Episode Synopsis "Identifying Your Obsessions "

Today, we discuss the central questions of which story to tell, and then, where to begin? What is the story that most calls out to you to be told? There's a reason why that story haunts you.  The same things that have created pain in your life are the things to explore.  Make a list of your obsessions. 

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