The Grapefruit Tree Lives On by Nancy Sprecher

In fourth grade, when asked what she hated, Nancy replied, “Grapefruit.” Given the task of finding something good about it, she decided planted a grapefruit seed. It eventually grew into a ten-foot tall tree, but not without numerous trials and tribulations. This story is about looking for the good in situations rather than focusing on the negative. With this attitude, it becomes easier to persevere through difficulties. The point of the story is “promote the positive.”

Trekking in Thailand by Nancy Sprecher

Sometimes we are presented with situations where there is only one possible course of action. The challenge is that it may not match well with our current skills and abilities, yet we need to embrace it and move forward. This story explores how Nancy successfully got through a situation like this by altering her self-talk and behavior based on learnings from the past. The point of the story is “go deep to go forward.”