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Ashamed to Sell? Nuh-uh. Here’s the Key…

By Tom Ruwitch

There’s this bloke down under named Daniel Throssell who fills my inbox with entertaining (and informative) story-powered emails every day. I’d like to tell you about a pair of emails he sent last month… …because they’re so spot on… …and so relevant to anyone who has ever struggled with selling their services. Last month, Daniel…

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Monday Mash-Up 2022.01.31

By Tom Ruwitch

Train Your Brain To Become a Learning Machine + PickMyBrain.world + Doreen Downing on the Story Power Marketing Show + The Giant Hand Of Vyrnwy + The Voyage of Discovery

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Willie Nelson and The Power of Creative Content

By Tom Ruwitch

A few days ago, I began reading a book called Keep Going by Austin Kleon. On the very first page, Kleon shares a quote from Willie Nelson. The quote keeps rattling around in my brain:  “I think I need to keep being creative, not to prove anything but because it makes me happy just to do it……

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My Shameful Trip Down the Social Media Rabbit Hole

By Tom Ruwitch

I read a GREAT thing yesterday. It’s from Austin Kleon’s book Steal Like an Artist… “You’re going to see a lot of stupid stuff out there and you’re going to feel like you need to correct it. One time I was up late on my laptop and my wife yelled at me, ‘Quit picking fights on…

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Monday Mash-Up ~ 2022.01.24

By Tom Ruwitch

Show, Don’t Tell + InnovaBuzz with Jürgen Strauss + Jon Keel on the Story Power Marketing Show + A Book to Keep You From Getting Spread Too Thin + From Essentialism…

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The Second-Greatest Thing I’ve Ever Done in the Shower…

By Tom Ruwitch

Remember that time you were in the shower… …and a great idea popped into your head… …and by the time you stepped out of the shower… …the idea was GONE! That used to happen to me all the time. But no longer.  Earlier this week, I got me some AquaNotes! (Thanks, Todd Cherches, for telling…

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When Content Inspiration Strikes, Will You be Ready?

By Tom Ruwitch

Paul McCartney says his song “Yesterday” came to him in a dream. Shazam! The song popped into his head while he was sleeping. He wrote it down when he woke.  I’ve never had a song, email, or anything else I create appear to me in a dream.  Bad luck for me, I guess. But that…

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Monday Mash-Up – 2022.01.17

By Tom Ruwitch

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. + The Power of Visual Thinking + My Favorite New Podcast: Storytime with Seth Rogen + The Sales-Generating Power of Being Helpful + The Courier

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Why the World Needs Another Friggin Podcast

By Tom Ruwitch

A few weeks before I launched my podcast, The Story Power Marketing Show, I shared some of the details with my pal Adam and asked for his feedback.  He liked the podcast graphic, introduction, and other details. And then he wrote (with a wink and a smile), “Because…just what the world needs…another friggin’ podcast!”  Yeah, I used…

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So Many Stories to Create. So Few Ideas. How to Fix That…

By Tom Ruwitch

Yesterday, I heard  “storytelling expert” on a podcast say, “businesses need to get their STORY right.” I hear that a lot. Story. Singular. As in ONE story.  As if storytelling for business is about getting ONE story right, and then you’re done.  But that’s not how it works.  If you want to break through the…

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