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storytelling in business is mostly selfish.
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It's about getting attention engagement and ultimately the deal.
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The childhood stories people tell, the holiday stories, they share,
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the family stories they post, these are often just an attention grabbing
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packaging to trigger emotions so the marketer can sneak in a call to action.
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I mean, how often have you found yourself disappointed after clicking on read
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more when that cute little story was just one more way to grab your attention
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and get you to click on something?
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Don't get me wrong.
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I'm not arguing that emotions wouldn't have a place in business or that you
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should stop sharing your personal side.
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Actually, quite the contrary.
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Do more of that.
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Trigger more emotions, deeper emotions.
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But do it respectfully.
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Tell stories on behalf of your audience, not to exploit them.
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Great stories are a canvas on which we can project ourselves upon.
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It feels as if the story was about us.
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Therefore, great stories don't trick us into an action that's
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in the market is best interest.
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Great stories move us to take action that's in our own best interest.
