Chris Hare

What was interesting in retrospect is there was something that happened to me and I remember going to work the next day and believing that I was stuck. in the situation that I was this, I won't go into the situation, but I was stuck in this situation.

What was interesting in retrospect is there was something that happened to me and I remember going to work the next day and believing that I was stuck. in the situation that I was this, I won't go into the situation, but I was stuck in this situation.

And there were some days where I was commuting up to three hours round trip in the dark, in the rain, in the Seattle, the terrible Seattle weather that we have. And I was in this place where I was stuck. It felt stuck in this job. I felt stuck in my car. I had chronic pain and I had a terrible situation at work. And so what happened is I would repeat over and over again.

And there were some days where I was commuting up to three hours round trip in the dark, in the rain, in the Seattle, the terrible Seattle weather that we have. And I was in this place where I was stuck. It felt stuck in this job. I felt stuck in my car. I had chronic pain and I had a terrible situation at work. And so what happened is I would repeat over and over again.

I started to repeat, I'm stuck. I'm stuck. I'm stuck. And I would do this for hours every week. And it became a mantra. You talk about the power of a mantra. Usually it's a positive mantra. This was a negative mantra. So I would repeat that. So that story was the thing that happened to me that precipitated this. And there were a bunch of other stories.

I started to repeat, I'm stuck. I'm stuck. I'm stuck. And I would do this for hours every week. And it became a mantra. You talk about the power of a mantra. Usually it's a positive mantra. This was a negative mantra. So I would repeat that. So that story was the thing that happened to me that precipitated this. And there were a bunch of other stories.

And that tape that played in my head, that narrative was, I'm stuck. And then one day, tragically, I saw I drove past a car of a gentleman who had just died in an accident. And all of a sudden, so that was a story. All of a sudden, my narrative internally became not I'm stuck. It became I'm going to die. And so I would repeat that narrative over and over again.

And that tape that played in my head, that narrative was, I'm stuck. And then one day, tragically, I saw I drove past a car of a gentleman who had just died in an accident. And all of a sudden, so that was a story. All of a sudden, my narrative internally became not I'm stuck. It became I'm going to die. And so I would repeat that narrative over and over again.

And I remember falling asleep in traffic one day, almost falling asleep. And then I remember almost swerving into a truck and those kinds of things. And those little tiny stories would keep reinforcing this narrative to the point that actually took me to the edge where I nearly took my life.

And I remember falling asleep in traffic one day, almost falling asleep. And then I remember almost swerving into a truck and those kinds of things. And those little tiny stories would keep reinforcing this narrative to the point that actually took me to the edge where I nearly took my life.

I know it's heavy, but that's part of why I believe in this work so much is because those, the way that we take those stories and synthesize them can be very high stakes. So like in that moment, you might, for somebody else, so you're in that situation, it might not hit you the way that it hit me and you might synthesize it in a different way.

I know it's heavy, but that's part of why I believe in this work so much is because those, the way that we take those stories and synthesize them can be very high stakes. So like in that moment, you might, for somebody else, so you're in that situation, it might not hit you the way that it hit me and you might synthesize it in a different way.

But that story, absolutely the worst story I've ever heard or told myself.

But that story, absolutely the worst story I've ever heard or told myself.

As a creative person, when I went to Amazon, One of my clients, who was the director at the time, became the VP there. He would always talk about inputs and outputs. And it used to drive me nuts because as a creative person, I'm like, no, I just want to envision this future and do creative things. But it really is that. It's inputs and outputs.

As a creative person, when I went to Amazon, One of my clients, who was the director at the time, became the VP there. He would always talk about inputs and outputs. And it used to drive me nuts because as a creative person, I'm like, no, I just want to envision this future and do creative things. But it really is that. It's inputs and outputs.

But the challenge that I had was the inputs and how I synthesized them. In my case, one, you do have to hit. I shouldn't say hit rock bottom. I think that's part of it in some cases. But you need something that Fletcher at the Ohio State University, narrative scientist, and what he talks about as a plot twist. So there needs to, something needs to happen.

But the challenge that I had was the inputs and how I synthesized them. In my case, one, you do have to hit. I shouldn't say hit rock bottom. I think that's part of it in some cases. But you need something that Fletcher at the Ohio State University, narrative scientist, and what he talks about as a plot twist. So there needs to, something needs to happen.

to create a shift, to shock you out of your way of thinking at times, give you a vision of a new possible future. So for me, a part of my narrative was also very much blaming other people. Now, to be fair, I had a terrible manager.

to create a shift, to shock you out of your way of thinking at times, give you a vision of a new possible future. So for me, a part of my narrative was also very much blaming other people. Now, to be fair, I had a terrible manager.