Personal Story + Advice
An X thread template
Use a personal story to give advice on a specific topic.
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- X thread
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- Foundations
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The template
Mastering X unlocks Y.
Unfortunately, we don’t get taught how to do this.
For the past X years, I have been [explain what makes you a credible source of information on this topic].
Here are X pieces of advice that will help you [restate Y + 2-3 more benefits].
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Advice #1: One sentence.
When we’re first starting out, we think X matters.
It’s not until we fail multiple times that we start to think, “What, specifically?”
It took me X amount of time to realize X wasn’t what was impacting my growth.
Y was.
Focus on Y.
Advice #2: One sentence.
We are taught there are only 2 ways to solve X problem.
• Do this
• Do that
But as you continue on your journey, you’ll learn that neither of these accomplishes your goal.
What you need to do is [3rd road].
Advice #3: One sentence
How do you overcome X if you’ve never done Y?
A few things that helped me:
• Action step
• Action step
• Action step
Advice #4: One sentence.
A quick story:
The hardest part of my journey was when X happened. I was experiencing [list 3 pain points].
Then, I met [credible person/].
They taught me X isn’t what matters. Y is.
As soon as I started focusing on Y, everything changed.
Advice #5: One sentence.
Change happens slow, and then all at once.
In the beginning, don’t be surprised if you experience [list 3 pain points].
This is part of the process.
The people who [list 3 benefits/rewards] had to go through that too.
And they have scars & war stories to prove it.
TL;DR - Advice for changing from X to Y
• Advice #1
• Advice #2
• Advice #3
• Advice #4
• Advice #5
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02Fill the blanks
Replace each highlighted word with your own idea, story or example. Keep the shape.
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