Your Life is a Blockbuster: The Secret of Seeing Your Story as an Epic Narrative

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Show Notes

Is your life a snoozefest or a engaging bestseller?

In this episode, Paul Bereks and Brent Diggs explore the idea of viewing your life as an epic story and unpack some practical benefits that come from shifting your brain to this perspective.

You’ll learn how this simple tool can:

  • Empower you to take charge of your life
  • Instill a sense of purpose and meaning in your daily activities
  • Build trust and relationship with others
  • Help you to recognize your struggles as the path to personal growth

Content warning: This episode is filled with fun and jokes and you may not realize how much you are learning. May not be suitable for listeners with an impaired sense of humor.

What we discuss

00:00:00 – Show overview
00:02:27 – Defining success
00:07:48 – Life as an epic story
00:09:12 – Story is the native format of the brain
00:14:52 – Broken storytelling
00:25:17 – Protagonist mindset
00:29:13 – How stories instill purpose in daily life
00:34:11 – Stories build on relationship
00:41:08 – Moving past trauma with story
00:44:42 – Beyond protagonist mindset – seasons of rest
00:45:35 – Try-fail cycles
00:49:44 – Stories change how we see adversity and transformation
00:57:41 – Bringing back a legacy for the community
00:49:44 – Stories change how we see adversity and transformation
01:01:31 – Interdependent protagonists and the unity of Voltron

Full transcript

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Quotes

“Stories build relationships. Stories bind people together. They exchange not just information but trust…When you absorb someone’s story, you feel you have piece of their life.”
“People who are ready to tell their story have something to share with the world. And it seems pretty consistent from one sharing to the next… but someone who has a fragmented story, it’s almost like you hear all these different versions because they’re still working it out.”
“When you see your life though the lens of story, and you realize that you are at a stuck point, it helps you see your tragedy and your trauma as an obstacle that’s keeping you from your goals.”
“Our struggles are necessary for transformation…The protagonist requires the whole story to smack him around and beat him into shape until he’s ready to change his identity. To be become a version of himself that can actually solve the problem of the story.”

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