When Can I Add Your Story To This One?
Kylie Slavik
Director of Storytelling and Brand Development at Conscious Marketer ? 8 Figure Copywriter ? Social Impact ? Spoken Word Artist
So there I am in the middle of Manhattan, completely lost. My hotel was somewhere close by, but I wasn't sure where.
The sun was just about to set... and my phone was broken beyond repair. I had just a few minutes at this point to find my way to the Verizon store and buy a new one before the store closed and until darkness overcame the busy streets.
You may be wondering, why not just take a cab to your hotel or to the Verizon store?
Well, the cab drivers in New York will not take you to a "location" without the address. No phone, no internet! Uber was out of the question too.
"God, I can really see you want me to learn the lesson of being dependent on you alone..." I said out loud, tears stinging my face.
"But could you just help me find the Verizon store before the sun goes down so I can make it back to my hotel tonight, and to the event tomorrow?"
I don't often frequent Manhattan but I was there to attend the Future of Storytelling event so I could bring back the "best of" story from leaders in neuroscience, film and technology back to my clients.
And right before walking into the workshop "Deep Empathy: Real Stories, Real People" I dropped my iPhone and smashed it so bad the video card was sending purple and pink spirals to the screen, and I knew it would never work again.
I ran to the Staten Island Ferry, a friend gave me the address of the Verizon Store supposedly closest to my hotel and walked me to a cab.
I'm watching the miles stack up. The cost of this ride is going up with every minute we sit in traffic, not moving anywhere.
"Okay, I overshot it a bit, but you can get out here..." he said. "And by the way, Verizon sucks! I switched last month!"
I hop out and walk up to the address my friend gave me. There's nothing there. Okay, well there's something there.
An empty building.
But no phone store.
Noticing the sun's position in the sky, I panic a little. I feel the panic rising in my throat and chest.
Looking around at the busy Manhattan street, people rushing this way and that way, I look for someone, anyone that seems "approachable."
I don't see anyone that looks approachable. But I approach them anyways.
"Hey, do you know where the closest Verizon store is?"
"Uhh... I think it's that way."
I walk that way for 20 minutes.
Nothing.
"Hey, do you know where the closest Verizon store is?"
Most of them continue to stare at their phone, ignoring me.
It's getting darker.
Out of the corner of my eye, I see a Nike logo.
I've taught and talked about Nike's marketing and storytelling so many times I get a brief split flash of emotional safety and walk in.
"Hey, look" I rush up to the two employees wearing their black and white striped shirts with their headsets in...
"I really need some help, and it's not about shoes! Can you help me, please?"
They smiled at the crazy "not from around here" woman (me.)
Two minutes later I'm walking out with the correct address and an hour later I have my phone.
Back in my smaller than a closet hotel (really, I had no idea when I booked it!) I started thinking about you.
"Oh my God, my people so feel like this in the online world.
They get lost in the marketing world. They often get the wrong directions and when they ask for help they feel like I just did..."
More often than not the visionaries and empaths that come to me to learn story have spent $20,000 - $100,000 on "online marketing strategy" but they don't feel they have a viable business. They still struggle. They're frustrated.
But like me, they are unwilling to give up.
They keep pushing through.
And they start telling more stories.
And it all finally clicks.
They reach people.
They move people.
Their message and movement MOVES.
When you don't know who to trust, when you don't know where you are going...
You can ALWAYS trust your story.
And what's more important than that is...
YOUR PEOPLE, the ones who are waiting for you to speak to them in the way noone has before so THEY can activate their gifts into the world...
THEY trust your story.
Sometimes that's the only thing they DO TRUST.
I realized how much power and responsibility that really held the first time I helped move a story around the globe and inspire and influence women in over 30 countries from my laptop.
I could barely believe it. But story travels at the speed of light.
It travels through our neurocircuitry and connects us all.
I'd like to help you trust your story more so others can trust it too. Because if you're an entrepreneur or healer or empath who needs marketing...
I know in my soul this is your way forward.
And over time it will become more and more relevant.
Which is why I've spent 6 months putting the most comprehensive training on story for influence, impact and income that's on the market today.
And it comes with a guarantee that if you can't use it, I'll buy it back from you <3
www.storymarketingmethod.com/program
This is open for another week if you want in.
I've seen dramatic shifts in people's business from this stuff.
Like Beth who booked 4 podcast interviews in 2 weeks from the podcast training, got her client on a podcast with a potential audience of 6 million...
Wrote a story post for social media in 10 minutes and landed a $7,500 brand new client.
Or Paula whose first language isn't even English filling a $5k retreat with the story email method I'm going to share.
Or Natalie landing a $30,000 client with the core story formula I shared with her.
Or Michael who added $72,500 in new client revenue to his yoga studio client in just a weekend with email storytelling.
It goes on and on...
The question is...
When can I add you to this list?
If you're thinking of joining us and something's holding you back...
Message me.
Love, Story, Alchemy...
And your message flying out where it's meant to land.