B is for Business Appeared in the Women's Enterprise Centre BC based blog in June 2017. It is part 2 of a 3 part series on storytelling 's impact on your business or community presence and success. B is for business and the basic set of stories that transform your personal story … [Read more...]
ABC intro to stories that boost your business
A is for Accept This is our first stop in the 3-part ABC starter to the use of "Story" in business. This article first appeared in the Women's Enterprise Centre. I’d like you to accept that stories work on all levels and that they help you ‘sell as you tell’. Whether the message you are … [Read more...]
Crafting the stories that shaped us: Me & Shayne Koyczan
This repost of a February 2013 article which was originally entitled: Power of others' words to shape our self-concept It now has new life due to this site's story focus! "Spotting and celebrating the different" has been a talent and sensitivity that's been great for my business. As a writer, a … [Read more...]
Storytelling for business-master the fun & the profit
Storytelling... it started for you in childhood. Storytelling started for all of us before we had language as we know it and depend on it today. In fact, the human capacity for storytelling began about the same time that our brains developed the ability to communicate with each other. Smart! It … [Read more...]
Helena’s Day Off: Harley-Davidson, Diwali & Doldrums
Today in Process T.I.P. Whew- a full week where I got to be someone different each day – freelance writer, city tour guide, VBOT trade show attendee, editor and then-- my ‘relaxation’ at end of week in a coffee shop as a colleague trying to find a collaborative project for our talents – Time … [Read more...]
Blog Buster Makes Your Words Count …….Consistently
If you are like most people, you find it hard to talk about yourself so that others want to listen. This is especially true in today’s marketplace where we are all distracted by the whirl of new things and bombarded by thousands of messages that crowd our minds, daily. Read on for: What savvy … [Read more...]
Day 29 StoryMarket collects stories that sell at VBOT trade show
Still time to head down and register on site at the: The Vancouver Board of Trade Show Wednesday, October 28, 2015 3:30 PM Westin Bayshore - Grand Ballroom 1601 Bayshore Drive Reception and Trade Show: 3:30 - 7:00 p.m. Come and meet fellow business people and network BUT KNOW THAT … [Read more...]
Day 24 The people on my StoryMarket street
CBC Radio carried news of the day's set up of the Wooden Boat Show at Granville Island. My morning wake up gears clicked and it seemed like a good target for some tea at the Blue Parrot overlooking the water. Ideal for a quick scan of the boats before the crowds appeared - that day and all … [Read more...]
Day 23 Story Market visits BNI Grand Fortune City
Time - how to spend it profitably and productively? On August 20 I took a smart time out yet it was still work. Super energizing and FUN. … [Read more...]
Day 22 On 3 Steps to a Smarter You
Did you catch the whiff of new school supplies? Still summer days to go but evidence of return to formal schooling is everywhere. Society's structure for the kids. Us workaday folks need to get our brain boosts also, to keep up with the high tech, high demand lives we lead. Here an easy piece I … [Read more...]
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