48th Birthday Q&A: Building Community, Joy, and Coming Back Stronger Than Ever After Surgery & Stroke

The Chris Harder Show

Chris Harder

Entrepreneurship, Business

4.9 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 26 November 2025

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

It's my 48th birthday, and Lori and I are getting really honest about what actually matters as you get older. I share what I've shed this past year, how coming back from a stroke and a torn shoulder changed the way I look at my health, business, and time, and why your friendships and business community are either your greatest asset or your biggest liability. We talk about structuring your circle in thirds, why happiness comes from pursuit, and how to get yourself into rooms that match the size of your goals. Tune in and build your next chapter on purpose.

HIGHLIGHTS

My reflections on turning 48.
How a stroke changed my brain and behavior for the better.
What getting older actually gives you (hint: it's better than youth).
Two pieces of advice for anyone feeling lost in their late 30s or 40s.
How I intentionally build and maintain deep friendships.
What I am proudest of this year and what almost broke me.
The "Rule of Thirds" for curating the right business community.

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Transcript

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0:00.0	It's very easy to say, well, I don't have the time or I don't have the energy or there's
0:05.3	nowhere that would fit on my calendar.
0:07.3	If I leave and go do something for myself to build these friendships up, then these other
0:12.9	things are going to fall behind.
0:14.1	So why is it worth?
0:15.5	Well, it's worth it because if you had nothing, if everything collapsed in your life,
0:19.7	if you had literally nothing to show
0:21.9	for your life, you would still have these friendships and they would be the key ingredients
0:28.0	in rebuilding your life into something you really wanted.
0:47.8	Welcome everybody to the Chris Harder Show, where we are making you unapologetic about your pursuit of success, knowing that when good people like you make good money, they can then do great things.
0:55.0	My name is Chris Harder and several times per week. I will bring you epic guests, solo episodes, and every single tool, trick, and skill set you need to grow your business, grow your money mindset, and to grow your wealth to levels that you
0:59.5	have never reached before. I've ended up in a unique place in life where I've got the experience,
1:04.2	the connections, and all of the secrets that it takes to be successful. And I'm lifting the
1:09.1	curtain to reveal it all to you in an effort to help put
1:12.0	you in a position of abundance so great that you can then be as generous as possible. So let's lock
1:18.4	arms and let's get started. And we're back. There's another episode of He Said, She
1:26.1	said. And today, it is your actual birthday. It is 48. It is Monday the 24th. It's your birthday. Yeah. And you are heading into, this is like the marker of a whole new year for people. Like essentially, it's either the new year. This time of year. Yeah. This time of year. It's kind of a whole new year. and there's a's either the new year or the time of year this time a year
1:44.5	it's kind of a whole new year and there's a i don't know if you know this but there is a lot around
1:50.2	this being the end of a nine year cycle yeah i don't know much about this okay so last year was the
1:55.9	year of the snake which is all about shedding painful, a lot of things that don't serve you
2:02.7	anymore, dying. Like, it feels like a big shedding and ending. And the year of the horse,
2:08.9	which is this year, is all about like being pushed forward after the shedding because you're
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