#159 - Could You Do It?
How well do you know yourself?
This is Adventures in Storytelling your weekly note with resources, insights, and actionable tools for better communication through storytelling. A short one this week that challenges what you know about yourself. Enjoy.
If you had to describe yourself how would you do it? What would you include?
Okay. Now. If you had to describe yourself without using your occupation, your age, nationality, your ethnicity, or your location, what would change?
Here’s what I would say: I am a Virgo, Enneagram 5, recovering perfectionist with a true passion for stories and fantasy novels. I’m neurodivergent, the middle of five kids, and a proud aunty to two amazing kids. Stories and words light me up.
Your turn. This is an exercise in knowing yourself and what makes you you beyond the typical things society asks of you, like “what do you do?” You’re so much more than your job and you have so much more complexity then just how many years you have.
Consider this and how you might use it to share your stories in new ways. We did this as a warmup for our last Re-Work workshop of the year last week focused on New Ways of Being and crafting a career with meaning. It starts with stepping back from what we’re told we should care about and exploring the things we actually do. I think the same applies in creating unique stories.
Share in the comments how you’d describe yourself and any nuggets you picked up as you tried.
A Story Well Told
If you’re at all a follower of booktok, you’ll know that the story every influencer on there and everyday folks who read are talking about is one book: Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros. It’s the second book in a five book series about cadets at a Dragon war college. If you like fantasy with a bit of romance, you’ll love this series. This second book has been on my mind since I finished it a few days ago. The storytelling is excellent, the character development rich (though there are some characters I hope to get more from in the next books) and the ending is devastating in the best and worst way possible. And now we all most wait a year if not more 😢 for the next one. If you’ve read it or are reading it shoot me a note with your thoughts when you get to the end. I’d love to hear your thoughts and theories.
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