Autobiography sally friday

Scribe Sally's ability to tell a story and usher someone into a state of connectedness is powerful, yet seems incredibly natural.
I'd become known as a genius at helping others share their stories, but writing & sharing my own opened up an entirely new realm.
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Kind of ironic since I’ve been avoiding my own story most of my life…

No one gives a shit if I label myself a Writer. Or Story Alchemist. Or Eternal Optimist.

You just want the juice.

But how do I condense my life into a few paragraphs that actually relate to why you’re even here?

Considering I’ve been immersed in stories since I was old enough to escape into their wonder it’s no surprise I now do it for a living (although these days I prefer real stories because what humans are capable of never ceases to amaze me.)

This obsession with the written word came into this life with me. The sort of intuitive writing that makes a six year old scribble cheeky prose under the kitchen table, that can only be refined, not learned.

And refined it has been, which is where the real juice is.

In the tragedy-filled pages of a scruffy journal.

The drunken poetic scrawl on napkins & beer coasters in the far reaches of the outback.

The tear-smudged ink to my best friend after watching her die. The self-loathing and gut-wrenching guilt that came from not knowing how to save her

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Upgrading Words For Coaches, Creatives & Authors

You’re a visionary. A sacred rebel. A changemaker.

Your message needs to be shared, now more than ever.

You know what you want to say, too. Sometimes it’s a vague idea & sometimes your vision is in technicolour glory... yet writing it down just doesn't seem to articulate the passion, expertise & brilliance you bring to the table.

Remember, every binge-worthy book was once a scrappy first draft, every profound program was once a hot mess, and every beautiful bio began as a flashing cursor on a blank screen (that just. won’t. stop. taunting.)

It’s so much easier when there’s someone who can bring your words to life.

Someone who understands the energetics of language (if you’ve ever been sucked in by sneaky, manipulative words to buy something from a feeling of lack or inadequacy you know exactly what I mean.)

Someone who can take your words, your story, your scattered ideas and bring it all together without the unnecessary fluff, and still manage to sound exactly like you.

Someone whose every ce

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