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problem. The problem is that not all of the students share his passion, in fact, for a while, he felt like most of them didn't even want to be in his class. He noticed many of the reluctant students had a common complaint. They couldn't come up with ideas or inspiration, they're right one day, while teaching a class on metaphors, one student even went so far to say she couldn't do it because she was a math person. Not a writing person. Taylor refuse to accept this deep down. He believed that all of us have a hidden, Hemingway or Austin waiting to be unlocked. It was just a matter of finding the right tool to do the unlocking at first he tried explaining what a metaphor was logical way that the student could understand. The definition he gave was a metaphor is an equation between an idea and a thing using an adjective as a variable

as an example. The classroom is a zoo, it wasn't perfect backed it was pretty wordy, but after a little more instruction and playing with some examples, the student finally understood- and she became a metaphor- expert taylor- describes this moment as an epiphany. He decides to turn this teaching method into a game he could play in all of these classes. So using paper he created some makeshift ice consisting of different words. Students could roll the dice be presented with three words and combine them to create a metaphor. Here's an example: a student might rather words, love disturbing and party cloud, which could then become the metaphor. Love is a disturbing party clout. The idea was to make metaphor spun, so the kids would have a good time warning. The concept.

It worked until decided. This was an idea worth pursuing as aside side hustle. It was a light in a dark room to start he had to have the dice properly manufacture. You didn't think people pay for a few folders sheets of paper. They could easily make themselves so he started looking for places to get a prototype. He found a polished ice manufacturer go and set aside fifteen hundred dollars of his own money, even though this wasn't peanuts, it felt like a cheap shot. He had very little to lose and everything to gain Patterson back and forth. He eventually ordered five hundred sets of three dice each six unique works. He figured that would be enough combinations for any individuals or teachers out there playing the game, but soon he realized. His assumption was wrong in testing the dice. The same words kept coming up over and over so he increase the number of each such a nine dice, which would amplify the possibilities of creating unique metaphors. Taylor was now happy with the product.

In a year and a half after conceiving the initial idea, it was time to get serious. He parted up with the former student, who is now an adult to help them develop a website and together they named the game. Metaphor dice. As luck would have it, paler already had a reasonable size following on social media, including a lot of teachers. That's where his first few sales came from. It was not to kick things off in the profit margin for cut the dice all for fifteen dollars and cost only two dollars. A piece to mate killers? Vision for the product had finally been realized, but the work had just begun. Now it was nearly two and a half years since the inception of the idea and time to ramp up marketing. He tried everything pushing or on social media, doing in person, demos at conferences pitting to other teachers. Amazon, Google ads, you name it. He tried it. These attempts had mixed results with some performing.

And others, but one really unique growth. General was the pay it forward system. A teacher could purchase a set of dice and also can a small amount of money towards set for a school that couldn't afford it. This method worked well in the sense of altruism helped. Metaphor: dice grow within the next year, Tyler sewing one thousand dollars a month and within the next year he had grown to fight thousand dollars a month, which is where this project is that today, recently, he launched a metaphor dies. I o s up to get the concept into hands and more people. Success is a ladder you can get to the top. As long as you keep climbing

So here we have a resource for teachers that is creative, very specific Dan meets a practical neat wish I'd. Hudson metaphor died when I was a kid in english class, so I'm so glad is able to get these out to lots of people. I think I think it is website as well, which I thought was well done. I really like the tagline got writers block, get these There's blocks you get. It may also have a note here that says after manufacturing in Poland didn't meet high standards. You later switch to a new factory in China and its often how these things go you find one supplier, you try it. You see what happens when you have to move on to something differently. You just evolve or your vision improves, or something else happens along the way. Graduations, Taylor and listeners. Inspiration is guide, but inspiration with action is better today. Show notes, are inside us, go dot com slashed, twelve fourteen one to one for once again show

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