Friday, March 8, 2024 134 Pull-the-plug stories: What happens if you quit?

We have lots of stories of celebration, where people talk about their wins. What we need are more stories of pulling the plug.  For example, in this e...

Thursday, February 1, 2024 133 Use storytelling to build a client-attracting About Page: 3 Tips

If you’re a service based solopreneur, entrepreneur or independent professional, your brand is YOU. Your About Page will be critical to your online su...

Thursday, January 25, 2024 132 Business Storytelling: 3 Business Stories You Don't Share With Your Clients

  When we think of business storytelling, most business owners think of stories as a way to relate to clients - and certainly I encourage th...

Friday, January 12, 2024 131 Numbers Make Stories Come Alive (Or Raise Questions About the Storyteller)

Numbers make stories more vivid. When we say, "Apartment 101," you may get a picture in your mind of the door with the number. But there's a downside....

Thursday, January 4, 2024 042 ENCORE: How Storytelling Makes Your Small Business Marketing More Productive in 3 Ways

This week's episode is an encore presentation. It's designed to introduce new audience members to a podcast they may have missed. And it's one of my f...

Thursday, December 21, 2023 130 From “Ordinary” To “Valuable Treasure” With  A Simple Story

  Many service-based entrepreneurs tell me, “My services seem so ordinary! I want to create a sense of excitement among potential clients.” It’s how l...

Thursday, December 14, 2023 129 How your intuition can guide you to tell the best story for your business

“Should I tell this story? I don’t feel comfortable sharing.” Or “I *really* feel I should tell this story, even if it makes me uncomfortable."   If y...

Wednesday, December 6, 2023 128 Position Yourself As An Expert With Your Story Archetype

One of the biggest challenges for a business owner is getting seen as a credible expert in your field…even a thought leader in your industry. Last epi...

Thursday, November 23, 2023 126 How To Use Storytelling To Make Business Plans That Won't Turn Into Pipe Dreams

“Every year I say I’m going to plan better. And it never happens.” “I make great plans. But I never seem to finish carrying them out.” “I’m a small bu...

Thursday, November 9, 2023 124 Traveling for the holidays? Take your story with you.

You’re a service-based business and the brand is YOU. So how will you keep growing your business while you’re taking some downtime? For many of us, ho...

Thursday, November 2, 2023 123 How to begin building your online brand when your website isn’t ready

When you meet prospects, live or virtually, they often want to know more about you and your services.  Inevitably, they’ll ask for your website. Resea...

Thursday, October 26, 2023 122 Two ways for business owners to share their journey stories

A content creator posted on social media: When working to improve yourself: Is it better to do it in a public forum and post about progress along the ...