Chris Hare

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.

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 before.

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 before.

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 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 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.

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

But what was interesting is where we got to his narrative is

discovered the story 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 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

discovered the story 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 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. 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.

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. 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.

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? But again, that was a story that he told and never saw it from that perspective. And not realizing that is a part of, that flows through him. It's a part of who he is now.

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? But again, that was a story that he told and never saw it from that perspective. And not realizing that is a part of, that flows through him. It's a part of who he is now.

Yes, there's a lot of bad ones out there, but I think I'll pick on myself. And for this part gets a bit from a really challenging part of my journey. So in 2015, when I worked at Amazon, my mental health was in a really bad place and I nearly took my life.

Yes, there's a lot of bad ones out there, but I think I'll pick on myself. And for this part gets a bit from a really challenging part of my journey. So in 2015, when I worked at Amazon, my mental health was in a really bad place and I nearly took my life.