--- title: "1 Honest Self Quotes By Annette Simmons" description: "1 Honest Self quotes by Annette Simmons. Plus more from Annette Simmons and more Honest Self sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/763/annette-simmons-71270_good-intentions_in-order-to-tell-you-a-story-about-who-i_2257134.jpg" --- > [“In order to tell you a story about who I am and why I am here, I must spend a little time asking myself...questions. This is usually done at a superficial level as quickly as possible." The self-diagnostic process that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/annette-simmons/in-order-to-tell-you-a-story-about-who-i-am-and-why-i-am-here-i-must/) Annette Simmons [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/763/annette-simmons-71270_good-intentions_in-order-to-tell-you-a-story-about-who-i_2257134.jpg) ## More by Annette Simmons > [“People follow a person who they feel “speaks the Truth.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/annette-simmons/people-follow-a-person-who-they-feel-speaks-the-truth/) Annette Simmons > [“It is safe to assume that any individual or group you wish to influence has access to more wisdom than they currently use. It…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/annette-simmons/it-is-safe-to-assume-that-any-individual-or-group-you-wish-to/) Annette Simmons > [“In order to tell you a story about who I am and why I am here, I must spend a little time asking myself...questions.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/annette-simmons/in-order-to-tell-you-a-story-about-who-i-am-and-why-i-am-here-i-must/) Annette Simmons > [“The telling and hearing of stories is a bonding ritual that breaks through illusions of separateness and activates a deep sense of our collective…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/annette-simmons/the-telling-and-hearing-of-stories-is-a-bonding-ritual-that-breaks/) Annette Simmons ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/honest-self/annette-simmons/#itemlist", "name": "1 Honest Self Quotes By Annette Simmons", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“In order to tell you a story about who I am and why I am here, I must spend a little time asking myself...questions. This is usually done at a superficial level as quickly as possible.\" The self-diagnostic process that finds meaningful stories scares the hell out of people who aren't sure they are living meaningful lives. Once they reflect, most people do find that their lives are plenty meaningful (if a little out of balance). However, the process of self-examination tests your faith that your organization and your group are basically good people with good intentions. Groups that avoid deep examination seem to be anxious that honest self-examination might expose hypocrisy or emptiness. I've found that anxiety to be overstated in most cases.\" First attempts at group stories are often highly aspirational in that the story is more about who we wished we were, rather than who we are. Stories that aspire to more than we can back up risk sounding hypocritical.\" When our stories are sought and found from the subjective statement that \"I have a lot to learn from other people\", they invite difference...Gathering stories teaches you how to get outside your own experiences and experience life as others might.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Annette Simmons" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/annette-simmons/in-order-to-tell-you-a-story-about-who-i-am-and-why-i-am-here-i-must/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/763/annette-simmons-71270_good-intentions_in-order-to-tell-you-a-story-about-who-i_2257134.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/763/annette-simmons-71270_good-intentions_in-order-to-tell-you-a-story-about-who-i_2257134.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/763/annette-simmons-71270_good-intentions_in-order-to-tell-you-a-story-about-who-i_2257134.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“In order to tell you a story about who I am and why I am here, I must spend a little time asking…” — Annette Simmons", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } } ] }, { "@type": "CollectionPage", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/honest-self/annette-simmons/#webpage", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/honest-self/annette-simmons/", "name": "Honest Self Quotes by Annette Simmons", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website" }, "mainEntity": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/honest-self/annette-simmons/#itemlist" }, "primaryImageOfPage": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/763/annette-simmons-71270_good-intentions_in-order-to-tell-you-a-story-about-who-i_2257134.jpg" }, "description": "1 Honest Self quotes by Annette Simmons. 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