32 Overcoming The Monster

Rob Drummond January 28, 2022

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This episode reviews plot 1 of 7 from Christopher Booker’s book ‘The Seven Basic Plots’, and examines potential use cases in business. Listen now to learn:

Why ‘Overcoming The Monster’ appears so often in literature
The key elements of an ‘Overcoming The Monster’ plot
Why I believe this plot likely isn’t right for your ‘signature story

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