Charlie takes the podcast on the road to Washington, D.C., to visit with his favorite author, Lead Pastor and NY Times bestselling author Mark Batterson. Mark's books have profoundly inspired Charlie over the years, and he has shared the insights as well as hundreds of copies of Mark's books with the Memory Makers at the River. So, through a mutual friend, Charlie connected with Mark Batterson, who graciously agreed to sit down and have a conversation with Charlie on our Stories from the River podcast.

In this episode, Mark talks about an intentional phrase (and its origin) that has really resonated with Charlie, which is "If you want to make the days count, then count the days." Mark also shares his thoughts on the power and design of a day, the compounding and multiplying nature of "doing the math," and his thoughts about crafting life goals with a relational component.

This episode was recorded at the Capital Turnaround (https://capitalturnaround.com) in Washington, D.C., which also serves as the headquarters for Mark's church, National Community Church (https://national.cc). This episode is part one of a six-part series where Mark and Charlie discuss many of the central themes within Mark's bestselling books (such as "Win the Day" and "Chase the Lion"), and Mark unpacks more of his personal story, including the path to becoming both a pastor as well as a bestselling author as well as some of the creative ways that he thinks about life, relationships, habits, and personal goals.

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