Taylor Hughes | Nobody Else Is Dreaming Your Dream

About this episode

Chad Heiser interviews Taylor Hughes about the importance of storytelling and listening in personal and professional relationships.

Chad talks with Taylor Hughes, an author, keynote speaker, entertainer and storyteller who uses magic to help people realize they don't have everything figured out. Taylor shares why being interested in others beats trying to be interesting yourself, his "generous listening" exercise that changes teams in four minutes, and the questions that get past small talk fast. They discuss why storytelling matters in interviews, how to make strangers feel like family, and why the thing you think about every morning but never do is probably what you're supposed to be doing.

People in this episode

Guest: Taylor Hughes

Topics covered

• storytelling
• listening
• team dynamics
• interviews
• personal development

Keywords

• magic
• generous listening
• small talk
• dreams

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