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Do you know that dream where you have to speak in front of the class and you’re terrified? I lived it 😳 My 7th grade teacher said “Francisco, come up here and tell a story to the class”. All the other kids stared at me, and I thought “Oh no”. Half of them looked horrified, and the other half couldn’t wait for me to crash and burn. But I realised I was actually excited. You see, I was never a popular kid. My mom made a big sacrifice to put me in that fancy private school, but that meant I couldn’t afford the things my classmates had, and that made me different. And when you’re a kid, being different is no good at all. I never felt like I fit in, that I was cool - but now I had my chance. So I got up there, and told one of my stories. And they loved it. They laughed, they cheered, they asked for more, and I felt like I was the most popular kid in that school. Until the bell rang, when I left the stories in the classroom and went back to being the same old me. For many years I felt unfulfilled, unexcited, and every morning when the alarm went off, I thought “There’s got to be more to life than this…”. That’s when I found my way back to stories. Now I help international organisations and teams tap into the power of story. I also work with individuals on how to brand themselves and attract their ideal clients through storytelling. 🤔 If stories could make an awkward, unpopular kid cool (even if only for a while) and give me a reason to get out of bed in the morning, can you imagine what they could do for you? 🚀Do you want to develop your origin story to find the clarity and confidence to attract your ideal clients and grow your business? 🎤Do you want a transformative talk at your conference, event, or corporate retreat, where no one is bored and reaching for their phones? 💥Do you want your team to deliver memorable presentations without wasting hours of preparation? And communicating in a way that engages, persuades and inspires? LET’S TALK: Send me a DM or email me at [email protected] Want to see more? ✨ Check out my website: https://www.franciscomahfuz.com 🎙️Listen to The Storypowers Podcast, where I interview experts on how story can grow your business and make a difference: https://www.franciscomahfuz.com/podcast (and everywhere podcasts are found!) 📖 Or read all you’ll ever need about presenting with my book, Bare: A Guide to Brutally Honest Public Speaking: https://amzn.to/2IBAAFw