Have You Thought About Turning Your Story into a Movie? (Monday Moment ep. 609)

Live Inspired Podcast with John O'Leary

John O'Leary

Self-improvement, Bestsellingauthor, Education, Dailyinspiration, Society & Culture, Liveinspired, Johnoleary, Inspiration, Joebuck, Inspiredliving, Onfire, Relationships

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🗓️ 9 October 2023

⏱️ 9 minutes

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Summary

As a little boy, my dream was to fit in and be ordinary. Not to stand out, not to shine. I just wanted my scars to fade, fingers to grow back and normal life back. Which makes what I’m about to share even more stunning.

If you would have asked 10-year-old John if he’d ever stand at the front of the room and talk about the most tender parts of his past in front of strangers, you would have gotten a hard no. Why would anyone want to hear it?

If you’d asked if he would write a book about the hardest times in his life and the lessons learned? Again, no. Who would read it?

What about turning his story into a movie? Nope. How would that even happen?

And yet, my friends, the story of a little boy who should have died after being burned and then hid from those scars for decades has been shared thousands of times from the stage. It has inspired two best-selling books. And (are you sitting down?) is about to begin filming a full-length feature movie in my beloved hometown.

Go ahead and read that again. Yes, you read that right! ON FIRE is about to be made into a full-length feature movie and it’s being filmed in St. Louis!

How’s that possible? Let me explain.

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0:00.0	Well, hello, my friends, and welcome to the Live Inspired podcast, very special edition, Monday morning moments with John O'Leary.
0:22.9	We record these each and every week so that you and I can begin our days and these weeks in awe and on fire with a burst of inspiration. Let's get after
0:31.8	today. You're going to love this one. As a little boy, my dream was to fit in and to be ordinary. Not to stand out, not to shine.
0:41.3	I just wanted my scars to fade, my fingers to grow back, and my normal life back, which makes what
0:48.4	I'm about to share with all of you today all the more stunning. Get ready for it. If you would have asked a 10-year-old little boy named
0:56.4	John O'Leary if he'd ever stand in front of a room of individuals and talk about the most
1:01.6	tender parts of his past in front of complete strangers, you would have got a hard no,
1:08.5	not a chance. Why would anyone want to hear about it? If you'd asked if he'd write a book
1:14.9	about the hardest times in his life and the lessons he learned, again, friends, no, not a chance.
1:21.4	Who would read it? What about turning his story into a movie? Nope, never ever going to happen. How would it happen in the first place?
1:32.6	And yet my friends, the story of the little boy who should have died after being burned and then hid from those scars for decades has been shared thousands of times in front of millions of people on stages around the world.
1:45.2	It has inspired two bestselling books and, and I truly hope you're sitting down,
1:51.5	is about to begin filming a full-length feature movie in my beloved hometown.
1:58.3	I want you to go ahead and hear those words again.
2:00.6	We are about to begin
2:01.6	filming a full-length feature movie in our hometown. Yeah, right here in St. Louis. How's that
2:09.5	possible? Well, let's talk about it. My friends, I've been fortunate to share my story at corporate
2:15.7	events and large auditoriums and school presentations
2:18.5	in very small gymnasiums at burn centers in al-salvador and at palatial ballrooms in
2:25.6	Dubai regardless of where the events occur individuals always come up after and share their
2:31.8	struggles they share their heroes they share their story. They share their heroes. They share their story.
2:36.4	These one-to-one conversations always grounds me and how universal the human struggle is.
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