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LIVE YOUR STORY

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JASON SEIDEN’S STORY

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MATERIAL FROM SUPER STAYING POWER. READ IT; IT’S GOOD.

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AMBIGUITY OFTEN LOOKS BLACK WHITE

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PEOPLE DO NOT FEAR FAILURE

NEARLY AS MUCH AS THEY FEAR THE

UNKNOWN.

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CAREER PATHS & STORIES ARE BOTH STRUCTURES.

ONLY, STORIES ARE INHERENTLY INTERESTING.

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THE STORY STRUCTURE: FREYTAG’S (MODIFIED)

PYRAMID.

CLIMAX

INCITING POINT

RISING ACTION

DENOUEMENT

RESOLUTION

EXPOSITION

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IT’S THE ENDING THAT SEPARATES COMEDIES

FROM TRAGEDIES.

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THE CLIMAX IS ONLY AS GRATIFYING

AS THE SITUATION IS PRECARIOUS.

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NO CONFLICT, NO STORY.

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PROTAGONISTS RARELY CONTROL THE START OF

THEIR STORIES.

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NOBODY LIKES A WHINY PROTAGONIST.

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STORIES ARE ABOUT PEOPLE, NOT STUFF.

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SKILLS + GOALS + RELATIONSHIPS

= OPPORTUNITIES

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“YES” TURNS OPPORTUNITIES INTO STORIES.

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DON’T COMMIT TO THE WHOLE STORY ALL AT ONCE,

JUST TO THE NEXT STEP.

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COMMIT TO MAKING THE NEXT MOMENT MAGIC.

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GOOD STORIES SHARE OBJECTIVE

ENVIRONMENT ATTITUDE

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HERE’S TO YOUR STORY.

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