http://traffic.libsyn.com/leadwithastory/PWAS_083.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe: RSShttp://traffic.libsyn.com/leadwithastory/PWAS_083.mp3Podcast (parenting-with-a-story-podcast-series): Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe: RSSGiving up isn’t always a bad thing. There are many legitimate reasons to give up on any task. Maybe you’ve accomplished enough of it already. Maybe the cost of continuing outweighs the benefits of succeeding. Or…
Month: November 2017
How to Fix That "Salesperson" Reputation That Preceded You
http://traffic.libsyn.com/leadwithastory/SWAS_019.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe: RSShttp://traffic.libsyn.com/leadwithastory/SWAS_019.mp3Podcast (sell-with-a-story-series1): Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe: RSS Humans have a habit of judging people before even meeting them — often just based on what they do for a living. And unfortunately, just working in sales is sometimes enough to create rather powerful…
"Do the stories I tell at work have to be true?"
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A Dying Mother's Gift to Her Children
http://traffic.libsyn.com/leadwithastory/PWAS_082.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe: RSShttp://traffic.libsyn.com/leadwithastory/PWAS_082.mp3Podcast (parenting-with-a-story-podcast-series): Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe: RSSWhen I was fourteen years old, my mother was diagnosed with an advanced case of pneumonia. For four months, her doctors tried every treatment known to cure it, none of which had any effect. Then they…
Customer Success stories
This type of story shows someone successfully using your product or service and being satisfied with the result. Don’t confuse it with a testimonial, which can be as simple (and uninspiring) as quoting one of your existing customers saying, “I use this product and it works great.” Customer success stories are stories, not statements. What…