Stories Mean Business - Nick Warren

#creativity #resistance #strategy Yesterday, I came across the story I started in 2001, after my son was born. It’s good - a rhyming picture book about a kid called Max Loaf, with a runaway imagination. But, I didn’t finish it. In 2004, I worked on it some more, and even got some illustrators interested. But, Nothing really happened. In 2018, I literally had an illustrator living next door- and he...

This is about getting rich slowly.

A short, simple message.

Let’s forget vulnerability and talk about anger.

Are you ready for what’s coming?

#beta #thinking Over the past year, I’ve had the luxury of designing a new business. It’s still early, but one of the wonders has been the chance to start from first principles. I spent twenty years running a web agency with clients around the world, but I never had the clarity that I have now. The podcast below is (beta thinking) about this, but I might also summarise in 9 words. Building busines...

Sometimes we can look at a complex problem and the solution falls right into place. That comes from experience. Other times, we encounter something new and it doesn’t fit with our preconceptions. That comes from experience too. This the challenge we face everyday. To retain the insight and let go of the dogma. Go do that 😉

Four weeks ago I stopped watching the news. No bulletins, no bloggers, no citizen journalists. It was a hard choice to make, but necessary. I needed to take back some mental real estate. But now, I’m coming back. Here's how...

‪How to be ‘authentic’ in two steps.‬ ‪1. Stop using the word.‬ ‪2. Start being open, honest and vulnerable.‬ ‪Authenticity is like happiness — it’s a side-effect, not a destination.‬

I’ve got a decision to make.

Let’s get curious about this. It matters.

Why powerful focus has a softness to it, and how I’m learning to do it.

This is one of the ways I pull myself out of the spiral.

There’s one word that matters more than almost any other - in copywriting and business. This is it.

What’s more important than being right?

Your Bad Transcript Hey there friends. It's Nick. It's episode 265 of the story hacker podcast now yesterday I suggested that you create like a sketch map of your digital content and it's okay. I know listen. I know you didn't do it don't worry, but I know you didn't do it, but I want to talk about the principle why it matters, you know, and this if you remember is in service to the ran I had a co...

Yesterday, I was annoyed, but not that helpful. Doing better today. Here’s your Bad Transcript... Hey there friends, it's Nick. It's episode two, six four of the story hacker podcast. And so yesterday going into a bit of a rant, didn't I particularly a rant about content and how, because technology seems hard when we come across a platform that allows us to do kind of link a to B to C to D to E or...

It’s easy to get seduced by technical solutions, but the process is not the person... or the product.

A simple lesson to make your stories more powerful.

A brilliant bit of business advice - that’s not about business.

They say that up to 65% of our brains are involved in vision, but where does that leave us StoryHackers. Answer: In a fantastic place. I love images, and weave them through my work and business. Here’s how.

Starting Is Hard. Whether you are having trouble telling your story or trying to take action, there’s always a reason to wait. Too busy. Too tired. Too … not ready. In this podcast I talk about starting StoryHacker, fighting perfectionism and cutting my own hair. START listening now 😉

By reflex, habit and goal...

Let’s get emotional.

Facts, concepts and meaning.