Scripting the Movie of Your Life

Share your Movie of Me with the world!

The story of one's life can be inspirational, motivational, insightful, meaningful, or educational.  It can be touching or thought-provoking.  Their story draws you in, and it's easy to become engaged in the arc of their lives and witness the evolution they go through.  Most times you not only learn something, but you leave thinking about how you can apply that learning to your own life.

Enter the term "autobiography" in google and you'll find 67.2 million search results...
now try the term "documentary" and you'll get at least 304 million(!) search results.  The reason there are so many hits is because we are naturally fascinated with the lives of others.

In your journey towards becoming a self-made sage, to live a life filled with personal enlightenment through personal accountability, it is important to be actively aware of how your are being perceived by others.  You must have the understanding of how the image of "you" is presented to the world.

Is your "you" interesting enough to be written as a best-selling autobiography?  Could it be an award-winning movie?

To put yourself in that position, you can do a fun exercise I call the Movie of Me.  It's a simple exercise with profound effects.

To begin, simply imagine Hollywood called and wants to produce a movie about your life.  What are the key themes you would want portrayed?  Which actor/actress would you want to play the lead role of you?  Are there milestones in your life -- both existing achievements as well as any life aspirations -- that would build a good story?  Any key turning points?  What would be the pinnacle moment, the climax, of the film?

People pass judgments on you every day.  It is human nature, and it is a fact of life.  This should not worry you, but rather challenge you to give them something worth talking about.  Enable them to make a positive recommendation on your behalf by arming them with good information and interesting topics.  If they are the audience for your movie, what are the reviews you want them to give when they leave the theater?  What do you want them to learn from your experiences? What have you been most proud to have shared?

Projecting yourself in to the movie of your life can help you frame up the identity you want to present to the world.  It helps establish a level of expectation that you have set for yourself, and something you must now live up to.

What will make your Movie of Me be Oscar-worthy?