1) The story of my journey to Drum Major. [Unexpected Blessings, Unintended Results, Marching Band]. I tell parts of this story when "Leadership Experience" comes up, typically regardless of physical setting.
2) ...And that's how I got my own cult! [Embarrassing Story, Inspiring Story, #jaredlarsenisthecoolestpersoniknow]. I usually tell this story when people closer to me ask me why I'm "nice" to everyone, even those I don't know.
3) I wasn't all that left when I went on my mission. [Death of a Loved One, Faith-finding Story]. I tell this story when I'm asked about the hardest thing I've ever done.
4) The story of 8-year old romance and a phone call from the airport. [She Moved Away, My First Girlfriend]. Generally, this story comes up when the subject of "first love" rolls around.
5) "Let's go, Rolanda!" [Working Fast Food, Customer Service Nightmares]. I share this story whenever someone asks if people are as polite to me through the drive-up as I am to them, or when I talk about customer service to my employees.
6) The story of winning the Q.U.E.S.T. competition- but tying for first. With a girl. [Why I Love English, Other Things I Love]. This story finds its home whenever "Awards" or "Honors" becomes the topic of discussion.
7) The Bottle Story: the time my trainer and I ruined P-day over a 4-hour dispute on "recycling." [Pride Story, "He isn't so bad after all" Story, Faith-Building Story]. I tell this story all. The. Time. But definitely more often in either religious settings or "mission-story" settings.
8) "How do you 'accidentally' smash your leg through a window?" "Obviously, you don't know Jared." [Embarrassing Story, Funny Story, Character-Revealing Story]. This story comes up whenever someone asks me what dumb things I've done.
9) The story of how a 3 a.m. S.W.A.T. team gave me my "criminal" record. [Cop Story, #mymomsstillmad]. I tell this story whenever "Cop Stories" show their faces.
10) The time I let my feelings for a girl dupe me into a cross-dressing saxophone duet in front of the whole school. [Love's Labors Lost, Courage-Finding Story, Embarrassing Story]. I tell this story when someone asks what my most embarrassing moment is.
Very intriguing post, Jared. I want to hear all of your stories! But since I have to pick two they'd be 2 (I'm very curious about this) and 10 (sounds like a pretty funny story).
ReplyDeleteBy your stories you seem like an interesting man. I'd like to hear more about 9 (criminal record stories have got to be good) and 2 (cults are interesting).
ReplyDeleteThose are some good ones, I would say 4 and 9.
ReplyDelete4 and 8
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