Until a few days ago, Hannah Gadsby wasn't on my radar. But now I’m seeing her name everywhere. She is – or should I say was – a stand-up comedian. She came to my attention when a participant on the Storytelling for Self-Promotion course I’m currently co-facilitating recommended that I watched Hannah’s new comedy special on Netflix. I wouldn’t usually watch a stand-up set on TV (I prefer the … [Read more...] about The raw power of sharing the truth of your story
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Stop hating self-promotion and start letting people fall in love with you
Self-promotion. What does it mean to you? To me it means anything that helps to raise my profile and reach the people I most want to work with. It’s about me but it’s not all about me, if that makes sense. So I was shocked when I Googled ‘self-promotion’ and at the top of the page was the following definition: “The action of promoting or publicising oneself or one’s activities, especially in a … [Read more...] about Stop hating self-promotion and start letting people fall in love with you
Don’t get stuck in a compartment (with a weirdo) – celebrate your whole self
Are you old enough to remember those ancient railway carriages that had compartments? You know, the ones with bench seats that, if you were travelling on the last train home, you would avoid like the plague in case a weirdo sat next to you? Well, I do. I got stuck in one once and couldn’t get out – but that’s another story. Compartments. You get stuck in them and can’t get out. So why oh … [Read more...] about Don’t get stuck in a compartment (with a weirdo) – celebrate your whole self
Why storytelling helps you to show up rather than show off
A few years ago, when I was training to become a public speaker, I came up against a barrier. Whenever I did an exercise that required me (an introvert) to ‘go bigger’, I resisted. My worry was that people would think I was showing off. It was only after receiving consistent feedback that I wasn’t being annoying or over the top that I accepted that what felt like showing off to me was having a … [Read more...] about Why storytelling helps you to show up rather than show off
What a drag queen taught me about the power of sharing your story
I’m a big fan of Netflix. I’m always looking for TV series to get stuck into and, a couple of weeks ago, on a whim I decided to start watching RuPaul’s Drag Race. I was soon hooked on the format – The Apprentice for drag queens – and found myself in awe of the transformation these guys went through and what a high art drag is when it’s done to this level of perfection. But more than that, I was … [Read more...] about What a drag queen taught me about the power of sharing your story
How to tell a brand story through the eyes of your Trailblazer Archetypes
Ever since I became aware of Carl Jung’s theories about the human psyche, I’ve been fascinated by archetypes. The warrior, the priestess, the king, the hero – they are all motifs we instinctively understand and carry within us. An archetype is a universal symbol of a collection of traits – the warrior is brave, strong and honourable; the priestess wise and intuitive. But there are light and … [Read more...] about How to tell a brand story through the eyes of your Trailblazer Archetypes