Use your story

Swoosh!

Aragorn unsheathes the sword given to him by Elrond, and is commanded to become who he is destined to be.

If this has left you behind, the scene I'm referencing won't have got you excited.

If you did feel a tingle of excitement, however, then you and I should hang out together. This is a crucial moment in a massive story and it's just brilliant. We've seen the hero (not the protagonist, though) develop from a mysterious bloke in a pub into a unifying leader of people and elves (and some dead spirits). At this precise moment, he's given the tool with which to vanquish evil and become who he was meant (and wants) to be. 


My Story
I’ve always been a misfit, and it created a crisis when, as a seven-year-old, I misunderstood a simple maths task, making me feel really stupid. At school and at work as an adult, my challenges in understanding basic tasks made me look and feel 'less' than everyone else. But along with that problem in understanding things came a huge amount of imagination and creativity (I think the few close friends I have like me because I’m different, unusual, and unconventional). The unequivocal validation I got when making people laugh as a stand-up comic was an absolute joy, and very addictive. I know what it’s like to feel like an inadequate outsider. The clever thing I’ve done is to apply all the things I learnt from stand-up to a business setting, teaching various skills to help others tackle similar problems.

Some Things to Watch
Simon Sinek did a great interview about finding your 'why' last year on the 'High Performance' video podcast. I can thoroughly recommend that you watch it (it's just under 15 minutes).

There's a also a great TEDx talk by Bobette Buster on storytelling: Bobette Buster - The Radical Act of Storytelling

Have a think about your story; it might be difficult to discover, but it could be an amazing tool for connecting with people.

I bid thee good travels.

[Image by Monika from Pixabay]