My mum wants me to get a job... *scoffs* I'll pass

In November 2022, exactly 3 months after I quit my 9-5, my mum started bugging me, telling me to go get a job, leave the house, and do something with my life.

I didn’t want a job because I quit my last job, so why would I want another one?

I declined whenever she brought it up until…'

I was reading a tweet one day, and it said something along the lines of “To be a good storyteller, you must have story-worthy moments to write about”

Then I asked myself, “What story-worthy moments could I possibly get from being home every day”?

Guess what I did…

I went to my mum, and broke the news to her…

“Mum, I’m going in search of a job”

She gave me the “you have finally come to your senses” look, and said “Good luck”

I left the house, CV in hand, and on my way, I thought about the best places to work that'd give me story-worthy moments…

And the one place that came to mind was a bar.

So, I made a few phone calls and was given directions to a bar that was employing.

Long story short, I submitted my CV, and two days later, I got the job.

I was esthetic. Finally, I'm gonna have a ton of experiences and stories to write about hence making me a great storyteller.

In my 7 days of working at the bar, I gained a bunch of experiences and story-worthy moments. I Tweeted/wrote threads on them but I also realized something…

The takeaway of this whole boring ass story…

I wasn't able to write those threads and Tweets just because I had experiences to write about…

But because I knew how to write stories…

I didn't know that I had the skill until I started to get compliments from people, and then I looked back at my writing and compared it with a couple of other creators.

That was when I realized that I indeed am a storyteller.

Having great experiences and stories to write/tell, doesn't make you a storyteller.

What makes you a storyteller is how well you can communicate your message to your readers/listeners…

You could have the most interesting experience, but no one would read your story because you lack the skill to make them read it.

Having story-worthy moments to talk about is great and all, but knowing how to actually talk about them in a way that grabs and holds your reader's attention, is the real deal.

In subsequent emails, I'll be showing you how I got good at storytelling, and how you too can.

PS;

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So, I'm gonna give you your space, and only email you once a week 😉

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See you next week CopyTeller…

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