When Jaron and I lead story development workshops, participants often tell us variations on this sentiment: “I’ve had a number of things happen in my life but I don’t think that they’re a story.” I can understand this mentality. When self-reflecting on life events, it is easy to look at the each moment as its own individual experience. It is when we look at the big picture that we begin to see the story.
Everyone has a story.
It helps to think of your story using the three elements that all stories share: Character, Conflict, and Goal. No matter what story you’re experiencing, it can be broken down to these three elements.
We produced this video to explain the breakdown of how to analyze your experiences using this method:
Learn the three elements that every story shares and how you can apply those concepts to your own personal story! Use this tool to self-reflect and analyze your experiences to better develop your story! For more information about Self Narrate visit http://www.selfnarrate.com And Like Self Narrate on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/selfnarrate GROW YOUR STORY!
If you’d like to learn more about the Character/Conflict/Goal story structure, we also recorded an extra video where we explain the concepts in greater depth:
When we sat down to talk about the three elements of story, we delved quite a bit deeper. Here is that conversation, unedited. For more information about Self Narrate visit http://www.selfnarrate.com And Like Self Narrate on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/selfnarrate GROW YOUR STORY! GROW YOUR SELF!
If you have any questions about how to think about your experiences as a story, reach out to us in the comments or send us an email. You have a story, and your story matters!