#TypesTuesday – Black Panther #ETBSA

#TypesTuesday – Wakanda Forever!

#ThinkpieceThursday – Whistleblowers

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#ThinkpieceThursday – Whistleblowers are Power of Conscience characters

#ThinkpieceThursday – The Role of Impulse in Creating Three Dimensional Characters

#ThinkpieceThursday – A character’s Immediate Response is where the character goes first emotionally.

The Story-Teller In Chief

Here is an interesting piece on how central a good story is to success and galvanizing others. Politics is all about who has the most compelling story.

The Limits of Imagination

Their challenge as leaders is to step forward decisively and make the hard potentially divisive decision on their own.

Top Ten Political Movies

In 2008, Entertainment Weekly set out to identify some of the best-loved political films of all time. Here are the top 10 picks, with each film’s primary star.

Fear in Politics, Life and Storytelling

In my Character Map workshops I talk a lot about fear. This article from the Huffington Post makes a clear statements about fear in politics, everyday life and storytelling. It is a wonderful summary of the discussion of fear I have with my workshop participants.

Barack Obama – Three Factors of Character Type

I’ve written extensively on the differences in Character Type between John McCain and Barack Obama. Both candidates’ response to the recent American financial crisis is further revealing of all aspects of their Character Types.