Tuesday, April 19, 2022 057 3 Tips To Win Clients As A Master Storyteller

Creating your story is just the first part storytelling. You also need a way to tell your story.  As a business storyteller, your goal is to get liste...

Tuesday, April 5, 2022 056 How To Design A Story That Reaches Your Ideal Clients

Most stories will attract attention. Small business owners need to go beyond attracting attention to create stories that attract and persuade.  How do...

Friday, April 1, 2022 055 How To Stand Out In A Crowded Space

They're not paying attention to your content? No surprise: there's a lot of noise in the background.  This episode (based on my new course - http://c...

Tuesday, March 29, 2022 054 3 Techniques To Become A Better Storyteller

Business storytelling works like a muscle. When you need a story, you have to be ready. Just as you do workouts and exercises to be ready to play tenn...

Monday, March 21, 2022 053 Impostor Syndrome or Impostor? Your story knows!

When you’re new to your business or career field, you might be asking yourself, “Am I really qualified to do this?” Your friend, mentor or coach assur...

Tuesday, March 8, 2022 051 How To Use Vulnerability In Your Business Story

Yes - you should include vulnerability in your business story. But not YOUR vulnerability: it's about your clients.  The experts don't tell you to bar...

Thursday, March 3, 2022 050 Tell a story to create an "aha" moment

When you get an "aha moment" (almost what used to be called a "Eureka moment") you see the world a new way. Maybe you ask a new question. Maybe you se...

Sunday, February 27, 2022 049 Forget about being "catchy" (do this instead)

Small businesses can be urged to come up with a catchy headline, slogan or product name. But what does a "catchy" slogan do for us?? For a big brand o...

Tuesday, February 22, 2022 048 The Danger of Branding Yourself With A Single Story

You share "your story" -- especially a personal story--and you get backlash. Often that story will be the *one* story your audience will hear about yo...

Monday, February 14, 2022 047 The Missing Piece In The Hero's Journey Story

In your business story, you're the guide and your client is the hero. In traditional stories, the guide just appeared to save the hero's life, money, ...

Saturday, February 5, 2022 046 Unpacking the Structure of a Persuasive Story

Storytellling for business doesn't work like storytelling for movies and novels. You start with different ingredients and you assemble them strategica...

Friday, January 28, 2022 045 The story you need to gain credibility in a new field

Entrepreneurs rarely find their businesses by walking a straight line. They move from lawyer to professional organizer, from corporate exec to life co...