It helps to think of your story using the three elements that all stories share: Character, Conflict, and Goal. No matter what story you’re experiencing, it can be broken down to these three elements.
Levy grew up in Africa in extreme poverty. He saw education as the only way out. However, how do you go to college when you can’t afford it? Desperate times call for desperate measures. He stole an education.
This last month Jaron and I have had the opportunity to lead a few storytelling workshops tailored towards the concept of using persuasive stories to affect policy change. In giving these presentations, I learned something about my own story...