“We witness the Hero’s Journey in the movies we watch, the books we read, and even the lives we live. Arguably, the Boon is the most critical component. It’s why the hero accepts the journey in the first place, though often it’s not entirely clear what the Boon is in the beginning. All the previous steps serve to prepare and purify the person for this step. In many myths, the Boon is something transcendent like the elixir of life, a plant that supplies immortality, or the Holy Grail.”

Excerpt From: Kary Oberbrunner. Unhackable

“You can’t take another step in your Hero’s Journey until you make a choice.
Neo had to choose between the red pill or the blue pill.
Frodo had to choose to take the One Ring or stay in the Shire.
Luke Skywalker had to choose to answer Leia’s plea or remain a farm boy.
Katniss had to choose the Hunger Games or watch her sister, Prim, lose her life.
You have to choose to admit or deny the role of the culprit hacking you.”

—Excerpt From: Kary Oberbrunner. Unhackable