The Power Of Personal Narrative

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The Power of Personal Narrative

The TED talk effectively explores the impact of personal narrative as a backbone of

an individual’s narrative. By highlighting that “marks” in an individual’s life is part of

unresolved tensions that shape their personal experiences, Christian Jensen implies that

tensions propel life towards moving forward and knowing what is happening for our

prosperity. I believe that Jensen’s message is well communicated in the sense that

discovering one’s narrative will not only guide them into fulfilling their lives’ mission but

will be a lifelong source of motivation and strength that guide them towards accomplishing

the set mission. Therefore, Jensen’s message is to make people understand that, to find

lifelong strength, one must take into concern the impact of three building blocks and

understand that emotional forces serve a critical effect in our life, by essentially motivating us

to perform remarkable things about our lives. Therefore, the major takeaway from the reading

is that marks are important since they tell our personal stories which later create our identities

and that tension propels us towards striving for more or what the future holds. My experience

with the reading is great since understanding the effect of ‘marks’ as unresolved personal

tensions guide one towards shaping their personal narratives hence personal development.

Nevertheless, of the three building blocks, the block that stands out to me the most is finding

my marks and possessing them (TEDx Talks 5:05). The block is important because it leads to

self-inventory by re-evaluating how I have been affected by concerns like great emotion and

how my experiences and decisions can be changed or improved.

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Filmmaking is closely related to writing from different perspectives. One of the

perspectives is that both are driven by a passion to create a different idea or content that

aligns with one’s emotions and demands of the audience. Filmmaking is driven by the urge or

the passion to create a quality product that attracts the attention, experiences, and emotions of

viewers, same as writing. Similarly, filmmaking is driven by societal changes or happenings

which might be our personal experiences. Writing is driven by what occurs in contemporary

society and the kind of change that could be beneficial. Therefore, I believe it is important to

reflect on our beliefs and experiences as individuals because they provide self-reflections of

the past decisions and how a better strategy could be formulated for a successful life.

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Surname 1 Name Professor Course Date The Power of Personal Narrative The TED talk effectively explores the impact of personal narrative as a backbone of an individual’s narrative. By highlighting that “marks” in an individual’s life is part of unresolved tensions that shape their personal experiences, Christian Jensen implies that tensions propel life towards moving forward and knowing what is happening for our prosperity. I believe that Jensen’s message is well communicated in the sense that discovering one’s narrative will not only guide them into fulfilling their lives’ mission but will be a lifelong source of motivation and strength that guide them towards accomplishing the set mission. Therefore, Jensen’s message is to make people understand that, to find lifelong strength, one must take into concern the impact of three building blocks and understand that emotional f ...
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