PoolePRoof Wisdom

In this episode, Charles discusses how the community he grew up in defined his approach to making decisions based on what his mama called "going with your first mind," or what most call instinct.  He then addresses why you, too, should do the same.

It's Charles' birthday, and he celebrates it thinking about what it means to have reached this point and shares how he's achieved a new level in life without losing hope, faith, or perspective.

In this episode, the unexpected passing of Charles' furry family member and companion, Diddy, prompts his reflection on the meaning of Diddy's life and death.

In this episode, Charles relates how something his mama often said when he was a child has stayed with him and informed his own perspective about how so many people seem disinterested in being fully formed adults today.  He then discusses why being an adult is worthwhile versus burdensome, and offers evidence anyone wavering on the issue should consider.

Everyone's saying how bad social media is, but it's not social media -- it's the people using it -- that is responsible for this outcome.  In this episode, Charles addresses what social media has become and why what it will eventually be is our responsibility.  And along the way, he calls out the behaviors of those who use social media for all the wrong reasons when there are SO many options to use it for good.  

In this episode, Charles addresses the misperceptions many have about single people and why those perceptions are usually based on something altogether different than the truth. He makes the point by speaking about his personal reasons for choosing to be single, and how the choice is the right one for him and millions of others.

In this episode, Charles tackles how our histories become excuses for not living the lives we desire to live, and how if we want to change that fact we must do the work to break that cycle.

Inauguration Day, 2021.  Charles discusses what this changing of the guard means for the nation and the world, but especially every individual American.

In this episode, Charles shares thoughts on what the over-used phrase "I'm a work in progress" can mean when the intent behind it isn't to tell everyone as if it's some kind of pass for bad behavior, but an actual set of ideas, practices, and beliefs that actually, when acted upon, result in life-changing, real progress.