Stories Mean Business - Nick Warren

By Nick WarrenBusiness Marketing

Stories Mean Business - Nick Warren episodes

June 23, 2020 286: Eating Big Projects
One mouthful at a time.
7 min
June 22, 2020 285: Who Are You Shooting?
Thoughts on the other kind of story hook...
7 min
June 21, 2020 284: It’s Grandad’s Fault
Dedicated to my Dad, on Fathers Day 2020.
4 min
June 20, 2020 283: Eating My Own Dog Food
#dothework #commit #strategy
In yesterday’s post I talked about the value of going deeper, but WHO AM I to talk about that?
What am I doing to eat my own dog food?
It’s a good question, and the answers in today’s podcast. It’s linked in the comments … I you listen you’ll be a witness 😉.
A big goal in 12 months.
This type of thing is easy to understand once you realise that the StoryHacker podcast is as much for me as anyone else.
When I challenge you – like yesterday – I’m mostly challenging myself.
8 min
June 19, 2020 282: Can You Go Deeper?
If you don’t, you might be toast.
6 min
June 18, 2020 281: Patterns Have Power
Something weird has happened over the last two days...
7 min
June 17, 2020 280: Do You Need To Stop Starting?
#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 created fantastic designs for the whole book.
BUT still - when I came across it yesterday, it was just files sitting in a folder.
So, what’s the point of this post?
Most of us are great at starting stuff. We love the rush, the excitement, the dreams of what might happen.
But FINISHING is where the value is, and FINISHING is hard.
As Steve Jobs famously said, “real artists ship”.
I’ve spent hundreds of hours on Max Loaf, but until I publish the story they may as well never have existed.
What value are you sitting on? What do you need to finish?
Do yourself a favour. Take a break from kicking anything off today - finish something you’ve started.
7 min
June 16, 2020 279: Three Hundred Days
This is about getting rich slowly.
7 min
June 15, 2020 278: Hungover But Happy
A short, simple message.
3 min
June 14, 2020 277: Casting Your Shadow
Let’s forget vulnerability and talk about anger.
7 min