Newsweek Article

The My Turn page of the February 16th Newsweek Magazine has Ann Banks, editor of "First Person America", commenting on the importance of story in a down economy. Although the artcile is really talking more about personal stories and histories then business stories it still was an uplifiting article to those of us who feel the power of story is not fully understood.

Funny how this article came across my desk as I was looking at some information of the movie industry during the Great Depression. It seems that Hollywood and movies, one way to tell stories, had a huge boom during the depression. Experts say that people would save the little money they had to go see a movie as an escape from the tough times they were facing.

Telling stories is an inexpensive and proven method of entertainment. Spend some time with the family and tell stories. You bond with those you love and it costs nothing! If you get a chance check out Ann Banks article in Newsweek.