Stories Mean Business - Nick Warren

505: Follow Your Own Thread 28.01.2021 5:11 ↓

10 years ago, I started studying outside my discipline. The journey is just begun, but I began by following my own curiosity.

504: Are you too focused? 27.01.2021 6:10 ↓

The counter-argument that might just make you feel better about yourself.

503: The Snow Day 26.01.2021 5:05 ↓

Sometimes, it helps to be reminded of why we are here.

502: Leveraging Cultural Touchstones 25.01.2021 4:22 ↓

Bring your audience into your world, and meet them in theirs.

501: Learning To See (Drawing 2) 24.01.2021 8:46 ↓

Including insights from Richard Feynman, Ray Dalio and Nick Warren 🤣

500: The Switch (in my head) 23.01.2021 9:28 ↓

Steady as you go... it’s episode 500!

499: When Stories Become Lies 22.01.2021 11:20 ↓

Stories can sustain us or destroy us - we must choose.

498: Phoning In Failure 21.01.2021 5:44 ↓

Some insight through competitor research.

497: The Dating Game 20.01.2021 4:02 ↓

This is the only piece of dating advice I’m ever going to give.

496: Working The Network Effect 19.01.2021 6:58 ↓

Something interesting is going on with my website at www.storiesmeanbusiness.com.

495: Embodying Your Craft 18.01.2021 7:19 ↓

There’s a tiny link at the bottom of my website that is embodying the craft. Can you do something similar?

494: Small Builds Big (Drawing 1) 17.01.2021 7:59 ↓

I’m learning to draw in 2021. This is about the first lesson.

493: Are You Still A Cover Band? 16.01.2021 8:06 ↓

Here’s the simple way I think about being creative.

492: The Velvet Magnet 15.01.2021 6:08 ↓

Being clear about the audience you don’t wish to serve doesn’t just push people away, it will help bring the right people in.

491: Sub-plots mean business 14.01.2021 3:52 ↓

Just because you aren’t writing a story epic, doesn’t mean the words don’t matter. Everything we do is telling a story.

490: Illustrating Strategy 13.01.2021 5:41 ↓

I was making changes to my services page, when I started talking about building work.

489: Evolving the offer 12.01.2021 7:56 ↓

My heart may beat for stories, but building a great business means putting clients (and reality) first.

488: Memory and Emotion 11.01.2021 3:57 ↓

Most powerful memories include powerful emotions. As storytellers, we can use this small insight to paint a more powerful picture.

487: The Art Of Taking Small Bites 10.01.2021 8:20 ↓

Yesterday I got a rush of blood to the head as I built my clients page. This is why.

486: The Virtuous Circle 09.01.2021 7:53 ↓

When the outputs become the inputs, fantastic things begin to happen.

485: Your Story Is Guaranteed 08.01.2021 7:35 ↓

This story not only helped kickstart my business in the late 1990s, it brilliantly aligned my incentives with that of my clients.

484: First Thoughts On Clubhouse 07.01.2021 9:24 ↓

I’m not convinced it’s going to wipe out everything else, but I’m curious enough to be @nickwarren on Clubhouse.

483: A Test Of Character 06.01.2021 4:56 ↓

The one where my daughter demonstrates more character than I do.

482: The Unbroken Sky 05.01.2021 6:45 ↓

This is what happens when you meditate about swearing.

481: The F Word 04.01.2021 8:48 ↓

I talk about four letter words, solving problems upstream, and people who are too tall to talk to.