GB Tavern Tales- Marnie Wills- The Cursed Weapon and the Tool That Wasn't

Most adventurers have walked past a weapon they were certain was cursed. "That's not for people like me," they tell themselves. "I'm not a tech person." "I'm not a numbers person." "I'm not a business person." And so the tool stays on the ground, untouched, while they struggle forward without it.

Tonight at the Tavern, Marnie Wills shares the tale of a weapon she avoided for years — convinced it would drain the magic from her work rather than amplify it.

Marnie spent years as an entrepreneur who put all her skill points into building — two fitness businesses, a nationwide programme called SportyMinis — while actively avoiding the Technology skill tree. She was certain that particular branch of the map simply wasn't meant for adventurers like her.

Then came a fateful side quest in February 2023. A reluctant encounter with an AI tool revealed something unexpected: the "cursed weapon" was actually a legendary item she'd been walking past for years.

But here's where her quest takes an unexpected turn. After eight years building SportyMinis, Marnie chose to leave that dungeon behind — walking away from a campaign that looked successful on the character sheet but no longer aligned with the adventurer she was becoming.

Tonight, she shares what she learned about unlearning limiting beliefs, discovering that the scariest tools often become our greatest allies, and finding the courage to abandon a long campaign for a quest that actually fits.
🎲 Business is an adventure. Don't be an NPC.

Connect with Marnie Wills:
🔗  https://linkedin.com/in/marniewills
Connect with Paul Pape:
🌐 https://gamifybusiness.com
🔗 https://linkedin.com/in/paulpape