Sunday, October 16, 2022 076 How Changing Your "Quiet Quitting" Story Makes You Happier & More Productive

Quiet quitting - means you tell a story beginning, “I’m not paid enough to do this."      Quiet quitting has been around a long time.  I know many p...

Monday, October 10, 2022 075 3 Backstories Your Client Tells Herself When You Offer A Free Consultation (And How To Respond To Them)

When I started my copywriting business on the Internet, lots of my competitors were writing on the back of their business cards: “Free 30-minute consu...

Sunday, October 2, 2022 074 How 1 Story Gives You 5 Great Blog Post Ideas

Looking for more creative blog post ideas that attract hungry readers? You'll find a zillion bundles promising to help...with tired titles like, "Beh...

Wednesday, September 7, 2022 073 The Surprising Way To 10X The Impact Of Your Content

"I've heard this all before." "You sound just like everybody else in your field." "I can't remember...what did you say again?" Content creation takes ...

Wednesday, August 24, 2022 072 Entrepreneurs: Get Past Your Comfort Zone With Storytelling

You want to grow a business ... but what happens when you keep telling yourself stories keep you from moving forward? Stories that seem so real and vi...

Monday, August 8, 2022 071 Building A Community By Telling Stories With Alex Hillman of Indy Hall

Many organizations are still struggling to rebuild community after the pandemic forced everyone apart. Alex Hillman is the founder of Indy Hall, one o...

Sunday, July 31, 2022 070 The 5-Step Story Behind A Successful Small Business Blog

Thinking of starting or growing a blog? This episode breaks down the steps - which are not what most marketers will tell you. You'll save a lot of tim...

Sunday, July 10, 2022 068 A Story A Day To Grow Your Business - With Ellen Finkelstein

Ellen Finkelstein uses email marketing to grow her list. She sends out emails every day - 7 days per week - and each email begins with a story from he...

Thursday, June 30, 2022 067 Is it time to stop telling business stories?

Storytelling has been a big business buzzword for a long time. Small business owners frequently are encouraged, "Learn to tell stories!" or even, "You...

Saturday, June 18, 2022 066 How To Leverage Your Working Style To Become More Productive

You plan your next offer -a program or product. Some business owners get an idea and dive right in. I’m in this category. We execute fast…and wish we’...

Monday, June 13, 2022 065 How to respond when they say "It's too expensive"

Small businesses get the "too expensive!" objection all the time. In this episode we dive into the client stories that might drive these objections.  ...

Sunday, June 5, 2022 064 Why these 2 story templates bring in more sales

Certain story templates are more effective when it comes to attracting more clients and generating more sales. Is it because they create more intense ...