Inspiration

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Triumph, Tenacity, and the Matildas: A Journey from Struggle to Stardom

August 15, 2023
This isn’t just a win on the pitch. It’s a victory for every resilient woman who’s worn that jersey, for…
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Can you use regret to shape a better life? A countercultural provocation

April 4, 2023
Can regret help you live a better life?…
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Love stories 😍

August 22, 2022
A busy Brisbane street cornerA sky-blue 1960s Olivetti typewriter A portable table, two camp chairs, a sign that said: Sentimental…
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THE BUSINESS OF BUSYNESS

July 24, 2017
In a classic clip from an old I Love Lucy episode, Lucy gets a job in a chocolate factory and she and…
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Business Storytelling: why it’s much harder than it looks

July 10, 2017
Warren Buffett, often speaks in folksy aphorisms. I guess, in modern terms, we would refer to them as tweets. He…
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What is the NEW currency of change?

June 27, 2017
How do we persuade people to adopt our ideas, listen to what we have to say and even be inspired…
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Where Will Storytelling Be 1 Year From Now? 

June 12, 2017
You can’t throw a stone without hitting a storytelling consultant today. Yet, I remember a lot of blank stares when…
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3 Business Storytelling Secrets that No One Tells you about

May 30, 2017
What’s the secret sauce that makes some stories better than others and some storytellers more successful than others? The answers…
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Hijacked or Precious? 

May 2, 2017
I introduced myself at a recent event as a business storyteller, which is what I am. There was a time…
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A Star and a Suggestion

April 18, 2017
One of our highest needs is appreciation. This is true even if you are not normally needy! My daughter was…
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Shhh this is private…

April 4, 2017
Our biggest fear with storytelling is that we might disclose too much. It is after all storytelling and not group…
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Mission Possible: 3 Fail proof ways to remember names

March 21, 2017
“A rose by any other name would smell as sweet” is one of William Shakespeare’s famous lines from Romeo and Juliet.…