This gave me goose bumps!!!

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Hey friend!

Last night, the living room was dark, except for the flicker of the TV screen.

My kids were curled up beside me.
One twin on my left.
One on my right.
My son? Laid across my lap, clutching a scruffy stuffed lion he’s had since birth.

(That lion has more miles on it than my car.)

We were watching Mufasa on Disney+.

But the moment that got me?

My son, he’s four, tightens his grip on the stuffed lion he carries everywhere.
It used to be Simba.
Always Simba.
From bath time to bedtime.

But right after the movie, without skipping a beat, he goes:

“Daddy… he’s not Simba anymore.
He’s Mufasa now.”

Boom. Goose bumps.

Because he didn’t just watch a story.
He felt it.
And it changed how he saw everything.

That’s what great stories do.
And if you want your content to actually connect, instead of just scroll by… steal these 3 storytelling moves from Disney:

1. Legacy > Likeability
   Mufasa isn’t cool. He’s important.
   Your audience doesn’t need a hero who’s flawless.
   They need a leader they’d follow.

2. Sacrifice hits harder than success
   Simba didn’t become king because everything went right.
   He lost everything.
   Good stories sting before they soar. Let yours do the same.

3. Let the side characters shine
   Every Rafiki. Every Zazu.
   They make the journey richer.
   In your story? Shout out the people who helped you grow.
   Audiences love a grateful narrator.

The point?

You don’t need to be perfect.
You don’t need to go viral.
You just need to make someone feel something real.

And maybe, just maybe…
They’ll rename their lion because of it.

—

Stephen

P.S. What’s the story you’ve been scared to tell?
Maybe it feels too small. Too raw. Too boring.
But I promise, it’s probably the one they need most.
Write it anyway.

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