Archive - charliep

The one word I refuse to accept from a CEO

What’s the excuse everyone in your industry accepts without ever checking the data behind it?

10 hrs ago

Why That Stack of Unread Books on Your Table Isn't a Guilt Problem

How My Son Taught Me to Read a Book the Right Way at 70-Something

Aug 4

July 2026

Never Let Anyone Get Between You and Your Wife. Not Even Your Kids.

Gregg Hinthorn asked me a simple question: what is something about a long marriage that nobody tells you?

Jul 31

1:54

Is it too late to begin again?

I’m usually the one asking the questions.

Jul 29

I proposed after knowing her for 30 days.

Five months later, we were married.

Jul 24

1:01

Family Is All You'll Have Left in the End

God Is Thinking Transformation. You Are Thinking Incremental Change.

Jul 21

What I Would Tell My Twenty-Something Self

I Had Energy and Drive. Now I Have Experience and Wisdom.

Jul 17

7 Hard-Won Lessons on Founders, Funding, and Fear

A great entrepreneur is relatively disciplined but not patient.

Jul 10

The One Sentence That Made Me Choose Family Over the Corner Office

“The guy is an orchid,” John blurted out.

Jul 3

June 2026

I Became My Father, Then a Stranger Gave Me Permission to Stop

“What’s your bottom?”

Jun 30

I Made a Good CEO Cry. I Was a Jerk.

I Spent Years Giving Compliments With a Teaspoon. I Should Have Used a Ladle.

Jun 26

Seek God with all your heart, and you will find the dreams he has for you

10 trues I have experienced

Jun 23

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