Monday Memo #16

Act out the scene in the way it wants to be played.

The Monday memo is food for thought to fuel your week.

Hi everyone,

How many times have you said, or heard someone say, “that’s the story of my life”?

Imagine that every experience in your life is a scene from a movie. What would that mean? How would it change the way you play your role?

A movie tells a story. In a movie, every scene has a purpose that moves the story forward. What if every scene in your life moved the story forward?

Exercise.

Here’s an experiment you can try this week.

Imagine the moments of your life are scenes in a movie. When you find yourself in a scene, pause and ask yourself:

What is the setting? 

Who are the characters?

What is this scene about?

What is the transformation that is occurring here?

What is your role in the transformation?

Are you the main character in this scene, or are you playing a supporting role in someone else’s story? What is their story about, right now?

Think about how you enter and exit the scenes in your life.

Think about how the scenes work together to create a story.

Now: Act out the scene in the way it wants to be played.

Updates:

Collaboratories.

Our Collaboratories are like a conference, except it’s spread out over the course of a year. Twenty four workshops, on the first and third Wednesday of every month. This week we will join David Hutchens in a Collaboratory about love and leadership. David is a story consultant who works with leaders to help them discover and develop their stories. It’s happening this Wednesday, April 3, from 9 to 10:30 AM Pacific, (that’s Noon to 1:30 PM Eastern, 5 to 6:30 PM GMT).

In two weeks, on Wednesday, April 17th, Sketchnoting author Mike Rohde will be leading us in an introduction to sketching projects.

Upcoming Collaboratories will feature guests like Dan Klyn, Ingrid Lill, and Jorge Arango.

Collaboratories are free for members. Members also get access to recordings and AI summaries. Become a member today or buy your one-time ticket to Love in Leadership with David Hutchens.

Courses.

Our popular Course Creation Course launches its second cohort on April 2nd. If you’re thinking about creating a course in the School of the Possible, or if you’ve always wanted to start a course and you need a little push, this is a great way to get started on that. Learn more.

The second cohort of Mike Parker’s excellent Liminal Explorations course starts April 11th. If you’re interested in enhancing your creativity and reducing stress by developing your relationship with your unconscious mind, this is the course for you. I joined the last cohort and really enjoyed it. Mike creates a warm and inviting atmosphere which invites every participant to explore at their own pace. Learn more.

Campfire calls.

Our Friday Campfire calls are free to join, anyone is welcome, and we talk about things that are fueling our creative energy and inspiring us. The energy is infectious. Even if you’re stuck, or don’t feel like you have anything interesting to add, if you have the time, join anyway. I promise you’ll enjoy it. Instructions to join the Friday Campfire and/or add it to your calendar.

We are running an AsiaPac Campfire experiment.

We are conducting a four-week experiment to see if there’s interest in an AsiaPac Campfire call. This will be held on Saturday mornings AsiaPac time, at 8 am IST, 10.30 am SGT, 1.30 PM AEST. This works out to Friday evenings at 7:30 PM Pacific, 10:30 PM Eastern. So a Friday late-night treat if you want to join from the US. More info here.

Collaboratories are held on the first and third Wednesdays of every month. They are free for members. Members also get access to recordings of previous collaboratories and the full email archive. You also get a warm and fuzzy feeling of being part of a community and supporting our work. It’s only $20/month or $200/year, kinda like Netflix for Possibilitarians. Become a member by upgrading your subscription.

As of this week we have 55 members. The first 100 members will lock in the $20/month, $200/year rate.

If you’re already a member, thank you. You’re making this possible.

More information for members is “below the fold.”