Storytelling with Puck

The Flamingo Advantage

How do you stand out from the crowd? What makes you different?

The flamingo stands out by being a flamingo. What goes in is clearly seen on the outside. Its beauty literally comes from within. 

Katie Hornor wants you to understand yourself better so you can stand out too. Her flower in her hair makes a mark but there's way more to it than that. 

One of the best ways to make your voice heard is through stories and Katie has lots of them. Listen to find out more about the Flamingo Advantage, why it can be hard to stand out as a conservative Christian and the power of teaching to learn. 

When you're finished listening, go ahead, check out Katie's website and get her book for free. You only have to pay shipping and handling fees. The links are below: 

The Flamingo Advantage website

www.freeflamingobook.com - Free book (Pay S&H)

Listen. No. Really listen. Take in every word. Don’t think about what you’re going to say next or how you have a similar or better story. Just listen.

We’re giving you that advice for this episode and we’re taking it from our guest, Wojtek Kolodziejczak, who has realised that business networking is really all about life networking.

His stories are incredible. He’s gone from being a lawyer to a business development manager, to running his own business and living the life of a digital nomad. Plus, he wears great hats!

So, open up the episode and listen.

When you’ve finished, click the links below to find out more:

Life Networker Website - https://lifenetworker.com/

Wojtek’s LinkedIn Profile - https://www.linkedin.com/in/wojtekkolodziejczak/

Wojtek’s Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/LifeNetworker/

Wojtek’s Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/lifenetworker/

Have you ever been in Sports Illustrated? No? Have you ever been in a picture with REM? No? OK, we’ll leave that to Matt McWilliams and you can listen to his episode to find out why. These are just two of the many fascinating stories he tells and if that’s not enough, he also gives you a taste of how to turn your passions into profits.

Of course, if you really want the detail, you’ll have to buy his book. Come back after you’ve listened to Matt’s episode and click on the link below to get the book and some amazing deals:

passionsintoprofitsbook.com/puck

We talk about learning a lot. At Puck Creations, we love to absorb the latest information. We’re constantly updating our methods and making sure we’re providing the best possible service. What we haven’t thought as much about is what we need to unlearn.

Lucy Griffin-Stiff shares a story by the wonderful Portia Nelson to get things going. Her insights into the traps we often fall into over and over again can’t be explained here so you’ll just have to listen. We talk about multitasking, habits, meditation, stories (of course), timeline therapy and so much more.

We know you’ll want to find out more about Lucy. From here, that’s easy. Just click on the links below:

Lucy’s website

Lucy’s book – Hardback

Paperback

Rewrite your story with Lucy’s course

Lucy’s LinkedIn

A teacher teaches. Lenise Collimore is known to be a great teacher. Great teachers also learn. Travel teaches too and it taught Lenise a lot about life. Her understanding of the English language and her ability to teach it to others gave her the opportunity to travel across many countries. Japan, Turkey, the Netherlands, to name a few.

In each place, she spent time understanding the world around her and listening to the stories of others. Her writing is inspired and we’re sure you’ll be itching to get pen to paper once you’ve listened to this episode. Maybe you’ll write something that you’ll only allow people to see once you die? What an interesting thought.

Listen to see why that thought was floating through the air and to get a sense of the humour, thoughtfulness and adventure that make this episode’s guest so special.

Don’t forget to check out Lenise’s Instagram. The link’s below:

https://www.instagram.com/eindhoven.in.motion/- Eindhoven in Motion

An Englishwoman, a Kenyan and an Indian all record a podcast.

Sounds like the start of a bad joke. It isn’t, it’s just a reflection of the incredible life our guest for Season 3, Episode 13 of the Storytelling with Puck podcast has had. Hansa Pankhania takes the good bits from each of the countries that have had the biggest effect on her life and uses them to help others.

India is the birthplace of her parents. Kenya is where she spent her childhood. The UK has been her home since she was in her late teens.

For Hansa, the importance of embracing the diversity and unity of these 3 cultures shines through. Her background taught her the power of kindness, acceptance and forgiveness. An academic with a zest for everyday life, Hansa advocates for better wellbeing and balance.

My words don’t do her work justice, so listen to her tell her story, her way.

BONUS: Hansa treats us to a short guided meditation about half way through the episode.

So, what are you waiting for? Start listening now. 😊

While you’re listening, you’re probably going to want to connect with Hansa. We’ve made it easy. Just click on the links below:

Aum Consultancy website: https://aumconsultancy.co.uk/

Hansa’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hpankhania/

What’s your biggest weakness? What do you struggle with? Are there things you don’t consider to be weaknesses but others do? Maybe you see weaknesses where others don’t? Lydia Brown has cerebral palsy. She lived without a home for many years. Her challenges are bigger than many of us ever have to face. Yet, she uses a lot of the things that some might call weakness to provide her with the strength to move forward.

Her hardest days are used as inspiration for wonderful poetry, her cerebral palsy has offered her resilience and her life lived without regular shelter has helped her to see the both the good and the bad of humanity. She chooses to focus on the good.

We were inspired by our conversation with Lydia. We think you will be too. Make sure you listen today.

If you’d like to get in touch with Lydia, you can find her using the links below:

Lydia’s website (buy Strength in Weaknesses here) - https://awritersmind21.wixsite.com/my-site

Lydia’s Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100077069019710

Lydia’s Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/authorlydiabrown/

Lydia’s LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/swt-lemon-68bab6222/

What’s the best thing you’ve ever ordered? Online, in a shop, via a brochure, from the universe? Have you ever ordered a husband? If you were to order a husband or a partner for life, what specifics would you ask for? Susan Payton made a very specific order on April 27th 2006 and you can find out all about it by listening to Episode 11 of Series 3 of the Storytelling with Puck podcast. You can also discover how many stories we all have within us, how to create a bank of stories to share when the time is right and how Susan uses stories to create more business and deeper connections.

Would you like to build deeper connections? Why not start by building a connection with the wonderful Susan Payton. Find out how below:

Buy The Business of Stories by Susan Payton

Susan’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/susanpaytonuk/

Susan’s Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thebusinessofstories 

Are you ready to be ahead of the crowd when opportunity comes knocking? One man was and our guest on Episode 10 of Series 3 of the Storytelling with Puck podcast is going to tell you all about him. He’ll also tell you about succinct copy, owning a radio station, how to come up with new ideas and more.

If you’re still wondering why you should listen. It’s all about the stories. Scott has lots to tell. Who was the top salesperson? What does learning on the job really look like? Is there a job you wouldn’t want to be hands on with?

To find out more about Scott and to connect, click the links below:

Scott’s Website: www.FastForwardResults.com

Scott’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottfrothingham/

Scott’s Blog: https://contentandcopywriters.blogspot.com/

Scott’s Books: https://www.azonlinks.com/B087H9K2PB

Sometimes, we go through things and we have no idea why. We can’t work out what’s happening in our lives or how to fix it. Sometimes, we feel like we need to fix things that we don’t. When we look back at a life that once was, we often look with fresh eyes. We see what we could never have seen before. Only our knowledge today can inform our past. Gillian Jones, our guest on Series 3, Episode 9 of the Storytelling with Puck Podcast is an exceptional writer with so many stories to share. Her own history, her love of history and her empathy with people in the present are just a few of the factors that make her Story Hotel a place worth visiting.

To get directions to her hotel and find out more about Gill, click on the links below:

Sign up to Gill’s newsletter to see why story matters: https://winning-experimenter-9344.ck.page/e452d98344

Visit Gill’s story hotel website: www.gillianjonescopywriting.com

Gill’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/gillianography

Gill’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gillianography1/