![]() Understanding that power allows you to both wield it, and, as important, to gird yourself against it if need be. ![]() (Happy people do fight - all the time - and guess what? it's okay!) An effective story, it turns out, enters through your gut, looks out through your eyes, and is never really analyzed by your conscious brain. In fact, they were often the exact opposite of what I knew to be true. Beliefs that, when I did think about them, I didn't believe at all, not even a little bit. I remember being stunned to discover how many deep-seated ideas, attitudes and beliefs I held that I'd never actually thought about. It was the world of advertising that helped me really begin to understand the power of story. No, I wouldn't buy the product (even then I was a rotten consumer) what I bought was the "reality" that those old ads portrayed. Remember Th at Girl and Love, American Style? I hope not.Įven the ads I watched as a kid had an impact on me. ![]() Or, sadly, watched way, way too much TV as a teenager. I wouldn't be who I am if I hadn't read A Wrinkle in Time when I was nine. ![]() ![]() Story has always affected me in a big way. (Which made a lot of otherwise boring stories way more tolerable.) And since I was little, I've loved diving head first into every story I hear, searching for what works, what doesn't, and why. I love almost every fruit (except kiwi) and vegetable (including kale) I've ever eaten. ![]()
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