Archive - charliep

I proposed after knowing her for 30 days.

Five months later, we were married.

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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

Hitting bottom was the best thing that ever happened to me

“I came to Christ because of you,” I told my youngest son.

Jun 16

40 Years Ago Only the Destination Mattered... I Was Wrong.

“It is all about the destination and not the journey.”

Jun 12

Standing at the Water's Edge, I Couldn't Stop Asking — What Is It All About?

May comes to an end. I spread my sister’s ashes.

Jun 9

Every Identity I Have Can Disappear — Except One

My friend told his son, a talented high school baseball player, “Remember.

Jun 3

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