What is really exciting about that is that every story is unique because it’s “your” story and no one else’s. It is what I share and it is my business. I looked at my life and I realized that today the intersection of my experience, expertise and passion is now my story and that is where true abundance lies. A story.īusiness is not just about money, process and spread sheets but the human story revealed in an entrepreneurial imprint. At the age of eighty he has admitted to writing his last book after realizing that the cold hard process driven business models he had mapped out for millions of people had a soul. Michael Gerber’s book “Beyond the E-Myth” is an insight into a truth. People can argue with the facts but they can’t argue about your story. That is why dreaming big and having a vision that is empowering is worth articulating, distilling and striving for. The greater the value……the larger the legacy. It is about your story adding value that transforms. How much value you reveal in your story.The money is just the consequence of what impact you create. I know…been there.īusiness is your chapter revealed. Create your own legacy.Ĭhasing the money without the support of “your” story often leads to no money. The reality I have discovered after decades of dead ends, soaring success and heart breaking failures is that you need to write your own story. Your story might be the reluctant hero, a memoir of loss and redemption or maybe a tale of ascension. The heart of your story is sometimes hard to see when you are so close to the truth. It will get you up early and keep you up late. That will be a synthesis of your expertise, experience and your innate abilities. The entrepreneurs that change the world have a story. The truth? Most of us want a life of meaning….of consequence. It is not just about what is but what could be. Living a life imagined rather than just showing up is for many just a chimera that most of us hang onto but never act on. Maslow’s “Hierarchy of Needs” is a snapshot of the human adventure. The powerful stories in business and in life are about an adventure in self-actualization. It forgets that passion needs to meet experience, expertise and ability that is distilled into your one big idea. There is a lot of truth in those three words but it is missing something. Was consumed by drawing but couldn’t connect the dots. But chasing that zephyr, that puff of wind can lead to a life of random pursuits that are driven more by emotion than meaning. It’s a mantra that is meant to lead to a life of freedom and happiness. He was ironically just like me.It is a phrase that is often thrown around like confetti at weddings. I swindled! DRUM! I cheated! DRUM! I called out a hit on my ex-boyfriend’s girlfriend! DRUM DRUM! Then, one day, this guy Trent came into my life. I'm in here for murder Ooh! Murder! Juicy! Ra ta ta While I was driving, my daughter texted me that she was in the hospital and I got so distracted that, I hit a teenager who was crossing the street and he died (Song) Story, story, oh my God with that story Story, story, take away her chair (Spoken Outro) I'm so sorry, I'm so sorry Okay, you know what, I’m just gonna share my story, because you guys aren’t really versed with a sense of story structure, so I’m gonna show you how it’s done I was a no-good, manipulative love addict with undiagnosed borderline personality disorder. (Spoken Interlude) Go tell-tell your story, tell your story Sure, I have a story.
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