Ep 247 The Entrepreneurial Journey with Chris Michael Harris
Richer Soul, Living A Life on Purpose!
Release Date: 08/31/2021
Richer Soul, Living A Life on Purpose!
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info_outlineChris Harris shared his journey about his early success in life and business and then the resulting crash and recovery.
Take away: Fully maximize and embrace whatever season you're in right now. Celebrate the journey and focus on what you’re grateful for.
Action step: Figure out what are your bad habits and start developing success habits.
Money Learnings: Chris’s father taught the opposite of what he was learning from school. He is always being told by his father to explore ways to make money.
Bio: Chris Michael Harris (CMH) is the founder of StartupU, an interactive, online learning platform that teaches entrepreneurs how to take an idea or an existing business and turn it into a highly successful + profitable company. Chris is the Entrepreneur in Residence for Silicon Valley-Based Accelerator Program, Founder Institute. Chris is also the host of Entrepreneur Hour, a podcast that has trended as high as Top 5 worldwide on iTunes under Business, Health, and Education.
Having founded, bootstrapped, and scaled multiple startups to 7+ Figures in his mid-to-late twenties, Chris’ dreams of business building came to an abrupt halt when he received terrible lab results just weeks shy of his 30th birthday.
Looking at the possibility of cancer and a significantly shortened life, Chris immersed himself in health and wellness, treating and eventually reversing his chronic condition over the next 4 years, but doing so through natural remedies and lifestyle/dietary changes.
Chris is now focused on helping people redefine what success looks like and how to achieve it, all while treating yourself like a Performance Athlete.
Highlights from this episode: Link to episode page
- Entrepreneurship is a viable career path
- Chris shared his early business journey
- How and what Chris learned from getting through his health crisis
- Change your bad habits and start developing successful habits
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