From Prison to a Master Plan with Chris Wilson—Entrepreneur, Artist, Storyteller

The Aggressive Life with Brian Tome

Crossroads

Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

4.9 • 756 Ratings

🗓️ 11 April 2023

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Summary

Chris Wilson went to prison as a boy, but he emerged a man. While serving a life sentence for murder, he found a vision for his life—what he calls his “master plan”—and chased it with all he had. After 16 years behind bars, Chris was given a second lease on life and he’s never looked back. A serial entrepreneur, an artist, and a storyteller dedicated to helping others find their master plan, Chris is an aggressive, disciplined man whose unbelievable story of resilience will push you to new heights.

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0:00.0	Welcome to the aggressive life.
0:19.9	Chris Wilson is a man. Some might say he's a grown-ass man.
0:26.2	He had a vision. He put in the hard work and he changed his story. As a serial entrepreneur,
0:32.5	he's taking the minority position of hiring ex-prisoners and helping to raise the water level around him.
0:40.5	But it hasn't always been like that.
0:42.5	His story starts in a very hard place.
0:45.0	He grew up in Washington, D.C., and Chris was surrounded by violence and despair, his family,
0:50.0	his neighborhood, and life were constantly shattered by death, pain, and poverty.
0:54.9	At the age of 17, Chris killed a man while defending himself.
0:59.2	He was sentenced to a life in prison with no hope of parole.
1:03.0	But that's not where the story ends.
1:04.8	That could have been the end of Chris, except he had a new beginning while in jail.
1:10.0	He devoted himself to improvement in chasing a vision.
1:12.6	He created a master plan, a list of all the things he intended to accomplish and the steps he
1:19.2	take to get there. Then he did the hard work to start knocking things off that list. Checkmark by
1:26.2	checkmark, his life began to change after 16 years behind bars.
1:31.4	A miracle. A judge set Chris Wilson free, and he hasn't wasted a single day since. As an entrepreneur,
1:38.0	he starred several companies, and he employs returning citizens, helping men and women like himself
1:43.8	get back on their feet.
1:45.1	His book, The Master Plan, which I have right here, The Master Plan, My Journey from Life in Prison to a Life of Purpose, is a master class in positive aggressiveness.
1:55.7	I can't wait to get into this with him.
2:00.0	Welcome to the aggressive life, Chris Wilson.
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