If you asked the people in your life about a time they saw you at your best, they are likely to tell a story that might surprise you, because you probably don’t even remember it.

Julia Lee Cunningham, an Assistant Professor Of Management and Organizations, shares how it’s the small things we do when we are drawing on our strengths that people remember. Hearing about these stories can help us see how our everyday actions can help us, and others, thrive.

Your practice: Search out stories

Julia suggests these stories may be things we can find in our inboxes, like thank you emails from a colleague. She also encourages us to think of ways we can ask others for these stories. One tip: you are more likely to get stories if you share them first!