The Next Chapter with Charlie

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Today we are honored to once again have a recent guest who was on the show only a couple weeks ago. In our previous show Linda Olsen and I focused on the “value of creating a personal story.” But according to listeners, we neglected to explain the tactics or procedures of actually creating Your Own Story.

Today Linda and I will dedicate the majority of our time together with an emphasis on discovering precisely what the listener can do to create a compelling story.

Our guest and friend today, Linda Olsen, is a highly accomplished expert at helping others master their own story and then teaching them how to tell that story to other people. The primary focus of her business is all about storytelling.

Just a bit about our guest today. Linda Olsen is a bestselling author, TEDx speaker and Founder of Wealth Through Stories. As former college dean, and marriage and family therapist Linda brings us deep knowledge of personal transformation through telling your own story.

In her book, Your Story Matters Linda offers a step-by-step process how can and why you should create your own true story—one than reveals a very personal and informing light for the world.

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Hey Paul. I am especially interested in our show today, as we will discuss, at least in part, how each of us contains a Zone of Genius hungering to make an impact. This show if filled with insight and tangible steps to becoming the kind of person you really want to be.

Kamin Samuel is one of my most respected people. Her intelligence and wisdom are worthy of paying heed.

Her official bio reads: Kamin Samuel is an International Rapid Transformation Business Coach, author and speaker. She has the distinction of being the U.S. Navy's first female African-American helicopter pilot.

She has a background in information technology, web development and online merchandising and served as the Vice President of Global Website Operations at a billion-dollar company. Kamin specializes in transforming stuck beliefs and behaviors to accelerate growth and high performance.

I’m so impressed with Kamin that I have set a date for personal coaching regarding my future at 71 years old—yes 71, by birthday was yesterday.

So without further introduction, let’s bring author, speaker, Business and Persona coach Kamin Samuel on the show.

For coaching with Kamin Samuel you can contact her at www.KaminSamuel.com

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Last week I watched a video of singer/songwriter and philanthropist Jewel. Among several of her captivating ideas Jewel concluded the most important thing she can do in her mid-forties is to concentrate her primary goal as the nourishment of her soul.

In today’s show I’d like to feature our good friend Terry Hershey, author 17 books, acclaimed public ZOOM speaker now, teacher, and minister of grace and human dignity.

Terry is the perfect person to discuss today’s essential topic about how we can provide Nourishment to our Soul.

Visit Terry at www.terryhershey.com .

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Today, I will talk about a subject very dear to my heart—the meaning of life. As many know, I am a big fan of Dr. Jordan Peterson, a Canadian professor of Psychology at the University of Toronto. In the last 5 years, Peterson has become a very wildly renowned speaker and author.

In a recently posted YouTube video on The Meaning of Life, Dr. Peterson offered fresh ideas that got me thinking meaning of life from a different sort of filter.

Often we preach the idea of “meaning of life” as sort of philosophical mission statement, with oh too grandiose language. Today I am thinking more about my meaning in life in an everyday manner. In other words, what do I do on an hour-by-hour basis that attributes to a life worth living well?

To get into this right away, Producer Paul and I will discuss the meaning of life on a more granular level dealing with the day to day.

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As we consider making a change, my guest today, author, speaker, and entrepreneur Linda Olsen is going to walk us through a process of transforming our lives, from being stuck in the past to becoming vibrant today and in the future. And boy, does Linda have personal experience to support her story. But we’ll get into Linda’s story very shortly.

Speaking of Story… Linda Olsen is a highly accomplished expert at helping others master their own story and then teaching them how to tell that story to other people. The primary focus of her business is all about storytelling. You know truthfully… it was Linda’s fabulous Tedx talk on YouTube that convinced me I just had to see if I could get her on the show. We are so fortunate that she agreed.

Before we bring on her on the air, here’s just a bit about our guest today. Linda Olsen is a bestselling author, TEDx speaker and Founder of Wealth Through Stories. As former college dean, and marriage and family therapist Linda brings us deep knowledge of personal transformation through telling your own story.

In fact, her brand new book, Transform Your Story: Letting Go of the Past When it Won’t Let Go of You. This book offers a step-by-step process to move from your Story to your Vision and then onto a renewed and transformed life.

For more on Linda Olsen check out the following links:

Website: https://wealththroughstories.com

Tedx Talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=skMnvS48MsY&t=623s

Book on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0981901433/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_3YhkFbZWGVA2W

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My guest today, Caitlin Cogan Doemner, is one of my very favorite people. Although, to me, she’s just a puppy, I believe she possesses the inklings of a sage. Caitlyn is brilliant, thought provoking, and a boatload of fun. What else could you ask of a great woman?

Although Caitlin was just on the show about four months ago, recently she posted thoughts on FB that utterly captured my attention. She wrote about “never feeling good enough,” although her successes in business and life are indeed enviable. Check this out, in only a decade after earning her Bachelors Degree she completed a Master's Degree, bought a home, grew a million-dollar business in less than 3 years, published 3 books, got married, and birthed three babies.

Not bad for a decade’s work. And yet… Caitlin is still haunted by that oh so common feeling of never being “good enough.”

Today, we will explore how Being More will Never Be Good Enough, when the truth just might be… the best things in life can’t really be measured… at least by status and accomplishments and money.

You can reach Caitlin on Facebook at Caitlin Cogan Doemner

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IMPT NOTE: I have concluded that this episode (as well as #158 with Terry Hershey last week) are certainly among all-time my favorites. This show seemed to start a bit slow, but once we hit stride Dena Crowder was brilliant! I hope this show impacts you the way it impacted me.

In late June of 2020 I was fortunate to be part of a zoom gathering of more than a dozen people guided by my life coach, Dena Crowder. Dena took the time to organize this gathering of mixed races and mixed genders. The purpose? To discuss and inform (not debate) current events in an attempt to genuinely understand our differences, but even more important, to reflect on our similarities.

As a woman of color, Dena has personally experienced so many things that are anathema to your average white male. Still, Dena continues to respect all people and it showed in our deeply moving ZOOM discussion.

Dena suggests there is only one value that counts: And that is LOVE.

She writes, “If you are serious about transforming yourself or this experiment we call the American Republic, you must step into the fray with the full armor of Love.

Dena’s thoughts are so helpful in comprehending and dealing with the struggles and the chaos of our current times of July 2020.

Before we begin with Dena I’d like to make a statement. As a white American male, I have to begin this conversation with an admission: There is so much about our cultural divide of racism and bigotry and white privilege that I simply do not know or am not aware of. But, I am here to learn.

You can reach Dena at www.denacrowder.com

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I’m really interested in how our show evolves today, because I think today’s topic may be the most challenging we have ever discussed. What we are going to talk about is something that money can’t buy, translates into all languages, and yet it takes enormous desire, time and discipline to cultivate. And it may be the most important measure of who we are in a free society. And that is… the subject of Character.

My fear is that accomplishments, acquisitions and blatant consumerism have blinded us to that which really matters. It’s not about what we have; it’s about Who We Are. And yet… apart from some religious institutions, who is focusing on the subject of character. Oh I am sure it must be in the curriculum of some universities.

Still, few high schools teach the subject, it is not part of our electoral process, and it feels vacant in our consumerism in which we are far more interested in price and product.

But, what about the character of our leaders in industry and politics? Are we, as consumers, more interested in what they provide for us than the depth of their character?

As might be expected, today I plan appeal to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr, from his historic I Have a Dream speech. I want to discuss less on “what we do,” that “who we are.”

For at the end of the day, as they say, You Are Your Values. Ultimately, your values represent the barometer by which you coordinate your activities, your actions, and your beliefs about other people.

Today I bring back our friend Terry Hershey, author 17 books, acclaimed public speaker and teacher, and minister of grace and human dignity.

Visit Terry at www.terryhershey.com .

Under the tab on e-courses you will find the free E-Course: The Power of Pause.

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Today I plan to dedicate our show to an unsung but essential topic: I want to discuss the potential shortcomings related to economic and social aid to the Developing World, (or in old terms, 3rd World countries).

Basically, the question is this: is your investment in the poor and disenfranchised in the Developing World being administrated with the longer term needs of communities being considered, or… is it about short term walk away money?

My guest, Darrel Larson, has vast philanthropic experience in several foreign countries, including Fiji, the Philippines and several countries on the continent of Africa.

With hearts for developing the social good to the most needy in the world, Darrel and I will spend our time today discussing how oftentimes, our desire to serve the poor and disenfranchised can frequently result in short-term benefit, but longer term disadvantage.

I recently watched a documentary titled, Poverty Inc. (a quite informative and a bit disturb documentary) that developed the concept stated in Steve Corbett’s popular book, When Helping Hurts. The thesis: if we give resources such as money, or in my case water wells, without empowering the communities to assume responsibility of these gifts we have given them, the result can be “dependence on foreign aid,” instead of independence, self-determination and self-respect. Like the familiar adage, we are giving them fish, not teaching them to fish.

Today, we will discuss the idea of projects “with” locals verses projects “to” locals. Three types of giving will be discussed: Relief Giving, Alleviation from Poverty Giving, and finally, Developmental Giving.

My guest, Darrel Larson is a seasoned vet in international affairs regarding poverty. He is currently International Director of Sawyer Filters, which provides clean and safe water for thousands of homes across the world. Darrel is also founder of the non-profit, Give Clean Water, and he has served Outreach Pastor at two churches in San Diego.

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I think the show today show is so timely for June of 2020. Not only is the entire world continuing to contend with the limitations and restrictions of a pandemic, we in the US also find ourselves in a time that calls for deep reflection, both personal and social.

Our show today is all about deep personal reflection. I so look forward to chatting with successful entrepreneur Ashley Stanley about the kinds of mindsets and beliefs that keep us stuck in our own sandbox.

The intent of the show today is to uncover some of our own Limiting Beliefs. Each of us possesses unique potential, but because of fear and misguided understanding we are often reluctant to pursue that potential because of our Limiting Beliefs.

My guest, Ashley Stanley, is a business coach and… an incredible brand and website designer. Ashley empowers female entrepreneurs to, what she calls, boldly do the dang thing and start an online business… without having to deal with that feeling of “overwhelm!”

Boy, am I keen on this topic. It’s going to be fun.

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http://ashleymstanley.com/

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