Stories Mean Business - Nick Warren
1,464 episodes - English - Latest episode: 3 months ago -One idea a day from a geek business builder.
After 1,000 episodes, the jury is in – this is the world's slackest podcast. 5-minutes a day on story, strategy or whatever's yanked my chain. No guests. No ads. No apologies.
This is me thinking out loud, putting things together, going down dead ends and making mistakes.
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www.StoriesMeanBusiness.com/podcast
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Episodes
64: Going Home
November 10, 2019 08:21 - 3 minutes - 2.99 MBToday I’m heading home, back to the house I lived in until I was five years old. I talk about two early memories, and how they are starting to affect the way I tell business stories.
63: What’s Coming Up This Week
November 03, 2019 16:05 - 2 minutes - 2.48 MBI talk about the five Facebook lives I’m planning to do this week, and the fear behind them.
62: Breaking Glass
October 31, 2019 18:00 - 3 minutes - 3.44 MBI talk about my Visit to the opticians, and the broken glass that resulted.
61: Sometimes Stories DON’T Mean Business
October 30, 2019 17:25 - 4 minutes - 4.14 MBI talk about Jack’s driving instructor, and the basic stupid mistake he’s making.
60: I Just Realised Something
October 29, 2019 17:44 - 5 minutes - 4.84 MB60 episodes in, can you believe it? And I’ve just realise something that made me happy.
59: How I Know I’m Grown Up
October 27, 2019 17:07 - 5 minutes - 4.72 MBIt’s been a frustrating day, but hey I’m TRYING to be the grown-up.
58: Who Are You Pretending To Be
October 26, 2019 23:56 - 5 minutes - 5.52 MBA little discussion about the sports psychologist I got to hear yesterday, and the way it’s got me thinking.
57: The Silver - Bloody - Lining 🤣
October 25, 2019 07:40 - 2 minutes - 2.07 MBI talk about the upside of having ball-achingly slow Internet.
56: Far Cry: New Dawn
October 22, 2019 17:42 - 2 minutes - 1.97 MBA really short podcast today, because I’m just sitting down to play far cry new dawn.
55: When NOT to use Stories
October 21, 2019 15:59 - 4 minutes - 4.3 MBI talk about the times when you don’t want to use stories, and the struggle I’m having creating my hook/core message.
54: Where The Ideas Come From
October 20, 2019 21:09 - 9 minutes - 8.53 MBYesterday I had a little idea for my post-apocalyptic fiction story, and I talk about it here.
53: A Confession
October 19, 2019 16:00 - 3 minutes - 3.31 MBI talk about the time I blagged my way through a police interrogation.
52: Life goes on ... literally
October 18, 2019 07:50 - 3 minutes - 3.63 MBA couple of thoughts about the funeral I was out yesterday, and the power of stories to heal.
51: How Fortnite Opened A Black Hole-Sized Loop
October 16, 2019 11:28 - 5 minutes - 5.5 MBI talk about my experience playing Fortnite, my epic (haha) victory, and my subsequent retirement. But more importantly, I talk about how open story loops can build your business.
50: Valuing The Thing You’re Good At
October 15, 2019 16:40 - 3 minutes - 2.91 MBI’ve been working on my 3rd novel, and after a while away I’ve realised something - its bloody good.
49: The Humanity of Screwing Up
October 14, 2019 16:17 - 4 minutes - 4.03 MBNick talks about screwing up on video, spelling mistakes, and the value of authenticity over perfection.
48: Let’s Try Doing One Thing at Once
October 13, 2019 10:41 - 6 minutes - 5.7 MBThis week I’ve been reading the Tao Te Ching, and it’s got me thinking about the amount of time I spend doing two things at once.
47: Rereading An Old Friend
October 12, 2019 07:01 - 5 minutes - 4.73 MBI’m slowly rereading Zen and the art of motorcycle maintenance, a book I read when I was 19, 30 years ago.
46: The Little Twist In JOKER
October 11, 2019 16:00 - 4 minutes - 3.84 MBNick talks about the twist in JOKER, and the way he is involving the podcast.
45: George’s 3 Rules For Life
October 10, 2019 15:35 - 5 minutes - 5.12 MBToday is a George day, so I’m talking about my friend George, 98 years old, wise, and funny. Here are his three rules for life.
44: The Dark Side Has Consequences
October 09, 2019 08:55 - 3 minutes - 3.14 MBNick talks about Joey getting a part in Friends, guilt and the dark side of telling stories.
43: Life Is Short
October 08, 2019 15:44 - 4 minutes - 4.2 MBNick talks about cancer, his Memento Mori, and his first podcast - 10 years ago.
42: Telling A Unique Story
October 07, 2019 13:16 - 4 minutes - 2.04 MBSo I went to the barbers, and it turned out that the new owner is doing something really interesting in that space.
41: What do you want to be good at?
October 06, 2019 16:36 - 5 minutes - 5.19 MBNick talks about Give and Take, the book by Adam Grant.
40: Ikea makes me manly
October 05, 2019 17:00 - 3 minutes - 3.56 MBNot a huge fan of their advertising, but fascinated by their business model.
39: Feeling Scared
October 04, 2019 11:56 - 8 minutes - 7.71 MBNick talks about firing 2/3 of his clients, and feeling slightly scared.
38: What’s the cost of 1,000 subscribers on YouTube?
October 03, 2019 14:10 - 4 minutes - 4.26 MBSpoiler. It’s $70 😉
37: Bringing the parts together
October 02, 2019 11:27 - 5 minutes - 5.28 MBNick shares a little insight from the work he’s done today.
36: Telling a Consistent Story
October 01, 2019 14:52 - 5 minutes - 5.29 MBNick talks about the shards of himself that are washing around the web, and pulling it all together.
35: The Story Diet
September 30, 2019 10:51 - 3 minutes - 3.52 MBSo... starting tomorrow I’m attempting to make myself more camera friendly. What stories can I tell myself to make that happen?
34: Shout out to Naughty Dog
September 29, 2019 21:36 - 4 minutes - 3.84 MBNick talks about the simple story shift in Uncharted: The Lost Legacy.
33: The Stories We Tell Ourselves
September 28, 2019 17:15 - 5 minutes - 5.03 MBNick talks ruts, grooves and DIY.
32: Ripples Spread Outwards
September 27, 2019 20:13 - 3 minutes - 3.02 MBA super short follow up to yesterday’s pods cast.
31: A Death in the Family
September 26, 2019 07:53 - 4 minutes - 4.23 MBNick talks about a death, and how we use stories to simplify the world.
30: The Story of Dyson
September 24, 2019 14:41 - 3 minutes - 2.93 MBJust unboxed my new Dyson ... and they proved my point for me.
29: I don’t want to play anymore
September 23, 2019 09:50 - 5 minutes - 4.68 MBNick talks about some abuse he just got - and the story it told.
28: I think I don’t think enough
September 20, 2019 15:15 - 9 minutes - 8.9 MBNick talks about thinking, and guilt, and origin stories and plug holes.
27: Hell. I just ran over a cat.
September 19, 2019 10:52 - 3 minutes - 3.41 MBThis episode is not really about story.
26: Welcome to StoryHacker (let’s DO this thing)
September 18, 2019 10:19 - 3 minutes - 2.89 MBNick talks about the strategy behind StoryHacker, and his experience building the channel.
25: Stories Run Deep
September 17, 2019 16:33 - 3 minutes - 3.09 MBNick talks about the way our stories become part of us, and what happens when they are threatened.
24: What is a Twist
September 16, 2019 07:14 - 2 minutes - 2.57 MBNick talks about Twists in Game of a Thrones and The Sixth Sense.
23: How Bombay Sapphire gin humanises it’s story
September 14, 2019 17:48 - 2 minutes - 2.27 MBNick talks about a visit to the Bombay Sapphire gin distillery, and the way they introduced personality into their brand.
22: What we can learn from IT
September 13, 2019 10:46 - 3 minutes - 2.82 MBNick talks about a chapter 2, and what we can learn from it about upending our characters world.
21: Stephen King’s IT
September 12, 2019 13:56 - 2 minutes - 2.07 MBNick talks about Callbacks again, and how the YouTube channel is almost ready for its soft launch.
20: He held the metaphor before him like a loaded weapon.
September 11, 2019 15:36 - 4 minutes - 4.05 MBNick talks about metaphors, brain science and drums.
19: No Smoke Without Fire
September 09, 2019 14:53 - 5 minutes - 5.25 MBBack at work, Nick talks about the visit from the chimney sweep – and how it gave him a story idea.
18: State of the Nation
September 08, 2019 07:08 - 5 minutes - 4.64 MBNick talks about the state of StoryHacker after 2 weeks... and the importance of Servant Leadership.
17: Changing the World
September 07, 2019 20:57 - 2 minutes - 1.9 MBA quick episode - after half a bottle of wine. Nick talks about changing the world... and the day his son left home.
16: Water & Electricity
September 06, 2019 09:40 - 4 minutes - 4.01 MBNick talks about why great stories mix water and electricity - and gives a quick example.
15: Breakthrough
September 05, 2019 05:29 - 3 minutes - 2.84 MBNick talks about letting go of his self-imposed rule - and recording 4 videos in 2 hours.