Listing those people who helped you get to where you are today gives you a brainstorming tool for story prompts.

The list can bring people to mind you may want to thank for their assistance. MovingUp is a website that gives you a few quick prompts about family, friends, influences, places, work colleagues, and other sources of inspiration that assisted in your life and will aid you in constructing your list.

• Start by watching Bob McKinnon’s TedTalk.
• Read more about dream teams at MovingUp.
• Fill in your Dream Team form.
• Learning your Dream Team may help you identify important stories you want to write — or maybe not. But it will certainly highlight the people and events that influenced who you are today.