The Story So Far W/Jerome Totimeh

I don’t know how you feel, but I feel like the internet has a way of making us believe that those in the spotlight are overnight successes. Maybe it’s the pressure social media puts on us to only share our wins, making it appear as though failure and disappointment aren’t part of the journey.

I’ve been interviewing people for some years now, and the most common reason people are reluctant to sit down with me is the feeling that they haven’t achieved enough to have anything valuable to say.

“I’m not where I want to be yet, so I’m not deserving of people listening to me talk for an hour.”

I resonate with that feeling, but I suppose it’s partly a result of interviews historically being reserved for those who are seen to have “already made it.”

This is where The Story So Far comes in: conversations that dive into the story whilst it’s still being written.

An opportunity for people I admire to reflect on what they’ve achieved, things they could have done differently, opportunities they wish they’d taken and more. But most importantly, I want to give people the opportunity to tell us where they’re going.

What will the climax of their ever-evolving story look like? What are they doing now to ensure they’ll get there?

I see these conversations as a timestamp in the guest’s story, but also in the listener’s. I remember Kanye’s famous “You ain’t got the answers” interview with Sway and the impact it had on me as a teenager.

I hope these conversations can have a similar impact on your story as you continue to write your own. 📝

Jerome x