she connected to a creativity born out of frustration and boredom. On a long haul flight, she took out a notepad and wrote a simple set of rules. 1. Answer the question below. 2 Pass it onto the person next to […]

The Growth of Ideas and Connections

Working on the plan for next week’s film with the smiling genius founder of @hubdot. Four years ago I made their first film around a simple dream of women dropping their labels and connecting through stories and coloured dots. What started as a coffee around a kitchen table has now grown to a network of […]

Countdown to Launch

Our life savings, our time, our energy, our passions, our dreams. From April we will be launching Stories Like Us full time. We are leaving well paid jobs to make this stuff full time. We are committed to making online content and apps designed to inspire, encourage and uplift anyone who is chasing a dream. […]

Takeaways from ‘Julie Kertesz: On Becoming a Stand-up Comedienne at 77 Years Young’

There is a lot to learn from Julie’s story. We’ve transcribed what she said in yesterday’s video so we can takeaway insights from this wise DreamChaser. My name is Julie Kertesz. I’m now past 80. I do many different things, of course. I am Toastmaster, public speaking clubs. I am photographer. I love taking photos and showing people. I […]