![The best time to tell your story is when you have to tell your story. When it's not really a choice. But then, when you get that first, messy, complicated version down, you have to read it over and be very tough on yourself and ask, 'Well what's the story here?' If you're lucky enough to have someone you trust looking over your shoulder, he or she can help you if [you] lack perspective on your own story.](/assets/img/quote-photos/the-best-time-to-tell-your-story-is-when-you-have-to-tell-your-story-when-its-n.jpg)
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