Escape the Trap of Limiting Beliefs and Transform Your Life with Charles D’Angelo
Release Date: 02/26/2025
Small Changes Big Shifts
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info_outlineWhat if the biggest obstacle to your success wasn’t external, but internal? Charles D’Angelo shares his powerful journey of transformation—losing over 150 pounds and redefining his mindset—to show that lasting change starts from within. In this inspiring conversation, he reveals how shifting your self-image and mastering your inner dialogue can unlock incredible personal growth. If you’ve ever felt stuck in your health, career, or relationships, Charles offers a blueprint for overcoming self-doubt and stepping into your full potential.
Key Takeaways:
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Success isn’t just about diet or exercise; it’s about rewiring your beliefs and seeing yourself as the person you want to become.
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Every choice, big or small, moves you toward or away from your goals. Consistency and commitment are the real game-changers.
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Motivation comes and goes, but discipline built through habits and structure leads to lasting success.
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The moments you want to quit are the moments that define your breakthrough. Lean into the challenge, and you’ll emerge stronger.
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No matter your history, you have the power to rewrite your story and create a life that aligns with your highest potential.
About Charles D’Angelo:
Charles D’Angelo knows all about overcoming perceived difficulties and limitations – including those we put on ourselves – and finding the way to success.
By anyone’s standard and in every area of life, Charles is a success. He has a flourishing business. He’s financially secure. He has found the love of his life. He’s tall, lean, attractive and incredibly fit. He’s confident and self-assured. He’s an accomplished author, and he has been endorsed by such luminaries as President Bill Clinton, Anthony Robbins, Mark Hyman and more. Most important, he is happy.
But at one time, Charles was miserable. He was morbidly obese, weighing 360 pounds by the time he was a teen. He was bullied and emotionally abused by his peers. His family was poor. His mother was addicted to prescription drugs and alcohol, and his father was rarely there. Finally making the choice to take control of his life, he lost 160 pounds of pure fat and discovered a world of health and vitality. He learned to listen to God, and in doing so developed a life far beyond his wildest dreams.
Charles became the first in his family to get a college degree, and while still in school, he began teaching others how to reach their weight-loss goals by tapping into their inner power. Before long his name spread, and he was helping everyone from CEOs, Hollywood stars and Washington bigwigs to teenagers and stay-at-home moms,
Now Charles can look back and see how God has continually put everything in his path to make his dreams come true and fulfill his mission to help others, but it was not always so obvious. He could easily have been controlled by his own fears and self-doubt, and at one time he was. Charles understands how our own perception can prevent us from seeing what’s right in front of us. Nothing is more important to him than to help as many people as he possibly can to listen to the voice of God within them, develop their mindset and do as he did, creating a phenomenal life.
Charles lives in St. Louis, Missouri with his love and life partner, Crystal.
Connect with Dr. Michelle and Bayleigh at:
https://smallchangesbigshifts.com
https://www.linkedin.com/company/smallchangesbigshifts
https://www.facebook.com/SmallChangesBigShifts
https://www.instagram.com/smallchangesbigshiftsco
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