Example Learning – Storytelling

Challenge & Selection

Storytelling is a general application told to motivate people.

I usually have been working and training juniors in the job with effective use to storytelling with  personal experience. Going back to my career I have been in the most decade at sea working for  Japanese companies.

Application

This is the time I have been working as deck officer on Gas tankers which are regarded as the most  dangerous work environment in the world. Last time I was busy with my usual work of keeping a look  out at sea when the ship was sailing in the pacific ocean and I was on duty from 12 to 4 in the night.

Generally we have a Able seaman keeping a look out with me for any oncoming traffic.

I was having a chat with The duty Seaman and where he broke down suddenly into tear. This was the  first time this happened with him otherwise he used to be a well poised and helpful person.

I made him a cup of coffee and sat down with him to have a chat. It turned out that his wife who he  married to for 4 years was behaving rudely with him and this was giving him mental stress and problems  at emotional level.

He was worried that his wife may leave him for other man or due to some issues between them.

Insight & Approach

It was really shocking to me as I had always seen him that he has always spoken highly of his wife and  the bond between them seem to be very strong.

As a protocol any mental disturbance noticed should be reported to the captain and this might get  escalated to company and his job may be in danger. Now this is even works that he may lose his family  as well as lively hood. As I did not have the authority to intervene but being a ship mate was really not  sure how to leave him in this condition.

So I decided to know the truth first before taking an action of informing the captain.

I without letting him know spoke to his wife through social media and found out that she was in trouble  where some person was troubling her who was associated with her in her past.

She was unable to ask help from the husband, as there would be a misunderstanding. So she was trying  to manage the situation which she was unable to due to her own stressful situation.

The condition was fairly simple with both the Husband and wife were in stress and not communicating  with each other. Clear case of misunderstanding and miscommunication.

The topic with all details was discussed between all three of us and both were extremely relived of the  emotional stress between each other.

They together discussed the matter with the person concerned and later understand same was also  discussed with local authorities as well to ensure the other person does not trouble the couple any  more.

In this was a simple discussion or counselling resolved the issues for the better for both of them with  their life going back to normal as always.

The bond grew stronger and in a year time I heard they had twins as well.

