What I Learned From My Courageous Clients
I felt humbled this week by two of my clients. Both have circumstances in their lives that mean they probably should just do a 9 to 5 job and get on with it. But they are both dreaming of something...
View ArticleWatch Your Back!
Recently, I have been motoring forward with my business. I have had lots of new ideas coming to me, I have signed up for a few online courses and I have been doing lots of sitting at my computer...
View ArticleYour Failures Are What MAKE You An ‘Expert’
When I work with my clients to shape and share their stories, the number one question that comes up is ‘We keep being told to share our failures and vulnerability. How can I do that when I am supposed...
View ArticleWhy Aren’t They Listening?
When I was in high school I ran for School Co-President. Not because I was popular but because I wanted to do things. I wanted to make a difference in the school. I had been organizing lots of...
View ArticleI Love To Go A-Wandering!
When I was a non-profit Executive Director, I used to go a-wandering. I would appear in the offices or desks of my staff and ask them how things were going. It drove some of them crazy but mostly I...
View ArticleAre You Using Story for Good or Evil?
We can use stories to make people do things they don’t want to do. And we can use stories to scare people into doing what we want them to do. Stories are THAT powerful. That’s why I call storytelling...
View ArticleUnlike Me!
We now live in a world of liking. Which is ironic as I have spent over a decade trying not to worry so much about being liked. Before that I worried too much about it. I was nice. All the time. I made...
View ArticleAre you having an impact? Find out with these 5 questions!
There’s a lot of talk in business right now about impact. People talk about wanting to help, make a difference, have an impact in the lives of the people they are serving. But how do you know when you...
View ArticleWhen Telling Stories Goes Wrong
Meet Zac. He was part of a major controversy this week with the UK Department of Work and Pensions (DWP). He is quoted in several pamphlets, talking about his experience as a job seeker. Here is one of...
View ArticleWhat’s the Moral of Your Story? It’s Up To YOU!
When I first went to England I worked in a nightshelter for the homeless in central London. It was an incredible if often challenging experience. As a 21 year old Canadian girl from a small city who...
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