Chris Hare

And there interviewed people who knew this CEO for, in some cases, decades. So this executive team, his employees, his friends who had known him and seen him for a long time, other CEOs, board members, etc. And I still can't believe what happened.

And there interviewed people who knew this CEO for, in some cases, decades. So this executive team, his employees, his friends who had known him and seen him for a long time, other CEOs, board members, etc. And I still can't believe what happened.

Like when he heard the impact that he had on these people's lives and how he changed the way that they see the world, changed the way that they run their businesses, etc. It literally changed everything for him almost overnight. To the point where he went from completely miserable, I'm gonna sell my company, to I'm gonna stay in this company until I retire.

Like when he heard the impact that he had on these people's lives and how he changed the way that they see the world, changed the way that they run their businesses, etc. It literally changed everything for him almost overnight. To the point where he went from completely miserable, I'm gonna sell my company, to I'm gonna stay in this company until I retire.

I'm teaching myself my new narrative every single day, and I'm learning to be content and happy where I'm at. He's now expanding to other geos, which will at least double his multiple when he exits. But... The thing for him was, and this was a bit scary to say this to someone, but I said, I'm not going to give you a new external narrative. You don't need that.

I'm teaching myself my new narrative every single day, and I'm learning to be content and happy where I'm at. He's now expanding to other geos, which will at least double his multiple when he exits. But... The thing for him was, and this was a bit scary to say this to someone, but I said, I'm not going to give you a new external narrative. You don't need that.

You have all these extraordinary stories across your life. So those atomic stories are the fuel. And the way that you synthesize those was amazing. Like I'm not going to be happy in these roles or I'm never going to be happy. I have to go to the next thing to find that happiness.

You have all these extraordinary stories across your life. So those atomic stories are the fuel. And the way that you synthesize those was amazing. Like I'm not going to be happy in these roles or I'm never going to be happy. I have to go to the next thing to find that happiness.

What we actually need to do is synthesize that and make different choices and uncover a new narrative, which is actually if you go deep where you're at, that's where you're going to find the contentment and happiness. And so it's actually rewriting the internal narrative versus the external narrative.

What we actually need to do is synthesize that and make different choices and uncover a new narrative, which is actually if you go deep where you're at, that's where you're going to find the contentment and happiness. And so it's actually rewriting the internal narrative versus the external narrative.

I love that. So the one thing I would add to that to, in my mind, make that analogy. work incredibly well is you. So you're the one that's building with those bricks. So if we look at just the bricks on their own, that shows us a static structure that's made up of those stories. So I 100% agree with that. And then you are the dynamic piece of that.

I love that. So the one thing I would add to that to, in my mind, make that analogy. work incredibly well is you. So you're the one that's building with those bricks. So if we look at just the bricks on their own, that shows us a static structure that's made up of those stories. So I 100% agree with that. And then you are the dynamic piece of that.

You are the one who comes in and assembles those pieces from your past to assemble those new potential futures and that narrative. So I just want to zoom out or pull out slightly so that it definitely incorporates you in the energy that you bring, because that's what we do is really we're shaping those pieces from our past. So, yes, absolutely love that analogy.

You are the one who comes in and assembles those pieces from your past to assemble those new potential futures and that narrative. So I just want to zoom out or pull out slightly so that it definitely incorporates you in the energy that you bring, because that's what we do is really we're shaping those pieces from our past. So, yes, absolutely love that analogy.

Yeah, so I think part of it is distance, our proximity. So we're so close to our own narrative and to our own stories that we don't see the broader picture. So if you're building with Legos, you might not see that there's a gigantic pile of Legos that's behind you.

Yeah, so I think part of it is distance, our proximity. So we're so close to our own narrative and to our own stories that we don't see the broader picture. So if you're building with Legos, you might not see that there's a gigantic pile of Legos that's behind you.

Or that you could order more online. Or here's another way to assemble them that you might not have thought of. Absolutely. I had one leader that I worked with. They just started talking and they'd done a lot of therapy, but they'd also gone through a huge spiritual transformation because of all the work that they'd done.

Or that you could order more online. Or here's another way to assemble them that you might not have thought of. Absolutely. I had one leader that I worked with. They just started talking and they'd done a lot of therapy, but they'd also gone through a huge spiritual transformation because of all the work that they'd done.

Once I put them in the right environment and had the right framing, everything just flowed out. But the next piece is that especially in the business world. And when you talk storytelling, I generally don't believe what people say. This is my most important story or this is my narrative because I've seen so many times that generally the narrative is there, but it's hidden.

Once I put them in the right environment and had the right framing, everything just flowed out. But the next piece is that especially in the business world. And when you talk storytelling, I generally don't believe what people say. This is my most important story or this is my narrative because I've seen so many times that generally the narrative is there, but it's hidden.