April 2022 - Forever Young Autobiographies

Amazing secrets about sharing important life lessons learned

The concept of lessons learnt is a powerful reason to start a life-story project.

Indeed this week in Australia people stopped to mark Anzac Day and remember servicemen and women who died in the line of duty.

Most importantly at services we say “lest we forg et“, which reminds us not to forget past sacrifices.

Certainly this phrase is apt for memorial days but it can also be a motivator to create a life story.

Book review: What you ought to know about this stolen child, storyteller and leader

I was lucky to see Archie Roach AM at a sold-out concert the week I finished reading his memoir Tell Me Why: The story of my life and my music.

His book was published by Simon & Schuster Australia in 2019 and is a companion to the music star’s new album and tour.

However, I listened to the audiobook version, read by Roach, which won the Australian Book Industry Awards 2021 Audiobook of the Year.

So let’s jump into what Tell Me Why is about, what makes it interesting and what we can learn to help our own life-story creating …