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The slides from my session at Planning-ness 2010 in Denver. The talk covered the path my life has taken since leaving my job a year ago to venture out on my own and find a life beyond my career in planning and advertising and how some of that relates to a new direction for brands and such. One of the best things that happened to me in this time was reading Donald Miller's book, "A Million Miles in a Thousand Years" and attending the conference associated with it. Much of the presentation was based on these. If anyone wants to chat about this, I'd be happy to share more. - Paul
The slides from my session at Planning-ness 2010 in Denver. The talk covered the path my life has taken since leaving my job a year ago to venture out on my own and find a life beyond my career in planning and advertising and how some of that relates to a new direction for brands and such. One of the best things that happened to me in this time was reading Donald Miller's book, "A Million Miles in a Thousand Years" and attending the conference associated with it. Much of the presentation was based on these. If anyone wants to chat about this, I'd be happy to share more. - Paul
"I don’t have this huge,
overarching plan. I don’t know what I’m gonna wake up and feel like doing tomorrow, let alone five years down the line. I think that’s enabled me to get to where I am. I certainly go after what I want. But I just have detached amusement about a lot of it. Because it’s silly. This job is ridiculous." - Jon Hamm Jon Hamm:The Last Alpha Male, Details Magazine, October 2010
If you watched a movie
about a guy who wanted a Volvo and worked for years to get it, you wouldn’t cry at the end when he drove off the lot, testing the windshield wipers. You wouldn’t tell your friends you saw a beautiful movie or go home and put a record on and think about the story you’d seen. The truth is, you wouldn’t remember that movie a week later, except you’d feel robbed and want your money back. Nobody cries at the end of a movie about a guy who wants a Volvo. A Million Miles In A Thousand Years, Donald Miller, 2009
a story is a character
who wants something and overcomes conflict to get it. A Million Miles In A Thousand Years, Donald Miller, 2009
a great story is when
the character’s ambition is selfless and the conflict is immense. A Million Miles In A Thousand Years, Donald Miller, 2009
where you do what you
do matters a lot. Storyline Conference, Donald Miller, September 2010 : www.thestorylineconference.com
do something to move your
story forward every day. Storyline Conference, Donald Miller, September 2010 : www.thestorylineconference.com
cut out the things that
don’t move your story forward. Storyline Conference, Donald Miller, September 2010 : www.thestorylineconference.com
decide to be awesome, no
matter what happens. Storyline Conference, Donald Miller, September 2010 : www.thestorylineconference.com
at any given time, we
can have up to four or five stories running in our lives. Storyline Conference, Donald Miller, September 2010 : www.thestorylineconference.com
my stories: 1. live life
fully 2. make things better 3. help end hunger in Minnesota 4. write a book 5. learn to cook amazing meals
what kind of stories do
you want to tell or join? a love story? an adventure story? a story about overcoming adversity? something else? Storyline Conference, Donald Miller, September 2010 : www.thestorylineconference.com
what do you want? or...
what is the primary ambition of your story? Storyline Conference, Donald Miller, September 2010 : www.thestorylineconference.com
what is the elevator pitch
of your story? Storyline Conference, Donald Miller, September 2010 : www.thestorylineconference.com
what will the final scenes
look like? Storyline Conference, Donald Miller, September 2010 : www.thestorylineconference.com
what conflict(s) are standing in
your way to doing that? Storyline Conference, Donald Miller, September 2010 : www.thestorylineconference.com
what can you do to
start fighting it/them? Storyline Conference, Donald Miller, September 2010 : www.thestorylineconference.com
who can help you fight
it/them? Storyline Conference, Donald Miller, September 2010 : www.thestorylineconference.com
how, and with whom, will
you celebrate your story being told once completed? Storyline Conference, Donald Miller, September 2010 : www.thestorylineconference.com