If your familiar with Donald Miller, you’ll know about his passion for good storytelling. While he was researching story as a way of growing his writing, he developed the idea that if we consciously plan our lives using the elements of story, we will live better, more focussed lives. The kind of lives that our kids and grandkids will want to retell to their kids and grandkids.
Last week, I downloaded Miller’s free eBook, How To Tell A Story. The premise of the book is simple: all of the greatest, most inspiring stories in the world follow a pattern that appeals to the human mind. If we learn to tell stories using this pattern, we’ll find ourselves telling more compelling stories.
Here are the 7 steps he uses when telling a story:
- A Character
- Has a problem
- Then meets a guide
- Who gives them a plan
- And calls them to action
- Which results in either a comedy (joyful outcome)
- Or tragedy
This got me thinking about change makers and whether having a great story to live is the key to being a force for change…
What do you think? Are you living a good story?
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