My Heroic Journey: A Survival Guide to Adventure

Every story, from ancient myths to modern movies, contains elements of the Heroic Journey. Many books have been written about how to apply the Heroic Journey to review stories or to write them. What if you could live the Heroic Journey?Your Heroic Journey starts in the Ordinary World.We know what the Ordinary World is. We’re living in it. It’s the world we weren’t ready for when we graduated High School. It’s the world that’s dumped on us for years. It’s the world we’re sick and tired of. It’s the world we’re bored with. It’s the world we constantly distract ourselves from. It’s the world we long to escape.Unfortunately, there’s only one way to escape the Ordinary World—and it’s worse! Escaping the Ordinary World means going into the World of Adventure!If we can rely on the Ordinary World for one thing, it’s consistency. We always know what to expect. It’s reliable that way.The World of Adventure? That’s different! Nothing there is consistent or reliable. In fact, it’s the opposite—unpredictable and risky! It’s not safe. It’s downright dangerous! It will swallow us whole and grind us around in its stomach until we’re battered and bruised then it will spit us out and leave us for dead! We’ll survive alright, but we’ll wonder if the benefits were worth all the pain and suffering.So why would we ever go into the World of Adventure? No one usually goes in willingly!Where are you in your Heroic Journey? Are you near the beginning, the end, or somewhere in between? What have you accomplished? What do you have left to accomplish? What do you need to do to get moving? What's your next step? How far from the prize are you? What can you expect soon? What after that?"My Heroic A Survival Guide to Adventure!" is an interactive book that will guide you from the Ordinary World to the World of Adventure, and back again. You'll recognize the Tiny Voice, Meet the Mentor, receive the Call to Adventure, refuse the Call (because every hero does), get into your comfort zone, procrastinate, face the worst case scenario, return to innocence, and hesitantly cross the threshold into the World of Adventure!To enter the World of Adventure, you must leave everything you know behind. As Yoda tells Luke in “The Empire Strikes Back” (1980), “You must unlearn what you have learned!” This is not easy.Nothing is as it seems in the World of Adventure. It’s like Willy Wonka’s Chocolate Factory or Alice’s Wonderland. Even parts that seem familiar to us are usually illusions. Things that seem safe are dangerous, and things that seem dangerous are safe. That is why you need a completely new outlook. You can’t use your old ideas here.In the World of Adventure, you'll face tests and enemies--some from the most unexpected places. You'll overcome obstacles and find allies. You'll learn to dream again. You'll endure, enter the Cave, meet the Villain, and unleash the Hornet's Nest.Once you’re on the Road of Adventure, you never know where it will take you!Now that we’ve had our initial run-ins in the World of Adventure and survived, we can approach the Villain. This isn’t a challenge to single combat yet. It’s more of a reconnaissance mission. We need to figure out what we’re truly up against. We have to go into the enemy’s stronghold, into the lair. The plan is to sneak in and out without alerting the Villain, but things don’t always go according to plan!You'll face the Villain, engage in combat, and finally gain the Victory and the Reward, but the Journey isn't over yet. You still have to Return, be Reborn, and Pass the Torch to a new generation of heroes, and so the cycle continues. Where will your adventure take you?