Why Write Your Story?

Not everyone needs to write a book.
Not everyone wants to write a book.
Not everyone feels the desire to write a book.

In fact, most people who say they want to write a book, simply want to have written a book!

Many have opted into the coaching fields or created businesses that are fed through online exposure and activity. So, for that reason, many feel writing a book, will help their business profile, get better speaking gigs and push their message out to larger audiences. Still others are pushed by peers, family, business associates and even their professional coaches.

“Isn’t it time to write your book,” they ask.

For some, righting wrongs, whether factual or imagined, might come within the scope of memoir. Based on past memoirs some think that writing a memoir gives one full sway to blame others for the ways their lived turned out. Spilling the beans while telling your truth.

As people change and grow in wisdom, their perspectives on earlier experiences and patterns might also change. And, that can be where the healing occurs. As successful adults, they are more rounded, filled with the maturity of life experiences. That becomes the mechanism for healing.

As their points of view on their lived pasts change, so does the experience. For that reason, writing a memoir can further open the doors to healing. It can offer instances of change and perspective, allowing for the ability to make better choices. Seeing the ways in which change occurs is monumental for those actively involved in change and healing.

Or, it can harness their particular skills and successes in life and in business.

There are many reasons to write a memoir:

Healing trauma,

Legacy to family,

Journey from one homeland to another,

Business book if you want to have a speaking career.

All of these categories are filled with life experiences; a sense of passing the wand of wisdom from one generation to another.

Yet, what remains is the actual writing time for your story. And that’s where it can get complicated. Some just don’t want to do the real writing.

They don’t have time.
Don’t know how to write.
Don’t think they have a good story.
The list can go on.

And that’s where a professional writing coach comes in. Clients want to get their story right — as it benefits them, as it creates momentum for further reading, understanding and perhaps healing.

As a writing coach, I’ve found it to be equally as beneficial to me as I watch my clients grow within and from the sharing of the stories of their lives.

On a professional and personal level, it shows the greatness of humanity as we come to terms with who we were and who we are now.

As our stories change, so does our innate ability to see further than our own lives. And, it tidies up the unsaid and fills in the leftover spaces. The future is made for change and living. Being part of that opens the door to our collective humanity.