Chris Hare

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. Right. Or that you could order more online or here's another way to assemble them that you might not have thought of. Absolutely.

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. Right. 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.

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. And so my job is to put you in a space to where we can uncover that.

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. 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 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, like the level that you've gotten to. It can be far beyond that.

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 for lower mid-market 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.

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 for lower mid-market 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

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 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

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