The reason the stories of Ronaldo, Messi, or the successful female leaders we admire are moving is because of the 'lack' and 'trials' they experienced.
We feel a greater sense of kinship with people who fell and got back up than with perfect people.
Connecting emotional highs and lows: List the moments of ecstasy when you were happiest and the miserable moments you couldn't tell anyone about (e.g., the two dark months in Shanghai after failing a job search).
The beginning of the narrative: The story begins by describing the 'air' and 'temperature' you felt while passing through that tunnel of pain.
Good writing is not written all at once, but is the process of piecing together fragments of emotion collected over time. Grandiose analysis is not necessary.
The Power of a Single Sentence: Instead of saying "Today's lunch was delicious," connect events and emotions like "A single warm word from a colleague made me feel like a blockage had been cleared."
These records will later become the most vivid raw materials that breathe life into your writing.
Hemingway said, "All first drafts are trash." Even the great writer Márquez must have revised tens of thousands of times just to get the first sentence right.
Putting the Pieces Together: Try combining the records of happiness and sadness you collected over the past week into one. If you try to create a perfect narrative structure from the start, you will put down your pen.
Finish First: The experience of writing a piece to the end is important. Revision comes after that.
The self I see and the self others see are often different. Sometimes, the strengths or unexpected sides of myself discovered by others become the plot twists of the story.
Building a Three-Dimensional Character: Ask the people around you, "What were I like when I was at my lowest point?" Or ask yourself, "What is my greatest strength?"
When the perspective of others is added, your story moves beyond a subjective diary and is reborn as 'writing' that garners universal empathy.
The best material comes not from behind a desk, but from the road. If you want to write well, you must first live a wonderful life.
The Power of Unfamiliar Experiences: Try taking a route home from work you have never taken before, or meet people from completely different fields.
When you create meaningful experiences for yourself, your sentences will be imbued with a powerful weapon called 'authenticity' that no one can imitate.
