Chris is a passionate family man who loves learning, travel, and exploring the wild places. He is the CEO of LifterLMS, an online course building platform for educational entrepreneurs.

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Wim Hof Online Course – Chris’ small business resource

Play Bigger: How Pirates, Dreamers, and Innovators Create and Dominate Markets – Chris’ Top Business Book

LifterLMS – Chris’ website

Connect with Chris on his podcast

The Freedom Journal – Set & Accomplish your #1 goal in 100 days!

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3 Value Bombs

1) Start your business by building your community first.

2) Niche down! Stop being a generalist – be specific about the value you have to offer.

3) Lead with your actions; not with your words.

Show Notes

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[00:53] – Chris started as an outdoor guide in Alaska

[01:12] – He’s passionate about hanging out with great people

[01:20] – He got into freelancing to build websites

[02:05] – Online education, membership sites, and online courses are Chris’ areas of expertise

[02:14] – One BIG and Unique Value Bomb: People try to build a business in this order: setup the technology, build the content and create community. Instead, they need to do it the other way around. Start by building a community. Try a pilot program first, before shopping for tools

[03:09] – In-person networking and local meet ups are good ways to build community

[03:29] – “Leadership starts with yourself”

[04:31] – Chris unschooled his children

[04:53] – Unschooling is a child-led philosophy of education

[05:46] – Worst Entrepreneurial Moment: Chris had his dream job in Alaska. When he left the job to freelance, he only made $10,000 in his first year. He started to build his own online course site for permaculture. They had very little money and he didn’t know if it would work

[07:37] – Chris started off as a generalist who niched down

[08:35] – Entrepreneurial AH-HA Moment: Chris has written a lot of blog posts and his 80th post took off. People started inquiring about his services. He created a blog because he could not find what he was looking for. He got to the point where he was creating $60K websites

[11:58] – “The real business problem is all about results”

[12:25] – What is the one thing you are most FIRED up about today? “Designing learning tools around results”

[12:39] – Chris has a guiding mission around what makes meaningful results – LLC (Learning, Leadership, Community)

[14:03] – The Lightning Round

What was holding you back from becoming an entrepreneur? – “Misconceptions and lack of mentoring”
What’s the best piece of advice you’ve ever received? – “Lead with your actions more than with your words”
What’s a personal habit that contributes to your success? – “I have a 4-hour morning routine that starts at 5am… I do a gratitude journal, Wim Hof breathing and shower, cold water exposure. I delegate some things to my team. I actually have a checklist in Excel that I literally go down”
Share an internet resource, like Evernote, with Fire Nation – Wim Hof Online Course
If you could recommend one book to our listeners, what would it be and why? – Play Bigger: How Pirates, Dreamers, and Innovators Create and Dominate Markets – “it had a profound impact for me”

[20:30] – In addition to passive income, create active income, too

[22:06] – In-source the things you can

[22:29] – Connect with Chris on his website and podcast

[22:42] – Get Chris’ FREE LifterLMS Software at LifterLMS.com/Fire!