Lisa Bloom

The Power of Intention - Getting to Tell my Story!

I had planned my trip so that I would be in New York on that particular day. I'd been following them with emails and podcasts and telling everyone and their friends all about it. And now I was going to get to be there. I kept saying that with the ri... Read >

Learning to Give Thanks!

I was leaving home. The deal was that my parents would support me until I finished my first degree and then I was on my own. It seemed more than fair to me. And as I had made the decision to study overseas, I was given an allowance for the whole y... Read >

Building Trust, Your Story is Marketing Magic!

We are all storytellers. We tell the stories of our lives all the time. It's not necessarily the profound, live changing stories, but the everyday ones. Where we ate the day before, how we got to work, the person we met outside the store, the strange e... Read >

Storytelling for Your Special Moments

There was once a king who offered a prize to the artist who could paint the best picture of peace. Many artists tried. The king looked at all of the pictures. After much deliberation he was down to the last two. He had to choose between them. One picture ... Read >

10 Terrific Tips To Ease Summer Stress (for Mom Entrepreneurs)

I woke up at my usual time, around 6am, with the feeling that the night had been too short and I had forgotten something important. Something had changed and I needed to get ready quick. It took me a few minutes to remember...ah yes, school is finished, ... Read >

The Coaching Journey - It's in Your Story!

When Little Red Riding Hood set out to visit her sickly grandmother, she prepared her basket of goodies and set out on the journey. When Snow White was taken into the forest by her wicked stepmother's huntsman to be killed, she also began her great jour... Read >

Telling Your Story - A Powerful Coaching Tool

A few nights ago I had the opportunity to spend some time with a few of my dear Storytelling colleagues, a wonderful group of inspired, talented people who share my passion to tell stories. We were discussing the transformation of the story as it moves... Read >

Telling the Story & Coaching the Practice of Gratitude

In the business and art of coaching, I am often amazed by the tendency that I see in people to naturally focus on what that have not yet done or finished, while completely ignoring their amazing achievements and the blessings in their lives! What delight... Read >

A Delicious Meal - the Key to Your Success!

I love eating out! There's nothing like the thrill of entering the calm, sophisticated ambiance of a good restaurant, sitting down opposite someone you love and perusing an interesting and enticing menu. Of course, I don't seem to do this very often a... Read >

Building Your Business? Tell a Story!

It never ceases to amaze me how effective a good story is. Last week I had a chance meeting with a business prospect. I answered an email query from a business forum that I receive updates from. A very interesting company was looking for a partner to... Read >

Storytelling and Coaching for Inspiration, Gratitude and a Quieter Mind

I've started swimming again! It took a while for me to make the commitment and actually do it, I mean it can be so boring! But I've done it and to be honest, it's so much fun! There's something about the feeling of kicking off from the side of the pool... Read >

Storytelling for Empowering Coaching Relationships

We had been walking for about an hour, the mosquito's were biting, the sun was getting hotter, sweaters shed, the kids were getting tired. We stopped for what I always call the incentivizers - the cool water, piece of fruit, a cookie and a story! Then, re... Read >

Are You Using Your Survival Instincts? Don't Just Survive - Thrive!

Last night during some local celebrations we attended, there was a fireworks display. I remember loving fireworks as a child and finding them so exciting, I even remember the feeling of my stomach fluttering with excitement as we sat waiting for the show... Read >

3 Ways to Keep Your Clients and Attract Lots More!

I used to study late at night, sometimes through the night, and usually I could pull it off pretty well. There was one teleclass that started around midnight and lasted an hour. I had had a particularly busy day with the kids and had been woken by the b... Read >

Can I Tell You a Story? The Story Coach Agreement

So I had finished my training and I had earned my qualification and I was ready to set up shop. I had even practiced my 'elevator speech' so that I could instantly explain to people what I do and they would be mesmerized and want to come to me for coachin... Read >