Success is in Your Story Course

Are you a speaker or coach? My Success is in the Story self-guided course, accessed through this workbook, can help you work through the important messages and lessons from your life and your story that will compel your audience to action and be inspired by your unique message.

Success is in Your Story

This course is the essential first step in the process and can save you the headache of backtracking and rewriting later on to share the right message for the right audience.

A few years ago, I finally dived into the world I’d avoided for so long – the world of writing and expressing myself as a creative artist. I began with fiction and soon found myself publishing some of the nonfiction essays, talks, and poetry I’d written in a compilation called Heaven is Now: Enough Excuses. I then published a book of poetry, self-help books, and more fiction. I found something in writing that others were looking for. I also realized that through my experience of writing, publishing multiple books, and sharing stories through talks and presentations that I could help others do the same.

If you use this course as I’ve designed and follow the instructions you’ll have an invaluable resource from which you can pull real and engaging stories to connect with your tribe for talks, groups, webinars, podcasts, books, essays, and more.

I created this course, which can be done independently or as part of my writing coaching, so that you can embrace your possibility and tap into your power.


Updated August 2022

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CONTENTS

• Why I Created this Course
• What You’ll Get from this Course
• Your Why
• Your Life Experiences
• Thinking About Life Experiences
• Life Ages
• Life Stages
• Honors
• The Brainstorm
• Exercise One: Life Experiences Brainstorming
• Exercise Two: Identifying Your Target Audience – Your Client Avatar
• Example Profile
• Your Client Profile
• Your Life Lessons
• Filtering Your Stories
• Exercise Three: The YES Test (The initial filter)
• Exercise Four: Thoughtful Filter
• Possible Themes/Keywords:
• Exercise Five: Understanding the Lessons in Your Success Stories
• Organizing
• Your Themes and Message
• Exercise Six: Those Themes
• Exercise Seven: For the People
• Create a Brand Story That Connects with Your Audience
• Voyage
• Valley
• Victory
• The 3-V Hollywood Style Story Model
• What Next?
• Story Examples
• Sample One from an essay I wrote
• Sample Two from an essay I wrote
• Going Forward
• The Truth