My thoughts on life lessons from romance movies had popular appeal, so here goes nothing…
One life lesson I’ve learned from romance movies is that there are no original ideas.
In these movies, they all follow pretty much the same formula. Couple meet, fall in love, break up, get back together again, then happily every.
There are also clearly defined tropes – enemies to lovers, friends to lovers, fake relationship, and so on. (Side note: it can be fun picking these).
There are also many common storylines, from a prince or princess trying to escape their ‘arranged’ engagement, to someone running a failing business and the love interest coming in to solve the issue or sell the business, going home to a small town for a family emergency from their high powered job.
So many of these movies fit into these boxes, however they all have their own quirks.
One day, I watched three movies in a row that were almost identical, at least on paper. All three of the movies were set on a background of a bakery and a baking competition. Each had their own features, whether it was the type of competition (a small local one, a TV show), who was the baker, and the various characters.
The lesson here is there are no original ideas, it’s what you do with it that counts.
I see so many authors, especially, but also small business owners, worry that their idea has already been done by someone else. The lesson is to run with your idea and put your own special spin on it.
This can apply to so many areas of life, whether it’s a creative pursuit or starting a business, or even baking and decorating a cake. There may have been others out there doing what you want to do, or are doing, however you can put your own spin on it to help make it your own.
The lesson from romance movies is to do things your way and make whatever it is you your own.
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