The Photo That Changed Everything: Chris Fawthrop on Closing the Gap Between Saved and Done
Chris Fawthrop stood at the base of a mile-long trail he used to hike without thinking. Years after a car wreck that forced him to relearn how to walk, he was there to take photos for a branding project... not to actually hike. But when he looked at one photo on his phone, then back at the trail, something clicked: "This is not who I am."
In this episode, Chris shares how that moment catalyzed everything... from pushing himself up the mountain to rebuilding his leadership practice at Cultivar Leadership Solutions. We dig into why collecting isn't the same as doing, how to shift from "Should I?" to "How far can I?", and what it really takes to stay authentic when your business (and your life) keeps evolving.
Chris doesn't deal in motivational platitudes. He's a leadership guide who's walked through insurgency research, craft beer, near-death recovery, and entrepreneurship. And he's figured out that the principles for authentic leadership work anywhere... if you're willing to ask yourself the hard question: Why are you holding onto this instead of doing it?
This one's for anyone who's saved something and keeps scrolling past it, waiting for the right moment to act.