The ABT Framework for Listening Well

We all have a story, and it’s full of ‘and’s, but this is a story to learn from. So, therefore, we notice the ABT framework in ourselves and others.

There is a pattern to our lives; once you see it, you will see it everywhere. It’s in every great story, including your own.

I came across it a few years ago while listening to a podcast about why Donald Trump won his first presidential election. He told a better story. An ABT story. Make America Great.

And, But, Therefore.

Every great story has an ABT.

From a Fairytale to a Thriller.

Cinderella had no dress AND shoes AND coach to go to the ball, BUT her Fairy Godmother waves a magic wand and provides for her. THEREFORE, she has the shoes, the dress, and the coach.

Jason Bourne has a bomb ticking AND has only 30 seconds before it explodes and kills thousands of people, BUT because he has had years of training, he knows what to do. So, THEREFORE, he calls his grandmother for advice.

You will be able to see this sequence in your own life story.

In the simple. ‘I am hungry, but I have food in the pantry; therefore, I will go and have something to eat.’

In the complex stories such as ‘I fell in love, and things were going ok, but then I found out she was a chronic gambler. Therefore I am going to get some help and try and sort this mess out.

Can you see ABT in your life?

 

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