Read fiction
Break down movies
Journal about your life experiences
'But it's so difficult to learn!'
Not at all. You tell stories all the time
Just need to polish your skills 👇
Growing up, we heard a lot of stories that began with 'once upon a time.'
Or we heard stories around a campfire.
This made a story seem like a special event
But it's more than that.
'What do you mean?'
You need to make it a communication HABIT.
And you don't need to gather everyone in a circle to deliver a story.
In reality, you can deliver it whenever.
But first, need to learn WHAT a story is.
A story is a connection of ideas.
A story is a connection of ideas.
Idea + Transition + Idea + Transition...
And if you break it down...
Your thought process is a story.
You have a connection of ideas that goes on in your mind
All over the place.
And a story that is all over the place leads to a faulty narrative.
A whole lot of disjointed ideas.
A whole lot of talking.
But you didn't get the POINT.
You ended up leaving with a headache.
A well versed storyteller doesn't have disjointed ideas.
They transition smoothly from idea to idea.
And that captures the mind of others.
You'll have a lot of random thoughts as most humans do.
But you know which ones to TUNE into. And which ones to avoid.
You'll develop a storytellers mindset.
Powerful.
☆Read fiction
☆Break down movies
☆Journal about your life experiences
Let's go thru each one
You're turning words into out of world images for your brain
Your brain cannot distinguish imagined from reality
Fiction books stretch the mind into new heights
Dune
Harry Potter Series
Goosebumps
Pick whatever.
View it as a workout for the imagination
One of your most potent weapons
Every scene in a movie was strategically placed their for a reason
Armies of storytellers, screen writers, producers thought the scene was necessary.
Why?
My favorite movies are:
Interstellar
Lion king
Shutter island
When you ask WHY, as you watch, you see the movie from a new lens.
Your whole life is a story when you really think about it.
You have the 3 main components of stories:
Character - You
Conflict- Tough times in your life
Resolution- Lessons learned
'I can shift my paradigm?'
Ya you can.
Let me give you an example.
Car was totalled.
Wasn't supposed to survive.
But I did.
My precious car broke. Had to deal with the accident aftermath. Burning thru money etc.
The narrative I set for myself was of a loser.
And that's when I realized, i wasn't FINISHING the story.
I was just talking about the conflict & that was it.
But what was the resolution.
Finish the story....
A few included:
Life isn't fair, it's neutral
Gym helps during dark times
Start a business with your free time
Always stay alert on the road
Etc
Nowadays, I'm glad I went thru that.
So we have a lot of chapters in our life which make up a bigger story.
And that creates the narrative of our life.
☆Control your life narrative.
☆Influence others by accident.
The future belongs to storytellers.
That's how you learn the art of connecting ideas.
And they probably won't have your best interests In mind
So take matter into your own hands.
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