EP 22 Dr. Matt Kodsi on "A Story Tale: ABCs of the Stories We Tell Ourselves" | Deep Work Out Loud
Host Julie Harris Oliver welcomes encore guest Dr. Matt Kodsi to discuss his book, "A Story Tale: ABCs of the Stories We Tell Ourselves," and his journey into writing. Kodsi explains how people fill gaps in knowledge by creating stories—often with a negative bias—and shares examples. He describes the book’s short, parable-style format (about 72 pages; 1 hour on Audible), its framing as a Zoom conversation between a corporate executive father and journalism-major daughter, and its ABC framework for examining stories and their impacts. Kodsi outlines a planned five-book series on presence, life strategies, organizational culture, and identity, notes the book’s addition to the University of Georgia MHA curriculum, and shares where to buy it on Amazon in paperback, Kindle, and Audible.
00:00 Welcome and Format
00:31 Encore Guest Matt
01:22 Why Write a Book
02:22 Stories We Tell Ourselves
03:55 Real World Examples
07:11 Stories About Ourselves
08:13 Building the Book Plot
12:31 Series of Five Books
15:55 Catching Your Own Stories
19:38 Who Its For
22:28 Where to Get It
23:38 Closing Invitation
