Exploring your narrative

What are the key incidents that have shaped your life so far? This session will explore a strengths-based approach by acknowledging the past and turning negatives into a positive.

We must connect with our story from our past, to check into the now with greater purpose, so that we can be the best we can be in the future.

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1. Finding Your Narrative Damon Joseph © 2020 Character Builders | All rights reserved | Brisbane QLD Australia www.characterbuilders.com.au | ABN: 312 174 43843 | Phone: 1300 205 101
2. © 2020 Character Builders | All rights reserved | Brisbane QLD Australia www.characterbuilders.com.au | ABN: 312 174 43843 | Phone: 1300 205 101
3. You Should Know Your Story Embrace your past, uniqueness, strengths, weaknesses and dreams for the future. © 2020 Character Builders | All rights reserved | Brisbane QLD Australia www.characterbuilders.com.au | ABN: 312 174 43843 | Phone: 1300 205 101
4. To many people use disclaimers to hide away their greatness We place disclaimers on our life so that we have a break free option in case our plans don’t go the way we wanted. Remove the disclaimers in your life and celebrate your greatness. You have no need to lessen yourselves © 2020 Character Builders | All rights reserved | Brisbane QLD Australia www.characterbuilders.com.au | ABN: 312 174 43843 | Phone: 1300 205 101
5. © 2020 Character Builders | All rights reserved | Brisbane QLD Australia www.characterbuilders.com.au | ABN: 312 174 43843 | Phone: 1300 205 101
6. Once you know your narrative you need to know how to own it, tell it and live it. © 2020 Character Builders | All rights reserved | Brisbane QLD Australia www.characterbuilders.com.au | ABN: 312 174 43843 | Phone: 1300 205 101
7. You must be willing to allow your story to change © 2020 Character Builders | All rights reserved | Brisbane QLD Australia www.characterbuilders.com.au | ABN: 312 174 43843 | Phone: 1300 205 101
8. Know your values and strengths © 2020 Character Builders | All rights reserved | Brisbane QLD Australia www.characterbuilders.com.au | ABN: 312 174 43843 | Phone: 1300 205 101
9. Connect With Your Experience Birth Now Lost my Grandfather College Captain First Friend at kindy Married My Wife 5 Years of Teaching We Had Children xx Finished Uni Started Character Builders Surrounded by loving family © 2020 Character Builders | All rights reserved | Brisbane QLD Australia www.characterbuilders.com.au | ABN: 312 174 43843 | Phone: 1300 205 101
10. Narrative Skills Summary • Know your story • Make no disclaimers • Don’t allow someone else's standard to be yours – unless you like it! • Know what is important to you • Take opportunities to check in with your past experiences and how they have shaped you • Invest whole heartedly in values to live by
11. Damon Joseph © 2020 Character Builders | All rights reserved | Brisbane QLD Australia www.characterbuilders.com.au | ABN: 312 174 43843 | Phone: 1300 205 101