STORYTELLING

Write Your Heroine’s Journey and Strengthen Your Business

My wave of change is building her momentum

Dancing with the universe for three months in Indonesia. Picture by author.

This story is part of my course in authentic storytelling for business purposes. My heroine’s journey is an example of how you might write your own heroine’s journey. It can be a word story or a script for a short film or some other creative expression.

We need new narratives for new kinds of businesses. And I’m so glad that women from all around the world are taking up the challenge and act. Here’s my heroine’s journey. At the end, you’ll find the structure.

The wave of change flooded my life when I was a bit of a bored being. More of a rockpool anemone than an exciting ocean muse. My job as an international marketing manager in a high-tech company did not fulfill me anymore.

When I looked in the mirror I saw a dead-end street. Dull eyes looked back at me. I asked this woman in her 40s: “What do you want? What do you really want?” And she just stared. No sparks in her brain. No joy in her heart. No… nothing, really…

I had changed jobs every three or four years in the 28 years of my business career. I changed cities, even changed countries. And I still couldn’t find my purpose in life. My stardust was inspiring everyone but me.