Change Your Story, Change Your Life

NAME GAME This episode explores the question, “What’s in a name?” Listen and play the name game while you learn some fascinating things about your name and your persona. We all have a name. Most of us take our names for granted. We don’t think about the stories our names tell to the world. Robert tells a different story than Bobby.  In my case, Louis tells a different story than Louie. Here’s my story about that. I play a lot of mobsters in movies. I used to go by the name of Louie. And, on many movie sets, people joked around with me, using my name in a casual way. Basically, the name made them treat me, not badly, but in a manner that was sometimes too familiar for my liking. One day, on a new movie shoot, an assistant director asked if I went by Louie or Louis. I said Louis. What a game changer. People treated me differently. It was as if I had gained a new instant authority. You’ll discover some eye-opening and entertaining insights in my discussion of some promin