One of my goals this year is to become a better storyteller.
I think it's one of the best skills you can have as a creative because not only does it help you with your creative projects, but it can also inspire your marketing and make your content creation more fun.
I've already used storytelling a lot in my career.
You Get What You Give is a prime example, and the stories inside Step By Step Mixing make it easier for you to understand the complicated audio engineering that you need to know to make better mixes.
So tonight, to make progress on my goal, I'll be the main storyteller on the
Soapbox at the Tucson Improv Movement. If you're in the neighborhood, come say hi.
The Soapbox is a really fun show where they invite people from the community to
share their stories and after each story the improv troupe uses them as prompts for their improv sets.
And obviously, hilarity ensues...
The stories I'm telling tonights include:
- My
Accidental Trump Parade
- The Most Passive Aggressive Move I’ve Made as a Husband
- The Power of Pamela Anderson Pictures
- The Favorite Piece of Hate Mail I've Ever Received
- Arguing in Icelandic With a Two-Year Old Tyrant
If you'd like me
to write them down sometime, let me know which one you find the most intriguing.
Before you leave today, think about the thing that you've been wanting to improve but not made any progress on.
What is that thing?
Do you have it in your head? Can you name it?
Ok, great.
Have you written it down?
If not, write it down on a piece of paper, use your smartphone, or chisel it onto the back wall of your yard.
Although writing it down is a great first step, it's not enough.
You have to find a way to practice a skill in order to become better at it.
So is there something you can do or somewhere you can go to actively get better at your thing?
Whether it's reading
a book about it, joining a local meetup, or taking a class, do one thing that pushes you out of your comfort zone so that you can improve that skill.
No need to master it or go all in on it. Just make a little progress. Do something new. That's all.
That's not so hard right?
And hey, it's the weekend. You might even have some free time to take the first step right now.
That's it for today. I hope you're doing well.
Cheers,
Björgvin
P.S.
If your goals include getting better at mixing and you still haven't read Step By Step
Mixing even though it has over 1,000 positive reviews, go grab a copy here so that you can instantly improve your mixes over the weekend.