What it was like to work with Jordan Peterson
What was it like to work with Jordan Peterson? My background with Jordan for context I’ve followed Jordan Peterson for years. I remember my buddy telling me about him while we were drinking in a bar years ago. He mentioned an interview with a British …
Why Tell ( Meaningful ) Stories?
We began focusing our energy on asking why more often, and realizing that there is a motivation behind action no matter who the person is or what messaging they have. …
How to Tell Effective Stories with Video
We’re hearing a lot of messages that “marketing has changed” and encouragement to “create video content” and especially to TELL STORIES. It’s no secret that we all love a good story. Human beings always have, and we always will. It’s becoming a very popular and well-known …
How To Use Video For Recruiting
Anyone who works in sales and marketing understands first hand how powerful it is to have a qualified prospect discover you through a friend, research you online, and then excitedly make contact. They have been looking for what you offer. After a few meetings to …
What I Learn From Stories
What can we actually learn about ourselves from stories? Is there something deeper happening when we read a book, listen to a lecture, a comedian, listen to a friend rant to us over beers, watch a movie, or listen to a podcast? What are we …
Bringing Order to Chaos
You come home from a hard day’s work, exhausted. You hang up your coat, kick off your shoes, toss your keys to their designated spot, and greet your people and/or animals in customary fashion. It’s time for the evening’s activities: eat, read, Netflix, whatever things …
Earning the Moment
Have you ever watched a film or a show with an unsatisfying ending? If you’re a real person with emotions and access to a streaming service, you probably have. What was it about the ending that left you feeling robbed? It probably wasn’t just that …
What is Story Acceleration?
Recently I launched a book titled FLY: Take your Business to New Heights using the 7 Powerful Steps of Story Acceleration. Available on Amazon. This is the first of a number of excerpts taken from the book and released as Blog articles. WHAT IS STORY …
The Value of Creativity
It is easier than ever to accumulate knowledge. What with online learning platforms and the freedom to share on social media, there is no lack of opportunities to learn new skills or get ideas. What we find as a result is an influx of content …
A Box of Journals
“Because this business of becoming conscious, of being a writer, is ultimately about asking yourself, How alive am I willing to be?” –Anne Lamott, Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life I read avidly as a child and continued well into my teenage …
Burn Your Script
The headline is a little dramatic, but here’s what I mean. A question I get asked a lot when talking to clients and prospects is about our use of scripts… “if we will be writing a script”, “will we get the script ahead of time?”, …
Passionate vs Practical
Do we have to sacrifice our passions and creativity to fit into the already established societal economic mold? I’m sure that you’ll assume that my answer to this question is NO. Otherwise, why the heck would I write this? Why would I ask it at …
What Makes A Compelling Story?
I’m often fighting a battle. Where do my unhinged creativity and ideas start, and where does the structure come into play? Or better yet, where does the motivation of a story and character/answering why and the meaning come in, and where should the description and the what play out? This applies …
Lean And Your Life
The company is particularly proud of its headphones‘ noise canceling capabilities. The Surface Headphones have four active noise canceling mics, and the feature even has its own mechanical dial allowing you to pick from 13 levels of intensity. …
