Storyworthy – Matthew Dicks

On today’s Inspiring Show…

Matthew Dicks, Author, Storyteller and Teacher!

Get ready to laugh and be inspired! Matthew Dicks is a master storyteller and best selling author of the popular book Storyworthy: Engage, Teach, Persuade, and Change Your LIfe through the Power of Storytelling.

Matthew Dicks is the internationally bestselling author, columnist, blogger, podcaster, playwright, and teacher. A 45-time Moth StorySLAM champion and 6-time Moth GrandSLAM champion, Matthew teaches storytelling and public speaking to individuals, corporations, universities, religious institutions, and school districts around the world. He consults with advertising agencies, documentarians, filmmakers, writers, and more. In his spare time, he is also a wedding DJ, minister and life coach.

We invited Matthew on the show today, because we loved his book “Storyworthy: Engage, Teach, Persuade, and Change Your Life through the Power of Storytelling.” In our opinion, it’s the best storytelling book ever written. Not only does Matthew tell compelling stories throughout, but he provides step-by-step instructions for creating your own stories, in his heart-felt, humorous style. It’s an entertaining and highly informative book for anyone who wants to change their life, business, career and the world through storytelling.

Matthew Dicks has als written best-selling novels, including Memoirs of an Imaginary Friend, Something Missing, Unexpectedly Milo, The Perfect Comeback of Caroline Jacobs, and Twenty-One Truths About Love, and the upcoming The Other Mother and Cardboard Knight.

His novels have been translated into more than 25 languages worldwide. Memoirs of an Imaginary Friend was the 2014 Dolly Gray Award winner and was a finalist for the 2017 Nutmeg Award.

Matthew amazes and inspires us with all his accomplishments. So, he also shared some great time management tips about how he’s able to achieve so much in such a short amount of time.

Connect with Matthew Dicks

Website: https://matthewdicks.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/matthewjdicks
Speak Up Storytelling Podcast: https://www.facebook.com/speakupstory
TED Talk – Homework for Life: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x7p329Z8MD0

Matthew’s Favorite Quote

“Don’t say you don’t have enough time. You have exactly the same number of hours per day that were given to Helen Keller, Pasteur, Michelangelo, Mother Teresa, Leonardo da Vinci, Thomas Jefferson, and Albert Einstein.”
H Jackson Brown Jr.