Butler has a book titled Become the Hero of Your Own Story: 52 Tips to Teach Today's Teens. There are a limited amount of books, and you can DM Butler on Instagram if you're interested in those.

Being the hero of your own story means adopting a proactive mindset. Instead of viewing difficulties as insurmountable barriers, see them as opportunities for growth. Learn from failures, adapt to ...

Sometimes books can be a literal escape, not just a figurative one. Our critic Alethea Kontis recommends three fantasy novels that helped her along the way as she escaped an abusive relationship.

Linda: We live in a world in which people are defined and identified and even valued in accordance with the groups to which they belong. These characterizations are based on factors such as skin ...

To be the hero in your own story, seek out the right kind of mentors. CNN — I am a long-time fan of reality television: first American Idol, then, So You Think You Can Dance, ...

That was incredibly hard to write: “hero.” Ugh, I can feel the edges searing inside me. And that’s OK, because this many years of demeaning manuscript will take a long time to completely shred.

I learned about the Hero’s Journey sometime in my mid-20s, perhaps because it was the point where my life needed some serious justification … and my brain, some major rewiring.

You can be the hero of your own movie We bet you’d be surprised to learn that the person designated to save the world from all its problems happens. By Observer Staff • 03/02/10 12:00am.