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title: "The Hero's Two Journeys"
description: "A simplified story plot of character, desire and conflict, with an outer and an inner journey."
canonical: https://tomsharman.com/bookshelf/expert-secrets/the-heros-two-journeys/
updated: 2026-11-03
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# The Hero's Two Journeys

> A simplified story plot of character, desire and conflict, with an outer and an inner journey.

Russell Brunson's framework, from Expert Secrets, pp. 180 to 239.

Framework 14 of 28 from [Expert Secrets](https://tomsharman.com/bookshelf/expert-secrets/index.md) by Russell Brunson. Category: Storytelling.

## The steps

1. **Separation from the ordinary world.** Build rapport with the hero and introduce one of four desires: win, retrieve, escape or stop.
2. **The journey, the conflict and the villain.** Give the hero a villain, which can be a false belief system.
3. **The mentor, expert or guide.** Introduce the guide who supplies the epiphany and the framework.
4. **The achievement.** Show the result and the second journey, who the hero became.

## Where it comes from

From chapter: SECTION TWO: Creating Belief, pp. 180–239

## The animation

24 seconds, 4:5, no sound.

- MP4: https://tomsharman-downloads-006143767029.s3.eu-north-1.amazonaws.com/downloads/bookshelf/expert-secrets/the-heros-two-journeys.mp4
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