Prompt 3 - Packing for the Journey

Creating a plan for long-term storytelling helps achieve your storytelling goals. 

You can use many forms to tell your story and communicate with people. Some of us write, others speak, sing, or create art. Along the way, you will face obstacles, distractions, and even frustration. 

A plan is like a roadmap for your journey and helps you achieve your goals: 

  • Plan realistic goals - Even the best storytellers need encouragement. Setting goals helps you stay motivated. For this guide, each prompt is an achievement. Instead of focusing on the long-term challenge, reward yourself with each exercise you complete. 

  • Expect obstacles - Surprises occur but planning helps you get back on track. 

  • Stay organized - When you have lots of different things happening, a plan can help you stay in control. Scheduling time for smaller goals like blog and journal writing, ensures the long-term storytelling project is completed.

  • Stay motivated - If something feels too big, then you can lose focus. A plan helps you stay motivated. You can also share smaller blogs with your friends and mentors to feel encouragement.    

The first two exercises consider the past that brought you to YWAM. Now let’s focus on the present. 

Find your favorite spot on campus and think about the people you have met so far. You might think about friends, family, ministers who helped guide you to this place. You may also think about the wonderful people and experiences you have had so far. 

A key to creating content is viewing prompts and questions as starting points. You don’t have to answer every question in this guide with exact responses. Once you begin to feel confident in your own creativity, allow yourself to be creative. 

You can write blogs, record videos, take photos, play music, or combine any form of expression into your responses. Remember, this exercise is meant to help you grow into an effective storyteller for the good news and engage your audience. Let your authentic self shine throughout this exercise.

The theme of this exercise is encouragement and mentors.

MENTORS Luke 1:39-45 Elizabeth, Mary’s cousin, greeted her and said, “Blessed is she who believed that there would be a fulfillment of what was spoken to her from the Lord.”