When Ken Follett releases a new epic, readers brace themselves for a vast journey across time and human spirit. His newest novel, Circle of Days, does not disappoint—it immerses us in one of the world’s oldest mysteries: the creation of Stonehenge. Like Follett’s previous works, it is a story both immense in scope and intimately human,…
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What is Your Story? in Charles Dickens’ A Tale of Two Cities
Introduction: Your Story is Your Life Every life is a story—a tapestry of choices, sacrifices, and moments when we are called to rise above ourselves. In my work with The Hero’s Journey and The Heroine’s Journey, I help people recognize the narrative patterns shaping their lives and empower them to step into authorship. Charles Dickens’ A…
What is Your Story? in James Joyce’s Ulysses
Introduction: Your Story is Your Life Every life is a story, but too often we let history, tradition, or others’ expectations dictate our plot. In my work with The Hero’s Journey and The Heroine’s Journey, I help people discover the narrative patterns shaping their lives—and empower them to step into authorship. Günter Grass’s Der Butt (The Flounder)…
What is Your Story? in Gunther Grass’ Der Butt
Introduction: Your Story is Your Life Every life is a story, but too often we let history, tradition, or others’ expectations dictate our plot. In my work with The Hero’s Journey and The Heroine’s Journey, I help people discover the narrative patterns shaping their lives—and empower them to step into authorship. Günter Grass’s Der Butt (The Flounder)…
What is Your Story? in Jules Verne’s Around the World in 80 Days
What is Your Story? Around the World in 80 Days: Phileas Fogg’s Hero’s Journey and the Power to Rewrite Your LifeBy Peter de Kuster Introduction: Your Story is Your Life Every life is an adventure, but too often we let routine, fear, or others’ expectations keep us from stepping onto the platform and boarding the…
What is Your Story? in Stendhal’s Red and Black
What is Your Story? The Red and the Black: Julien Sorel’s Hero’s Journey and the Power to Rewrite Your LifeBy Peter de Kuster Introduction: Your Story is Your Life Every life is a story. The question is: are you the author, or are you letting others write your chapters for you? In my work with…
What is Your Story? in Daphne du Maurier’s Rebecca
Introduction: Your Story is Your Life “Your story is your life,” I always say. We are the stories we tell ourselves—about our worth, our place in the world, our power or our victimhood. We live inside these narratives, often without realizing that we are both the author and the protagonist. Today, let’s step into the…
War and Peace: A Hero’s Journey Through Chaos, Love and the Search of Meaning
By Peter de Kuster Introduction: When History Collides with Humanity, What Story Will You Forge? Leo Tolstoy’s War and Peace is a sprawling epic that intertwines the lives of aristocrats, soldiers, and peasants against the backdrop of the Napoleonic Wars. Through characters like Pierre Bezukhov, Andrei Bolkonsky, and Natasha Rostova, Tolstoy dissects the tension between free will…
Online Course The Power of Your Story
“Your story is your life,” says Peter. As human beings, we continually tell ourselves stories — of success or failure; of power or victimhood; stories that endure for an hour, or a day, or an entire lifetime. We have stories about ourselves, our creative business, our customers ; about what we want and what we’re…
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