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Pastor Bob Thibodeau here.

Welcome to the Faith Based Business podcast.

Today we're so blessed you're joining us.

Today we're going to talk about storytelling, storytelling with a purpose.

Now we're going through this to help you build out the kingdompreneur experience.

Amen.

So if you missed any of the prior episodes, go back and catch up.

Let's jump right into today's episode.

Because you know, your personal story, folks, it's really a testimony of God's faithfulness.

If you want to get right down to it, you know, share how your faith journey has helped your, your business and your mission and how you do what you do.

Let me go ahead and share this screen.

We'll jump right into it.

Amen.

So you know when you are storytelling with a purpose, when you do that, you are down there so I can see you, right?

You're sharing your mission.

It gives your clients a reason to connect with your vision on a basically a spiritual level.

You cannot grow your business folks, your client base and all that with them believing in you, your integrity, your ability to help them.

They need to know that, they need to understand it, they need to believe that.

So in order to do that, you just need to be authentic in everything you're doing.

Amen.

Now, client success stories basically demonstrate the real world impact of what you do.

Your work.

Highlighting these stories shows your potential clients how you help others achieve their transformation.

When your mission aligns with their goals, your clients will become basically living examples of your business's effectiveness and their purpose stories will also allow you a powerful way to address client challenges.

Things that they experience, things that they want to overcome.

Just share examples of how you solved similar problems for others, positioning your service as the solution.

This approach resonates emotionally and builds trust as clients are able to see themselves in the story that you're telling.

Think about some of the, the parables of Jesus.

We'll use that as an example.

This is the exact method you, you would use to get them to see through their eyes of faith into what's possible.

Why is that?

Well, if you could get them to see, the answer is already achieved by faith.

They now have something to work with.

And you do the same thing with your clients.

Amen.

That's all Jesus did.

He got them to use their eyes of faith to see what was possible.

And then tell them, now, as you believe in your heart, that's how it'll be right?

So you need to do the same thing.

Amen.

But to do that, you have to keep Your stories.

Relatable.

Relatable stories are definitely more impactful.

And, you know, just avoid being overly complex, I mean, overly complex narratives by focusing too much on your success.

Oh, look at all this stuff I've done.

Don't do that.

Instead, center your story on shared experiences.

Bring them into the story.

Emphasize how your values and services align with their needs.

This relatability will foster a deeper emotional connection.

And, you know, when I attend training, there's nothing that turns me off faster than the host spending 20 minutes, sometimes more, telling us their rags to riches story.

I don't care, okay?

Period.

I know they're trying to prove to the attendee that in some form or fashion, they know what they're talking about.

I get that.

That's the purpose of it.

But do I really need to know that?

No.

Do I need to see pictures and stories of their mansion and their fancy cars and their private airplanes and.

And how they're speaking on stages in front of thousands of people?

No.

Why?

Why are they doing these?

What.

What is their motivation to do this?

What.

What are they doing in these situations?

What they're doing, I guess you could say, is they're trying to create the vision that this could be you.

Okay, I get that.

I get that.

But just like a.

Just like I despise car salesmen when I go shopping for a car, okay, I want to see what I want to see, and then I want to talk to someone.

But what happens as soon as.

You know, I only go car shopping about once every 10 or 12 years.

10 or 12?

Oh, yeah, yeah.

Why is that?

Because the idea of a typical car salesman.

Now, if you're a car salesman, I apologize for stereotyping you, okay?

But just like the multi millionaire giving a presentation using the extreme example, you know, that's exactly what I just did.

I know each and every one of you is just what I said about the used car salesman or car salesman.

You're shaking your head in agreement right now, right?

Why?

Because everyone has experienced this in some form or cash.

You know, now there's great car salesmen out there.

I just bought a new car last year, okay?

My old one finally up and died.

But, you know, I said, I.

I believe in paying them off and driving them till they're ready to clonk out on you.

You know, but that's just my personal sentiments on driving a car.

But everyone has experienced this sense of dread when you're going to look for a car.

Amen.

And this is usually what you think of.

There's people like this that are in the pictures right now, right?

But why did I say all that?

Don't tell them your rags to riches story and making yourself like you know, you know, you.

You'll never achieve my greatness.

Well, you could, but you'll never achieve my greatness without my help.

You know that's what they're trying to tell you, right?

No.

Tie the stories back to your mission.

Every story you share should reinforce your business's mission and your business's values.

Let me say that again.

Every story you share should reinforce your business's mission and values.

Whether it's your testimony or a client success story.

Connect it back to the bigger picture, okay?

Your commitment to serving others and glorifying God, that should be the big picture you're tying every story to.

This keeps your storytelling focused, folks.

Focused and purposeful.

Now in the next episode, we're going to go ahead and explore how to design a kingdom centered client journey that inspires transformation at every single step along the way.

I want to encourage you drop down the show notes right now and leave a comment on this training today.

Is it giving you anything to think about?

Is it clarifying any questions that you may have had?

I also want to encourage you to visit our website@faithcasteracademy.com where I have all sorts of training like we're doing right now right here today.

Plus podcast training and speaker training and how to do better interviews, all that kind of training.

All of it.

Just go to faithcasteracademy.com for more information.

Amen.

Let me go ahead and stop this share.

I appreciate you staying tuned.

Like I said, drop down the konos, leave a comment, ask your questions, let me know what you think.

Whatever platform you're watching this on right now, praise God till next time passed about reminding you to be blessed in all that you do.