Different people react in different ways to the same situation.
The life experiences that change life forever also make excellent source material for dramatic and interesting fictional stories. Below are some potentially life-changing events and various strengths and/or weaknesses your characters might bring to the situation. Mix and match the options to select whatever combination seems interesting to you, and build a story with those factors in mind.
| Life-Changing Event | Strength | Weakness |
| Winning a lottery ticket for 100 million dollars | Resilient | Selfish |
| Unearthing a great lie within the family | Open-minded | Low self-esteem |
| Receiving a diagnosis of malignant cancer | Honest | Impatient |
| Losing the sense of sight | Intelligent | Cuts corners |
| Being drafted into the military during wartime | Patient | Unkind |
| Ending up in prison in a foreign country | Focused | Too generous |
| Being the victim of a scam or fraud | Hard-working | Untrustworthy |
| Meeting a sibling for the first time | Kind | Quick to anger |
| Becoming a household name | Fearless | Co-dependent |
| Watching a best friend die | Confident | Inexperienced |
| Getting arrested for operating under the influence | Humble | Deceptive |
| Experiencing a profound spiritual awakening | Creative | Blames others |
| Being a witness to a crime | Team player | Compulsive liar |
| Learning that a spouse has another family a few miles away | Generous | Bad with money |
| Discovering a buried hoard of treasure | Determined | Too trusting |
| Being the victim of mistaken identity | Helpful | Heavy drinker |
| Coming home to find your things on the curb | Perceptive | Braggart |
| Being the subject of a viral video | Conscientious | Gossiper |
| Winning a nationally prestigious award | Courteous | Shameless |
| Meeting your hero | Savvy | Greedy |
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