Are you telling stories...

or changing outcomes?

Patrick

Your Weekly Wisdom Mastery — 

Master the Art of Business Storytelling: 5 Tips to Boost Your Impact

This video clip is part of our Significant Impact Monthly Masterclass on "STORIES TO ACTIVATE DECISIONS".

Access our full SIM "STORIES TO ACTIVATE DECISIONS" Training by:

1) Signing up our Significant Impact Monthly Masterclass program here.

which opens up the ability for you to:

2) Immediately access our full SIM Masterclass training on "STORIES TO ACTIVATE DECISIONS" here!

So GOOD!

Your Weekly Growth Challenge — 

Try the…

Story Flip Challenge

Your Challenge —

• Choose a key business story you frequently tell
• Apply the "Bounce" technique that involves your audience
• Change the chronology of your story for added impact
• Focus on a different sensory element than you usually do
• Present your transformed story to colleagues in 3 minutes or less
• Collect...

A sensorial, engaging, well rehearsed story...

can inspire hundreds, thousands, even millions!

Patrick

Your Weekly Wisdom Mastery — 

Use the 3 R's for Storytelling Success

This video clip is part of our Significant Impact Monthly Masterclass on "STORIES TO ACTIVATE DECISIONS".

Access our full SIM "STORIES TO ACTIVATE DECISIONS" Training by:

1) Signing up our Significant Impact Monthly Masterclass program here.

which opens up the ability for you to:

2) Immediately access our full SIM Masterclass training on "STORIES TO ACTIVATE DECISIONS" here!

So GOOD!

Your Weekly Growth Challenge — 

Try the …

“Half It" Challenge!

Take your favorite story, pitch, or presentation and follow these steps:

1) Time yourself telling the full version.

2) Cut it in half, focusing on the most crucial elements.

3) Time yourself again.

4) Repeat steps 2 and 3 three more times.

5) Final goal: Deliver your story as an compelling "elevator pitch" in 30 seconds or less.

...

Persist through failure…

Never give up on your ideas, projects or dreams!

Patrick

Your Weekly Wisdom Mastery — 

Persist Through Failure: The Secret to Success in Business and Life

This video clip is part of our Significant Impact Monthly Masterclass on "STORIES TO ACTIVATE DECISIONS".

Access our full SIM "STORIES TO ACTIVATE DECISIONS" Training by:

1) Signing up our Significant Impact Monthly Masterclass program here.

which opens up the ability for you to:

2) Immediately access our full SIM Masterclass training on "STORIES TO ACTIVATE DECISIONS" here!

So GOOD!

Your Weekly Growth Challenge — 

Try the…

7-Day Resilience Challenge

• Day 1: Identify a project or idea you've abandoned. Commit to reviving it.

• Day 2: Practice storytelling. Condense a complex idea into a 2-minute pitch.

• Day 3: Negotiate a flexible arrangement at work or in your personal life.

• Day 4: Spend quality time with loved ones, prioritizing personal...

A well-crafted story can influence others…

to be better, do better, and even amplify success in business!

Your Weekly Wisdom Mastery — 

Storytelling Secrets for Driving Business Buy-In

This video clip is part of our Significant Impact Monthly Masterclass on "STORIES TO ACTIVATE DECISIONS".

Access our full SIM "STORIES TO ACTIVATE DECISIONS" Training by:

1) Signing up our Significant Impact Monthly Masterclass program here.

which opens up the ability for you to:

2) Immediately access our full SIM Masterclass training on "STORIES TO ACTIVATE DECISIONS" here!

So GOOD!

Your Weekly Growth Challenge — 

Try the…

Storytelling Decision-Maker Challenge

The Scenario:

You are a senior leader in your organization, and an important business decision needs to be made that will significantly impact strategy, operations, finances, or another critical area.

However, there is disagreement among the decision-making team about the right path forward.

Your...

Freshness, excitement and visceral connection...

all critical components to connecting with others through story.

Patrick

Your Weekly Wisdom Mastery —

The Magical Storytelling Mindset That Will Transform Your Skills

This video clip is part of our Significant Impact Monthly Masterclass on "STORY TELLING".

Access our full SIM "STORY TELLING" Training by:

1) Signing up our Significant Impact Monthly Masterclass program here.

which opens up the ability for you to:

2) Immediately access our full SIM Masterclass training on "STORY TELLING" here!

So GOOD!

Your Weekly Growth Challenge — 

Try the…

"First Date With Your Story" Challenge

We've all experienced the thrill and nerves of going on a first date - dressing up, feeling excited and alive, hungering to connect with someone new in a visceral way.

Well, that's exactly the mindset I share in this week’s Weekly Wisdom video (above), and I want you to cultivate that when telling your stories.

In this...

A great story has 3 crucial parts...

Learn & use them to maximize significance in the world.

Patrick — 

Your Weekly Wisdom Mastery —

Use the 3 S’s to Master Your Story Building Skills

This video clip is part of our Significant Impact Monthly Masterclass on "STORY BUILDING".

Access our full SIM "STORY BUILDING" Training by:

1) Signing up our Significant Impact Monthly Masterclass program here.

which opens up the ability for you to:

2) Immediately access our full SIM Masterclass training on "STORY BUILDING" here!

So GOOD!

Your Weekly Growth Challenge — 

Try the…

Purposeful Storyteller's Quest

Your Challenge —

1) Define a clear story purpose for a specific audience.

2) Break down your core story into the crucial components:

- Struggle (opening conflict)
- Search (obstacles and tensions)
- Solution (pivotal "aha" moment)

3) Craft a distinct narrative arc for your story.

4) Build rising tension through the struggle and search.

5)...

Whenever you’re put on the spot to answer someone…

Take a breath and remember you’ve got 'bottled wisdom' & a powerfully built intuition.

Then provide your best answer.

(You may be amazed at what comes out of you!)

Patrick

Your Weekly Wisdom Mastery — 

The Power of Bottled Wisdom & Intuition: Story Building 101

This video clip is part of our Significant Impact Monthly Masterclass on "STORY BUILDING".

Access our full SIM "STORY BUILDING" Training by:

1) Signing up our Significant Impact Monthly Masterclass program here.

which opens up the ability for you to:

2) Immediately access our full SIM Masterclass training on "STORY BUILDING" here!

So GOOD!

Your Weekly Growth Challenge — 

Try the…

Bottled Wisdom Challenge

1) Think of a scenario where you might be put on the spot and lack a clear, confident answer (e.g. a client meeting, job interview, etc.)

2) Take a few deep breaths to center yourself.

3) Improvise a response that...

The beauty of...

Istanbul inspires us to...

Live 100% Empowered!

Your Weekly Wisdom Mastery —

3 Powerful Questions to Amplify Vibrance in Life

This video clip is part of our Significant Impact Monthly Masterclass on "WEEKLY RHYTHM".

Access our full SIM "WEEKLY RHYTHM" Training by:

1) Signing up for our 30 day $1 trial for our Significant Impact Monthly Masterclass program here.

which opens up the ability for you to:

2) Immediately access our full SIM Masterclass training on "WEEKLY RHYTHM" here!

So GOOD!

Your Weekly Growth Challenge — 

Try the...

"5 Wins in 5 Days"

Challenge!

Day 1:

Identify 1 win from your day. This can be something small that brought you joy or a sense of accomplishment. Write it down.

Day 2:

Notice 2 meaningful interactions you had today. Reflect on what made them meaningful connections.

Day 3:

Capture 1 key insight or lesson today. What new perspective did you gain?

Day 4:

Share 2 wins with a friend. See what wins they had this week too....

If you painted this...

people would claim that the colors are impossible to occur in Nature.

Look up and Nature gifts you just for being present! 

Your Weekly Wisdom Mastery

Your Formula for Generating Massive Momentum

This video clip is part of our Significant Impact Monthly Training on "Generating Momentum".

Access our full SIM "Generating Momentum" Training by:

1) Signing up for our 30 day $1 trial for our Significant Impact Monthly Masterclass program here,

which opens up the ability for you to:

2) Immediately access our full SIM Masterclass training on "Generating Momentum" here, where I share more ways to help you create, build and maintain momentum - personally & professionally, WHILE stepping into your BEST self for you, those you care for, and the world!

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Your Weekly Growth Challenge

1) Think through the size of a goal you have to complete by end of 2022 (less than 3 months).

2) Review the quote below.

3) Journal or document how much time (how many 1 hour...

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Recently, I visited two friends in Colorado.  Brother and sister, living across the street from each other, they are close.  I’ve known them both over 20 years.  It’s always a pleasure to visit them and enjoy the clean fresh Colorado air and those beautiful mountains!  Such a treat!

On this particular visit, I have the pleasure of spending the evening with their community.  About 13 of us in all.  We share a meal in the backyard.  Potluck .. so a smorgasbord of unique recipes.  Delectable and (for me) exotic tastes. 

As dinner around the picnic tables winds down, I head for the small fire to warm my hands.  I sit alone in silence, staring into the fire.  You know how that goes, right?  It’s a meditation, watching the fire dance.  Eventually, another person meanders over and sits down across from me.  And then another.  ...