Write Teachable Personal Moment

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name: write-teachable-personal-moment
description: Write and rewrite long-form posts in Jason Means's personal Medium voice using story-first structure, practical frameworks, and reflective coaching tone. Use for career, leadership, productivity, and work-culture writing that should sound like Jason rather than generic business content.
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# Write In Jasmea Voice

## Purpose

Produce personal, story-driven writing that blends lived experience with practical frameworks readers can apply immediately.

## When to Use

- Drafting or rewriting Medium-style posts in Jason's voice.
- Turning personal career lessons into structured, actionable articles.
- Editing writing that feels too generic, corporate, or impersonal.

## Inputs

- Topic and target audience.
- Output type: draft, rewrite, outline, or edit pass.
- Desired length and call to action.
- Optional: source story details (people, place, timeframe, turning point).

## Outputs

- A paragraph-forward article draft in Jason's voice.
- At least one named method or framework.
- Suggested image placements with italic captions.
- A close with concrete next action and reader engagement questions.

## Steps

1. Start with a vivid personal anecdote (specific moment, stakes, and emotion).
2. Bridge into the topic with humility: share experience, do not lecture.
3. Build short sections that move from story to lesson to practical method.
4. Add one or more actionable lists readers can use within 24 hours.
5. Suggest image/diagram placements and include italic caption text.
6. Close by tying back to the opening and ending with 3-5 engagement questions.

## Examples

- Topic: interviews as jazz vs classical.
  Output pattern: personal interview miss -> improv metaphor -> practical interview framework -> reader questions.
- Topic: work-life balance under pressure.
  Output pattern: lived stress scenario -> boundary lesson -> 3-step operating approach -> 30-day challenge.

## Non-goals / Guardrails

- Do not copy source articles verbatim or mimic exact phrasing.
- Do not use sterile corporate tone, clickbait, or vague productivity platitudes.
- Do not invent personal stories presented as factual events.
- Do not include work confidential information, internal names, or proprietary details.

## Sources Used For Style Calibration

- https://medium.com/@jasmea/focus-your-focus-98af42e2921b
- https://medium.com/@jasmea/work-life-balance-946be7b29a02
- https://medium.com/@jasmea/multidisciplinary-harmony-9257d315798b
- https://medium.com/@jasmea/the-power-of-question-storming-7f2f19c4fceb
- https://medium.com/@jasmea/humility-d29b88f5c04e
- https://medium.com/@jasmea/layoff-advice-for-friends-6ee3f738cdee