{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/f8cf3133-0543-5b5b-85cb-e7a4e48bfaf5/4f9cb6c6-e31e-4d41-8d0c-422373bf9108?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Best of 2015: The DNA of a Storyteller with Robert Kurson","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6202ac9f5668e761825372c3/6202acf6484f8e00143588b0.jpg?height=200","description":"<p>Robert Kurson shares his journey from being an F-student in high school, to a desperately unhappy Harvard educated Lawyer and eventual New York Times Bestselling Author</p><p>HIGHLIGHTS:&nbsp;</p><ul><li><strong>&nbsp;A formative relationship that played a fundamental role in Robert’s career&nbsp;</strong></li><li>Why a strong work ethic is important for a creative career&nbsp;</li><li><strong>The struggles of a challenging academic career&nbsp;</strong></li><li>&nbsp;Finding a level of belief that keeps you going&nbsp;</li><li><strong>From F’s in High School to Harvard School&nbsp;</strong></li><li>The power of being desperately unhappy&nbsp;</li><li><strong>Making a drastic identity shift that allows us to produce incredible results&nbsp;</strong></li><li>&nbsp;Finding meaning in the activities in which we lose track of time&nbsp;</li><li><strong>How small opportunities can change into big change in our lives</strong></li><li>Why we must take risk and experience temporary pain for our greatest achievements</li><li><strong>Why unhappiness increases our capacity for taking risk&nbsp;</strong></li><li>Mastering craft the storytelling&nbsp;</li><li><strong>&nbsp;Developing a sense for how a good story sounds&nbsp;</strong></li><li>The power of speaking from the heart&nbsp;</li></ul><p>Quotes</p><p><em>Really great storytellers are people who notice the most&nbsp;(Click to Tweet)</em></p><p><em>A well told story is a universal thing&nbsp;&nbsp;(Click to Tweet)</em></p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.robertkurson.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Robert Kurson</em></a><em>&nbsp;is an American author, best known for his 2004 bestselling book, Shadow Divers, the true story of two Americans who discover a World War II German U-boat sunk 60 miles off the coast of New Jersey. His new book&nbsp;</em><a href=\"https://www.amazon.com/Pirate-Hunters-Treasure-Obsession-Legendary/dp/1400063361\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Pirate Hunters</em></a><em>&nbsp;&nbsp;is&nbsp;a gripping, true story today, of the hunt for lost gold, bitter rivalries on the high seas, a long-ago legendary pirate captain, and two adventurous American men determined to win treasure – and find something even deeper – along the way.</em></p><p><em>Kurson began his career as an attorney, graduating from Harvard Law School, and practicing real estate law. Kurson’s professional writing career began at the Chicago Sun-Times, where he started as a sports agate clerk and soon gained a full-time features writing job. In 2000, Esquire published “My Favorite Teacher,” his first magazine story, which became a finalist for a National Magazine Award. He moved from the Sun-Times to Chicago magazine, then to Esquire, where he won a National Magazine Award and was a contributing editor for years. His stories have appeared in Rolling Stone, The New York Times Magazine, and other publications</em></p>","author_name":"Srinivas Rao"}