Ordinary - Bernadette Jiwa / Story of Telling (Fri 08 Dec 2017)

Crossing / Intersection - Fremantle (Mon 27 Nov 2017)

Bernadette Jiwa on Ordinary:

Thoughtful, human acts carried out without applause are worth more than grand gestures made under bright lights. The ordinary is underrated.

via In Praise Of The Ordinary by Story of Telling.

Community - The Story of Telling (Wed 01 Nov 2017)

untitled - Melbourne (Thu 21 Sep 2017)

Story of Telling on Community:

A fantastic list of alternatives. One that stands out..

Building community

via A List Of Alternatives To Winning by Story of Telling.

Art - The Story of Telling (Fri 18 Aug 2017)

Abstract - Glebe (Sun 30 Jul 2017)

The Story of Telling on Art:

Art allows us to be remembered for our humanity and make meaning part of our [life].

via The Art Of Customer Loyalty by The Story of Telling.

Curiosity - Bernadette Jiwa / John Gregory Olson (Wed 07 Jun 2017)

Torn - Glebe (Wed 07 Jun 2017)

Bernadette Jiwa (from Story of Telling) on Curiosity:

the first key is curiosity. You can’t see problems worth solving unless you’re curious, and you also care about solving them.

via Birth of a breakthrough idea by John Gregory Olson.

Decisions - Bernadette Jiwa / Sally Haldorson (Tue 13 Jun 2017)

Leaves - Glebe (Thu 08 Jun 2017)

Bernadette Jiwa (from Story of Telling) on Decisions:

we don’t need more time, we just need to decide.

via Hunch: Turn Your Everyday Insights Into the Next Big Thing by Sally Haldorson.

Hope - Story of Telling (Wed 28 Dec 2016)

Mickey and Donald - Glebe (Thu 22 Dec 2016)

Story of Telling on Hope:

Hope impacts our internal narrative acting like the aperture of a camera’s lens controlling the amount of light reaching the film. It makes us more resourceful, fuels our resilience and strengthens our resolve. We might not have the ability to alter the scene but we can change our perspective.

We have more power to shape our stories than we realise

via The Power Of Perspective by Story of Telling.

Words - The Story of Telling (Mon 12 Sep 2016)

words - I Won't Make Art - Chippendale (Mon 12 Sep 2016)

The Story of Telling on Words:

Our words communicate much more than the messages we want people to hear. How we use them shapes our thoughts and character—it shows people what we value and conveys the truth about who we are. Our every word has the power to provoke or reassure, draw people in or push them away. We get to choose how well and how wisely we use them.

via The Weight Of Our Words by The Story of Telling.

On Change - The Story of Telling (Mon 02 Nov 2015)

Jenny and Geoff - Cape Leveque / Western Australia (Tue 08 May 2001)

The Story of Telling on Change:

the most important driver of change is the willingness to make it happen

via The Opportunity Equation (02 Nov 2015) by The Story of Telling (Berndatte Jiwa).

Most times change is optional - you do or don't do something about it and it is a theme that has appeared here many times over the last 6.5 years. Sometimes change is foisted upon you without choice and often without notice. Again it is up to to you decide whether to do something about it - to become a victim or a survivor. Or you can just try to ignore it somehow, but it will always catch up with you, so this is not a great option. Often it is best to take a little timeout to acknowledge the change, if you can. Ultimately, it is up to you to make the difficult steps to keep moving forward from the place you landed.

On Story Telling - Mike Johnstone (Sun 13 Sep 2015)

Blue - Chippendale (Thu 04 Jun 2015)

Mike Johnstone on Story Telling:

We live our little lives thinking known things are just known [..]

I think everybody should write an autobiography. Otherwise, the stories that you know the best, the stories that are so important to you, will only go away, lost like a bird falling out of the sky.

via Open Mike: The Fate of Stories (OT) by Mike Johnstone.

On Influence and Choice - The Story of Telling (Fri 03 Jul 2015)

LiVE (*) / LoVE (*) - Lisbon / Portugal (Wed 14 Aug 2013)

The Story of Telling on Influence and choice:

we each have more power to connect with and impact people [..], how we use it is a choice.

via The Purpose Of A Billboard by The Story of Telling.

Use your influence and energy wisely. I am constantly reminded of this and this note will remind yet again that you can't be everything to everyone. Start with yourself first and see what is left ...

On Presence - The Story of Telling (Fri 03 Jul 2015)

On Photography, Story Telling and Responsibility - Sarah Pabst

Wedding Day for my Mum and Dad - Goulburn (Jan 1960)

Sarah Pabst on Photography, Story Telling and Responsibility:

To me, photography is a way to tell someone’s story through your very subjective and emotional view. I am not interested in the big issues, but in the small stories of people anyone would listen to. To these people that let me be a part of their lives for a moment that can be a miserable, difficult or also euphoric one, I have a responsibility.

About (Sarah Pabst) by Sarah Pabst.

Getting Started - Bernadette / The Story of Telling (Mon 01 Dec 2014)

Eiffel Tower #3 - Paris (Tue 16 Sep 2014)
Bernadette (*) writes on Getting Started (*):

The best way to do anything is to begin, then to adjust your course based on what happens next.

via What’s The Best Way? (*) by The Story of Telling (*).

I did this when I started out (*) on this blog (*) almost 6 years ago. And I am still doing it 1750 posts (this post being it) later.

On the Future of Design - Dan Saffer / Bernadette (Wed 19 Nov 2014)

Untitlted - Darlinghurst (Oct 2014)
Dan Saffer (*) writes on the Future of Design (*):

If we don’t design human values into the things we create, we’ll find ourselves in a world that is alien to us.

Adding:

the way all progress moves forward is by someone thinking differently, trying something that no one else has tried, breaking the established traditions and rules.

via (*) via The future of design: stay one step ahead of the algorithm (*) by Dan Saffer (*).

Along the same lines of thought for Dan's last point, Bernadette (*) writes:

What is the competition too scared to try?

Say and do that thing.

via The First Step To Building A Marketing Campaign (*) by The Story of Telling (*).

The Balancing Act between Looking and Doing - The Story of Telling (Fri 17 Oct 2014)

Look - Street Portrait (*) - Oxford Street / London (Fri 12 Sep 2014)
Bernadette (*) writes:

sometimes you forget to stop looking and start doing. [..]

Great works or art, design, graffiti (*) and literature from Banksy to Brontë are all inspired (*) by lived experiences (*) or drawn from within.

Your inspiration (*) is all around you in your day to day. Your advantage probably already exists.

You’re just not looking there. Yet.

via How Everything Truly Great Is Inspired (*) by The Story of Telling (*).

More on Photography and Story Telling - Colin Pantall (Wed 15 Oct 2014)

Just Because I Really Love You (c) - Bologna (Fri 29 Aug 2014)
Colin Pantall (*) writes on Story Telling (*) and Photography (*) through the 2014 Booker Prize (*) awarded to Richard Flanagan (*) who:

worked for 12 years to tell this story. He told it as a love story because he says that while war stories dark about death, war also illuminates love (*) which is the greatest expression of hope (*). It's what we live (*) for.

And because it's what we live for, it's what we want to read about. Flanagan has every reason to be self-indulgent and wallow in his father's misery, but it seems like he's translating the story for readership. He's reaching out, he's editing (*), he's adapting (*), he's simplifying (*), he's making it a story that has been written for the reader. It's written on the reader's terms.

Colin questions and challenges Photographers (*)

I think an interesting question here is how often do photographers do this?; go out to the reader and sacrifice their self-indulgence to tell the story well? How often do they do this, how often don't they do this?

via Whatever Evil is, it wasn't in that Room (*) by Colin Pantall (*).

The Experience of Choice - The Story of Telling (Wed 08 Oct 2014)

Smile - Bologna (Fri 29 Aug 2014)
Bernadette (*) writes on Experience (*) and Choice (*):

Making things people want goes beyond the making of the thing. How we create experiences, tell stories and give our customer’s stories to tell matters. [..]

because as Bernadette (*) concludes:

when we have an option we will always choose how something feels, before we choose how it tastes, looks or works.

via The Trap Of The Misleading Advantage (*) by The Story of Telling (*).

How to make great things happen - The Story of Telling (Fri 03 Oct 2014)

Untitled - Paris (Thu 18 Sep 2014)
Bernadette (*) writes on Making Great Things Happen (*):

Once we start showing up with the right intention (*) we can begin to make great things happen.

via My New Book—Marketing: A Love Story (*) by The Story of Telling (*).

What If? #5 - Story of Telling (Wed 10 Sep 2014)

Untitled - Zurich (Fri 26 Sep 2014)
The Story of Telling (*) writes on What If (*):

What if the thing my brain tries convinces me to run from, is the reason I’m here?

via What If? (*) by The Story of Telling (*).

On Boundaries - The Story of Telling (Wed 24 Sep 2014)

Intersection (*) - Marco Polo Airport / Venice (Thu 11 Sep 2014)
Bernadette (*) writes Boundaries (*):

We know that whoever gets closest to their customer wins and that’s never been more true than it is in a world where you are not limited by the boundaries that domain knowledge, distance or even monopolies once created.

via Close, Closer, Closest (*) by The Story of Telling (*).