Chris Hare

And so my job is to put you in a space to where we can uncover that. And so where the kind of the mass media conversation around storytelling can be can create even more challenges is we think like the hero's journey, for example. Oh, I need to take this framework. And Chris is asking me about to tell my story and I've got to fit it into this framework. And I actually want the opposite.

And so my job is to put you in a space to where we can uncover that. And so where the kind of the mass media conversation around storytelling can be can create even more challenges is we think like the hero's journey, for example. Oh, I need to take this framework. And Chris is asking me about to tell my story and I've got to fit it into this framework. And I actually want the opposite.

I actually create what feels like a fairly chaotic environment when I'm asking for stories. And it may feel all over the map. I've had people that don't believe me or don't trust me about why I ask certain questions. But my goal is for you to collide with stories from your past that you've forgotten about, that you don't value, that you don't think are relevant.

I actually create what feels like a fairly chaotic environment when I'm asking for stories. And it may feel all over the map. I've had people that don't believe me or don't trust me about why I ask certain questions. But my goal is for you to collide with stories from your past that you've forgotten about, that you don't value, that you don't think are relevant.

and synthesize those because they are a critical part of what made you, you. I have this one client who, the first time I met him before we were working together, he told a colleague of mine, I met Chris, I really liked him. I'm like, oh man, this guy's great. I would love to work with him. And then he started asking me all these questions and I'm like, what? Oh man, Chris doesn't get what I do.

and synthesize those because they are a critical part of what made you, you. I have this one client who, the first time I met him before we were working together, he told a colleague of mine, I met Chris, I really liked him. I'm like, oh man, this guy's great. I would love to work with him. And then he started asking me all these questions and I'm like, what? Oh man, Chris doesn't get what I do.

These are crazy questions. This isn't going to work. And then we got to the end and I was like, Holy cow, Chris gets me, right? And so the point being is, it's really about what are those elements for the past that we can uncover and then use those to shape the future. And generally, they're not at the level that you've processed.

These are crazy questions. This isn't going to work. And then we got to the end and I was like, Holy cow, Chris gets me, right? And so the point being is, it's really about what are those elements for the past that we can uncover and then use those to shape the future. And generally, they're not at the level that you've processed.

like the level that you've gotten to it can be far beyond that so i have a client that i just recently finished working with and his story will be published at some point he is an m a advisor and for lower mid market lower and or small businesses and His whole thing is coming into businesses that look really good on the surface.

like the level that you've gotten to it can be far beyond that so i have a client that i just recently finished working with and his story will be published at some point he is an m a advisor and for lower mid market lower and or small businesses and His whole thing is coming into businesses that look really good on the surface.

There's a lot of wealth locked up in the business but the business has a ton of chaos. And so he comes in and fixes that chaos and then helps them maximize their value and eventually their exit. most prolific storyteller i've ever worked with period to the point that i mean it almost my brain can handle a lot it almost melted my brain but what was interesting is where we got to his narrative is

There's a lot of wealth locked up in the business but the business has a ton of chaos. And so he comes in and fixes that chaos and then helps them maximize their value and eventually their exit. most prolific storyteller i've ever worked with period to the point that i mean it almost my brain can handle a lot it almost melted my brain but what was interesting is where we got to his narrative is

discovered the story of when he was a kid, his favorite thing to do was when after it would rain, he would hike for miles to get to the creek with his friends. The water was high. The water was essentially like chocolate milk and there's sticks in there and there's trash in there.

discovered the story of when he was a kid, his favorite thing to do was when after it would rain, he would hike for miles to get to the creek with his friends. The water was high. The water was essentially like chocolate milk and there's sticks in there and there's trash in there.

And he would spend the entire day cleaning it up, taking the trash out, taking the sticks out, getting the water flowing the right direction. That brought him so much joy. The only thing that brought him more joy is when the next rain would come and wreck it again and he got to do it all over again. And so that's what I showed him.

And he would spend the entire day cleaning it up, taking the trash out, taking the sticks out, getting the water flowing the right direction. That brought him so much joy. The only thing that brought him more joy is when the next rain would come and wreck it again and he got to do it all over again. And so that's what I showed him.

It was that's the pattern for his entire life that he's followed over and over again. And he goes into these chaotic situations and he's this calming, peaceful presence. And he knows how to get that creek flowing the right way in a way that brings life and peace and better financial outcomes. So that creek became core to what his narrative was.

It was that's the pattern for his entire life that he's followed over and over again. And he goes into these chaotic situations and he's this calming, peaceful presence. And he knows how to get that creek flowing the right way in a way that brings life and peace and better financial outcomes. So that creek became core to what his narrative was.

So for him, that's grounding and centering, and that's a story that he can tell. But then also you have to pull it all the way through to the business outcomes that it drives. So it's okay, great. We have this really compelling and emotional narrative, but now how do we pull it down into the pillars of his business and the outcomes that his customers want to drive?

So for him, that's grounding and centering, and that's a story that he can tell. But then also you have to pull it all the way through to the business outcomes that it drives. So it's okay, great. We have this really compelling and emotional narrative, but now how do we pull it down into the pillars of his business and the outcomes that his customers want to drive?