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@stacygoebel
#HITMC
Maker of the #HITMCbuttons
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Once upon a time…
in 2009
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A character is someone
who overcomes conflict
to get what they want.
What do I want?
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What do I want?
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.
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Something that throws
you into a story
Setting intent
Problem to be solved
First turning point
Something that throws
you into a story
Conflict, struggles,
ordeals, revelations
Setting intent
Problem to be solved
First turning point
Something that throws
you into a story
Decision gets made
Second turning point
Conflict, struggles,
ordeals, revelations
Setting intent
Problem to be solved
First turning point
Something that throws
you into a story
Decision gets made
Second turning point
Conflict, struggles,
ordeals, revelations
Setting intent
Problem to be solved
First turning point
Something that throws
you into a story
Getting what
you want
Decision gets made
Second turning point
Conflict, struggles,
ordeals, revelations
Getting what
you want
Setting intent
Problem to be solved
First turning point
Something that throws
you into a story
Problem solved
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What do I need?
Business
Professional
Personal
• Define the problem
• What do you want?
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#HITMC
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An epic life
of risk & reward
Exercise:
Setting intention
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What do I need?
Business
Professional
Personal
• Define the problem
• What do you want?
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#HITMC
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Thank you!