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January 17, 2014 by admin Leave a Comment

Episode #13 – "Every guitar has a story."

willie-nelson-triger-soundhole-630-80And most guitars have more than one story…

Guitars are known by the stories of those who loved them and the music they created.  When Ian opened his guitar shop, he didn’t so much sell guitars as tell their stories.

Ian Rhodes not only found his way back to his passion for playing guitar, he started blogging about it – way back when blogging meant you had to know how to code. [Read more…]

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I’ve been trying to infiltrate the halls of power for decades. My secret mission is to increase the diversity of thought by teaching those without a voice how to tell their stories and by teaching leaders how to find and retell stories that broaden everyone’s understanding. Read more →

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  Blueprints for Building Trust Learning to drive was fun until I hit the mailbox. I burst into tears, blaming... Read more →

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  • Storyteller’s Confession: My Secret Mission

    A Storyteller’s Confession I’ve been trying to infiltrate the halls of power for decades. My … Continue Reading…

    Storyteller’s Confession: My Secret Mission
  • Stories with a Moral Blueprint – part 8 of 8

      We need a Magic School for Storytellers Thirty years before J. K. Rowling created Harry … Continue Reading…

    Stories with a Moral Blueprint – part 8 of 8
  • Stories with a Moral Blueprint – part 7 of 8

      Truth in Storytelling When I wrote the first edition of The Story Factor twenty years … Continue Reading…

    Stories with a Moral Blueprint – part 7 of 8
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