# 213 Can I Tell You A Story

Can I Tell You A Story? Once Upon A Time I think everyone loves a story and over the month I hope to sprinkle a few stories, metaphors, I've borrowed, I've evolved, and even some of my own. Why? I just love them and the effect they have had on me and my life. It seems just when you need to learn something in a subtle and gentle way the right story comes along. And I really wanted to share them with you - it's as simple as that because I know every story will affect you, maybe just a little or maybe profoundly like it did to me. Somewhere along the way, each will have a positive effect on us. I say us because even retelling these has an effect on me again - which is awesome! This first sharing is a true story of mine with a story shared to me by Norma and Phil Barretta and as I have said affected me then, some 19 years ago and every time I tell it. I hope you get what you need as I did. I'd love to know your thoughts, reactions, and any stories you would like to share. All you have to do is email this at [email protected] If it is at all possible please share this episode and tell your friends of the podcast, it really helps and makes me so, so grateful https://personaldevelopmentunplugged.com/213-can-i-tell-you-a-story/ Shine brightly Paul Please remember you can leave a comment or email me with questions, requests and feedback. If you have enjoyed this or any other episode please share and subscribe. Just email me [email protected] Go to paulclough.co.uk/subscribe to learn more Or simply click here to go straight to Apple Music / iTunes to subscribe OR leave a review If you want to access my FREE HYPNOSIS tracks go to paulcloughonline.com/podcast Follow and inter-react on twitter @pcloughie Why not look for me and the podcast on > SPOTIFY AND the app Castbox I'm also in iHeart radio YouTube - copy n paste UC3BlpN4voq8aAN7ePsIMt2Q into search bar The Libsyn podcast page http://personaldevelomentunplugged.libsyn.com Stitcher, tunein, learnoutloud, Google Play Music Here is your show on RadioPublic: Listen to Personal Development Unplugged on RadioPublic I'm a therapist but not your therapist The information with this website or online work, techniques and exercises provided within these free and paid products are for educational purposes only. Do not use the techniques or exercises contained within some of these free or paid products whilst driving or operating machinery, or if you suffer from epilepsy, clinical depression or any other nervous or psychiatric conditions. The information provided is not a substitute for proper medical advice. If in doubt, please consult your doctor or licensed medical practitioner. Any decision you make having received any of Paul Clough's free or paid products are your own and you remain wholly responsible for any decisions and actions you take. The Transcript Hey, my friends, welcome to the PDU. And in this episode, and hopefully, in more episodes, I want to tell you a story. Everyone loves a story. And in fact, stories are the most powerful modality the most powerful medium, ever, ever imagined. And if you want to improve, just have a listen to this story. It's an awesome story. It will, well, they'll Cloughie guarantee is sort of there. Because I just know it changes the way you live your life. And it changed the way I live my life. And that's why I wanted to share it with you first. This is such an important story. Have a listen. And enjoy. Warning Warning, Warning. Warning. Doesn't everyone love a story? And when people say can I tell you a story we lean forward a bit? Hey, it's Paul here. Paul Cluff personal developer unplugged, I want to tell you about stories. In fact, I want to tell you a very personal story. But as I said, everyone loves a story, especially when you hear those words, once upon a time, or something similar. What happens to us when that when we hear those words? Can I tell you a story? We regress that way, we go back into the wonderful world of imagination of a child, we go back to being children I guess. Because the children, we learn from stories. We learn from all manner of stories. everything you can think of from Hansel and Gretel, the cartoons, the Disney, my favorite places that I learned stuff, and then everything else. And how we would then get involved in people reading a story to going to bed to get to sleep. It just falls out of our imagination. And that's what I'd love to do that with you. You see, I even heard in business as a guy, a great businessman said, there's great power in a story. You should never, never do a pitch. If you want to explain what you're what you want, what are you doing, just tell the story. Simply just tell the story. And the thing is, there are some people in this wonderful world that are blessed. They're blessed with a wonderful storytelling ability, aren't they? They really are blessed in my mind anyway, in my mind. I mean, I've got a special friend. And we're in a