Feedback Thoughts

Why rejection hurts so much — and what to do about it

Well where to start with this.... basically my high school senior year coming back to haunt me. But ultimately a person can come back from rejection with the right mentality and the ability to put the rejection in the rear view mirror and learn from it. The personal speaks here a lot as the picture at the end will state by itself. There’s 320 million more Americans out there and nearly eight billion humans, someone will eventually accept you. i.e. there are plenty of fish in the sea. 

How to Get Past Negativity Bias in Order to Hardwire Positive Experiences

As someone that works in the consulting business, negative feedback is extremely common as we strive to make the perfect product for the client. The positive outcome in the sale which leads to more business is the positive experience as it builds up our team and we know what to look for in future cases. This allows us to speed up the process and not dwell on the negative hardships we encountered along the way.

Friendzone Rejection

Topic Brainstorm, Project - Week 2

I've narrowed the topic down to:

Classical

The War with Troy has been told through a variety of different mediums. I want to do a new version of the story where the Trojans don't have to flee to Italy but rather beat the Greeks at the Gates of Troy and launched a counter attack on the city states of Greece as a result of a petty new king. An entirely new story, no one wants to be told the same story twice (cc: Sony with Spider-Man and killing Uncle Ben twice, we wanted a new take, thank you Marvel Studios)  

Mideast

Arash the Archer, something new for me, but I would like to take the story of the heroic archer and turn him into a villain that the Persians feared. The fear would ultimately become realized when Arash would overthrow the king to become an Emperor himself to rule tyrannically over the Persian people. 

 

British/Celtic

Robin Hood, steal from the rich, give to poor. This story of Robin Hood steals from the rich for himself before an army invades England where he'll have to make a choice of whether to stand with this fellow country men or be killed himself when there is no one left to steal from. Robin Hood is an icon and many children's movies have been made of him but rarely do the depictions show the struggle that he went through to get to where he was. 

European

Rumpelstilskin, the cunning deal maker that twists them. I want to retell his story from not a common source but rather the one depicted on TV with Once Upon A Time to my own liking since post Season 4 writing absolutely botched the story line. Basically retell the most cringe parts of the series that made them do a soft reboot that sunk the show to its grave. 

Rumple - OUAT

Week 2 Story

Author’s Note:
This story is inspired by Metamorphosis: Pygmalion and how he fell in love with a statute. In this story we take the basic parallels of it to make our main character Logan falls into a state of depression with his own reflection in his mirror thinking it's his wife. The story is set in suburban Chicago during 1995 shortly after Logan’s wife, Alexandra, passed away in a car accident. 

Characters:
Logan – Main Character
Alexandra – Wife of Logan (deceased)
Thomas – The Butler
Edith – Daughter of Logan and Alexandra

Story:
A dark and thunderous night swept across the Chicago metropolitan area one Sunday morning. Racing home from an overnight shift at the hospital was Alexandra to be with her family well before church started. The water on the pavement made the drive home much more treacherous than usual. The slick roads made Alexandra swerve out of control until she hit a tree and died on impact.

Two hours late Logan and Edith were notified by the state troopers that a car registered to the family had been involved in a single collision accident a mile away from their house. Grief stricken both Logan and Edith retreated into their house for many months and Thomas, the butler, assumed day to day control over the house. When Edith started school the following term her father was st
ill in a deep sense of depression, never coming out of his room.

In his bedroom, Logan constantly stared at the mirror. In the reflection there was Alexandra telling him to move on as they still had a daughter to care for. The reflection of Alexandra quickly took two forms, one for Edith, and the other for Logan. Logan’s reflection said that they were all together even if Alexandra was in the afterlife. Logan still remained in a state of depression and denial, so he smashed the mirror into pieces.

Thomas went to retrieve Edith from school as it was a half-day due to the inclement weather that was expected. During the drive back they saw Logan at the site of the accident on his knees and crying in the rain. The two got out of the car to ensure he was safe. Logan told Edith that he was sorry about not being there for either her mother or herself after her passing. The three then went home.

At home the two bonded over pictures of Alexandra. Soon after Thomas entered the room to inform them that a hooded lady was at the door, it was Alexandra. Telling them that they could all finally move on. 

Moving on

Reading Notes: Week 2 Anthology

Favorite Story:

The Three Roses

The lucky guy turns into an animal and true love's kiss or simply just true love will make him a man again. The story we've heard in Beauty and the Beast, the Princess and the Frog, etc...

This time it's a freaking snake. Not just any snake, a freaking Basilisk. While legends say this serpent has legs I'll just envision the Harry Potter one because it's scary as heck!

Ultimately the girl fell for the beast but the beast did not(?) turn back into a man but rather just became less of a frightening being because he changed his voice.

Week 2 - Reading Overview

Avengers: Endgame Credits

Week 3: Homer's Iliad

Week 4: Adam and Eve

Week 5: Ancient Egypt

Week 6: Persian

Week 7: Japanese Mythology

Week 9: South Africa

Week 10: Great Plains

Week 11: Hero Tales

Week 12: King Arthur

Week 13: Robin Hood

Week 14: Italian

Week 15: Russian

The selections I have made are based on previous readings, workings, or any general exposure with the subjects at hand. Having a background and a firm foundation is a major key for me in any storytelling medium. Whether it's a book, tv show, movie, or a class paper. There must be a coherent story with the ability to have background information to make it sound.