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How To Own Your Story
Stories are about people and events. In your life, you are the hero of your story. Your story can be a source of inspiration for others and impact the world in a unique way. Telling your story from a position of strength is important and to do so demands that you take ownership of it.
People tell stories all the time because we view the events of our lives through the lens of a story. Becoming aware of that story can be fun and exciting when you go to the depths of your life’s experiences. Sometimes it can be challenging as well. The main thing that determines how effective your story is, is its narrative. What happens when we do not own our story? It feels empty and is rendered ineffective, or worse — destructive. But when we own our story, we can approach all aspects of it, changing the narrative where needed, and reframing our experiences so that we can preside over the empire of our lives from our seat of power.
“It’s like everyone tells a story about themselves inside their own head. Always. All the time. That story makes you what you are. We build ourselves out of that story.”―Patrick Rothfuss
Embrace It All: Your Perceived Successes and Failures
Our life is filled with moments of ups and downs, happiness and sadness, grievances and reconciliations. All of these things combine to make up our story.
No one can connect with your story when you do not know how to connect with it yourself. But when you embrace things that have taken place and own your story completely, while allowing the feelings that come along with it, you can turn your story into one that leaves a little magic whenever it is shared. But how do you own a story? You must know these three essential things.
1. Being a Victim Is Different From Having a Victim Mindset
There is no story without a challenge. You might describe it as something of bad happening; that is inevitable for the hero on their journey. But even though the person is a victim of something happening, it does not mean that the person is a victim all the time. Sometimes the person is a victim sometimes the…
