What to expect in Part 2—A solid, working story bank — personal stories, non-personal stories, analogies, all stored and accessible—The ability to write a complete chapter in Brain Audit format—The ability to build a presentation/podcast that maintains continuous interest—Mastery of the connection: any story to any article—Tidy up of mistakes/blind spots in storytelling in phase […]
Storytelling: Why The Ending Matters Most Of All When You’re Crafting A Story
(This is an unedited transcript) Notice something strange when you tell a story? People are always waiting for you to finish because they want to know the point of the story. This subtle curiosity level gives us an advantage. It means that we can play director and change the path of the story. Every story […]
Three Core Elements of Storytelling (And Why You Need To Write Stories Right Away)
Think of a story. Any story. Maybe just Cinderella, for instance. What does it bring up right away to your mind? 1) Sequence 2) Suspense and 3) The roller coaster Stories are like magic lamps. They have a sequence, there’s suspense and sure to be a roller coaster. So if we examine Cinderella’s story we […]
Startup Stories: The Untold Backstory of Psychotactics Online Courses and Products
Why Backstories? Whenever you hear the startup stories of products and services, it’s always a sugar-coated, goody gum drop story. You rarely get to hear the not-so-great side of things, the mistakes, the second-guessing. In this series, you get to hear what’s happening behind the stage. How—and why—we started the article writing course; how we […]
StoryTelling Series: Why StoryTelling Loses Intensity Without A Catalyst—And How To Use The Catalyst To Maximum Effect
Storytelling struggles without a catalyst Yet a catalyst doesn’t have to be in your face. It can be quiet, almost introspective. So how do you create powerful catalysts for your stories? And then, once you have the catalyst in place, how do you connect the story back to your article, podcast or presentation? In this […]
Psychotactics Stories: Why we stopped the profitable Protege Program
Imagine you had a program that generated over $150,000 a year Let’s also imagine that this program always had a waiting list and that clients loved it. Would you stop the program, or let it run? In 2006, we started the Protege Program and by 2009, it came to an abrupt halt. But was it […]
India Travel Stories: The Cheese Story
The Cheese story Would cheese be mistaken for explosive at an airport? As we were headed to India, Renuka asked my mother what she’d like from New Zealand. “Cheese. New Zealand cheese, would be nice,” said my mother. And so it began, the story of the cheese. As we flew through from Auckland to Singapore, […]
Three Heartwarming Travel Stories Just For You (About India)
Travel can be good, bad or even ugly. But in our travels through India in Feb 2020, we ran into a sense of warmth that needs to be shared. Get yourself a coffee or tea as you settle in for some really heartwarming travel stories. Right click to save this episode. Is it possible to […]
Startup Stories: Why We Do What We Do At Psychotactics
Starting up our Business This is the second part in the two-part series of “how all these traditions started”. What was the trigger for the Three-Month Vacation? Why do we have workshops at random locations? Right click to save this episode. Next: Travel Stories About India.
Startup Stories: Why We Do What We Do At Psychotactics
Startup Stories: In this two-part series, you will hear about: How the gold star shows up in Psychotactics courses? How we started sending chocolate across the world? Right click to save this episode. Next: Startup Stories: Why We Do What We Do At Psychotactics: Part 2
