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EP 35: Kris Whitehead — Overcoming the Force of Average
At 48 years old, Kris Whitehead has been working for himself for 24 years. Having been bit by the entrepreneur bug in his teens, at 22, he was working for Radio Shack and doing well — but then he caught a glimpse of himself 10 years down the line.
“I saw the district managers working six days a week,” Kris says. “They were making a couple of hundred thousand a year, which back then was a lot of money. But I didn’t see me in their chair, driving all over the states they operated in for a cause that didn’t make sense to me.”
So, Kris did what a lot of “dumb**** entrepreneurs” do. He quit his job, and decided to get started in the remodeling trades. Today, he owns a multi-million dollar remodeling company, a coaching company, and a personal development company. He and his wife are investors, and Chris is also the director of Apex Executive Coaching, the No. 1 networking mastermind on the planet.
“We’re living our dream life,” he says, “and the beautiful part about it is that I’m 48 years old and more excited than I was when I was 24. I’m more focused, and I’m more fired up.”
But Kris didn’t get here without his share of trials and tribulations. Two years ago, coming from a place of deep fear that he calls “The Force of Average,” he was frantic that the coronavirus pandemic was about to upend all of his hard work as an entrepreneur. He’d already lost one company during the 2008 recession, and he panicked at the thought of it happening again. So, he stopped eating, started overworking himself, and turned to the bottle to help him fall asleep after 18-hour work days. Long story short, this destructive window culminated for Kris with a DUI and a sit-down with his family that gave him a “sense of purpose” again.
In this episode of the Working For a Dream Podcast, Patrick and Kris talk about what it takes to build a foundation of purpose and integrity under you and how that will ladder into some major results, professionally and personally.
What You’ll Learn:
- How Kris defines “The Force of Average,” and how he came to realize it was controlling his life
- How Kris used small actions of integrity to regain mastery of his life and generate $1.4 million a month in sales during a pandemic
- What it looks like to live guided by an authentic sense of purpose
- And much more!
Favorite Quote:
“I started realizing that in order for me to be a leader on a macro level, I have to be a leader on the micro level where it’s most important. I had to build that foundation.”
— Kris Whitehead
How to Get Involved:
Connect with Kris:
Connect with Patrick:
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By Patrick Bolanos
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At 48 years old, Kris Whitehead has been working for himself for 24 years. Having been bit by the entrepreneur bug in his teens, at 22, he was working for Radio Shack and doing well — but then he caught a glimpse of himself 10 years down the line.
“I saw the district managers working six days a week,” Kris says. “They were making a couple of hundred thousand a year, which back then was a lot of money. But I didn’t see me in their chair, driving all over the states they operated in for a cause that didn’t make sense to me.”
So, Kris did what a lot of “dumb**** entrepreneurs” do. He quit his job, and decided to get started in the remodeling trades. Today, he owns a multi-million dollar remodeling company, a coaching company, and a personal development company. He and his wife are investors, and Chris is also the director of Apex Executive Coaching, the No. 1 networking mastermind on the planet.
“We’re living our dream life,” he says, “and the beautiful part about it is that I’m 48 years old and more excited than I was when I was 24. I’m more focused, and I’m more fired up.”
But Kris didn’t get here without his share of trials and tribulations. Two years ago, coming from a place of deep fear that he calls “The Force of Average,” he was frantic that the coronavirus pandemic was about to upend all of his hard work as an entrepreneur. He’d already lost one company during the 2008 recession, and he panicked at the thought of it happening again. So, he stopped eating, started overworking himself, and turned to the bottle to help him fall asleep after 18-hour work days. Long story short, this destructive window culminated for Kris with a DUI and a sit-down with his family that gave him a “sense of purpose” again.
In this episode of the Working For a Dream Podcast, Patrick and Kris talk about what it takes to build a foundation of purpose and integrity under you and how that will ladder into some major results, professionally and personally.
What You’ll Learn:
- How Kris defines “The Force of Average,” and how he came to realize it was controlling his life
- How Kris used small actions of integrity to regain mastery of his life and generate $1.4 million a month in sales during a pandemic
- What it looks like to live guided by an authentic sense of purpose
- And much more!
Favorite Quote:
“I started realizing that in order for me to be a leader on a macro level, I have to be a leader on the micro level where it’s most important. I had to build that foundation.”
— Kris Whitehead
How to Get Involved:
Connect with Kris:
Connect with Patrick: