The Next Chapter with Charlie
For the last 20 years, I was an Executive Coach to CEO’s of larger corporations. Now I am moving on to MY Next Chapter. I invite you to join me in this journey. It makes no difference if you are retiring or making any significant change to your life. We are all on the same path. So tune in and tag along as we give insights and inspirations on how you can create your own NEXT CHAPTER. We will talk about “what you can do next.” It might deal with transition, desire, curiosity, loss, or anything else that has to do with our Next Chapter in Life.
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#280 Caitlin Doemner Pt 2: Dancing with Your Masculine and Feminine Energies
05/23/2023
#280 Caitlin Doemner Pt 2: Dancing with Your Masculine and Feminine Energies
Show Notes Today we continue with Part 2 of our conversation with Caitlin Cogan Doemner. Last week Caitlin and I become so engrossed discussing her upcoming book The Ecstatic Way, that we had to close the show without chatting about the subject I really wanted to talk about: The Dance of Masculine and Feminine Energies. In today’s show we discuss important lessons about one aspect of our deepest existential nature: that is, inside of each of us exists a binary truth that we all possess masculine and feminine energies. It’s not unlike the ancient Chinese philosophy of the yin and the yang, which is closely related to masculine and feminine energies. I found this definition which I think will be helpful: Yin and yang is a concept originated in ancient Chinese philosophy that describes how obviously opposite or contrary forces may actually be complementary, interconnected, and interdependent in the natural world. In today’s conversation Caitlin and I talk about the idea of “energies” that drive our actions, our beliefs, and the ways by which we understand our own personal world. LINKS Visit Caitlin Cogan Doemner’s website . Follow their world-travel adventures on Instagram . Enjoy their podcast .
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#279 Caitlin Doemner Pt 1: The Ecstatic Way
05/16/2023
#279 Caitlin Doemner Pt 1: The Ecstatic Way
Show Notes NOTE: Because Caitlin and I become so engrossed discussing The Ecstatic Way, we had to close the show without discussing The Dance of Masculine and Feminine Energies. Look for Pt 2 coming up next week! ***** Our guest, Caitlin Doemner, wrote a special introduction just for today’s episode. She writes… Caitlin Doemner spent three decades trying to make her life perfect -- building several successful companies, publishing several books, and traveling the world for 18 months visiting 25 counties in 5 continents with her husband and three kids... But discovered that no matter what she did, Caitlin couldn't outrun her demons. After studying ancient spiritual teachings and modern scientific principles, she developed a mental framework that allowed her to overcome chronic anxiety, depression and overwhelm, and secure inner peace and joy. Using a blend of metaphysics and neuroscience, her methodology, which she calls "The Ecstatic Way", is an easy and practical way to navigate and optimize one's emotional landscape to achieve greater personal freedom, creative flow, and productivity. LINKS Visit Caitlin Cogan Doemner’s website . Follow their world-travel adventures on Instagram . Enjoy their podcast .
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#278 Dr Randall Bell: Four Cornerstones for a Meaningful Life
05/09/2023
#278 Dr Randall Bell: Four Cornerstones for a Meaningful Life
Show Notes Today we are privileged to have once again on our show a very recent guest, Dr Randall Bell. In our previous podcast, we talked about his latest book, Post-Traumatic Thriving—which has turned out to be one of our most popular episodes on the Next Chapter with Charlie. In this episode we go another direction as we discuss an earlier book titled, Me, We, Do. Be: The Four Cornerstones of Success. Although in The Cornerstones of Success explores four key traits that successful people share, Dr Bell suggests a unique approach “to success.” He comes at success through the lens of what it means to be a “person of value,” not a person of accumulations. Dr Randall Bell is a socio-economist. He is internationally recognized his work as a Trauma Specialist, but also recognized as a man that simply understands what it means to live a life worth living. And that is what we talk about today. LINKS Please check out Randall Bell’s very popular book, . Visit Dr. Bell’s Wikipedia page . Also check out more about Dr. Bell .
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#277 Bessi Graham: How Success and Compassion Work Together
05/03/2023
#277 Bessi Graham: How Success and Compassion Work Together
Show Notes Our guest today, Bessi Graham, is best known an “entrepreneur with a heart.” Bessi works primarily with business leaders on figuring out how to establish what she calls a blend of high profits and meaningful impact. She believes that business leaders can be profound agents of change of a world hungry for impact and meaning and… they can make money at the same time. Bessi Graham is an award-winning entrepreneur with over 20 years of experience working with business owners, governments, and large funding bodies to bring doing good and making money back together. So, I was thinking… I was wondering if Bessi might be able to apply her business principles of blending success and meaning to each and every one of us as individual people… just as she does so expertly with business leaders. Well, since she is on the show you can guess that Bessi is excited to show us just that: How success and compassion work together. LINKS Website: LinkedIn:
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#276 Fred Sievert: Fast-Start Your Career
04/26/2023
#276 Fred Sievert: Fast-Start Your Career
Show Notes Today we have the privilege of speaking with Fred Sievert, renowned speaker and author, AND former president of the Fortune 100 New York Life Insurance Company. In this show we have a conversation with Fred about his latest book, Fast-Starting A Career of Consequence. In this book Fred Sievert offers incredible (as well as uncommon) suggestions for how to move up in the ranks of your company. We talk about starting a new career, re-entering the workforce, or even how to reinvigorate your current career. Also, as a devout man of faith, Fred gives creative insights on how we might create a balance between faith, family, and career. With that, let’s begin the show. LINKS Please check out Fred Sieverts latest book, .
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#275 Terry Hershey: Loook! Don’t Miss the Awe
04/11/2023
#275 Terry Hershey: Loook! Don’t Miss the Awe
Show Notes If you have ever visited our website at the Next Chapter dot life, you will have found, in bold letters, our driving mission: In Search of Meaning, Adventure, and Awe. In retrospect, we have done a lot of exploration into the world of “meaning,” a bit on “adventure,” and then just a very little bit on “awe.” Today I want to address that issue in a conversation with our good friend, Terry Hershey. Today is all about Paying Attention and taking to time to Notice just what is going on around you… daily. You may be surprised. Awe comes in regular doses… if we take time to see it. Now, if you’re a frequent listener of the show then you’re already familiar with Terry Hershey, who is a regular guest. If you don’t know him, Terry is a prolific writer, conference keynote speaker, renowned landscape architect, and spiritual advisor. Links Click here for a link to get a copy Terry’s book, , in which he writes about focusing on The Power of the Present Moment Click here to get a copy of Terry’s popular book about paying attention to the awe of everyday life, . Check out more about Terry and his blog Sabbath Moment on his website at
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#274 Judge Mary Beth O’Connor: Create Your Own Robust Recovery Program
04/05/2023
#274 Judge Mary Beth O’Connor: Create Your Own Robust Recovery Program
Show Notes Today’s guest, Judge Mary Beth O’Conner has recently released her new book, From Junkie to Judge, where she offers, not only hope, but tactics to create your own Robust Recovery Program. Mary Beth O'Connor has been sober since 1994. She has also been in recovery from abuse, trauma, and anxiety. Six years into her recovery, Mary Beth attended Berkeley Law School. She worked at a large law firm, then litigated class actions for the federal government. In 2014, she was appointed a federal administrative law judge, a position she held until 2020. Mary Beth is serious about sobriety and helping others recover from addictive substance abuse. She is a director and founding investor for She Recovers Foundation, and a director for LifeRing Secular Recovery. She speaks regularly about multiple paths to recovery. Mary Beth’s Wall Street Journal op-ed, "I Beat Addiction Without God," is where she describes how to combine ideas from several secular programs to create a robust recovery foundation. As you might imagine, this is a subject we discuss on the show. LINKS Please enjoy Judge Mary Beth O’Conner’s new book, . Also check out Mary Beth’s recommended recovery workbook: , A LifeRing Workbook
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#273 David Dennis: Discover Your “Gameness” in Life
03/29/2023
#273 David Dennis: Discover Your “Gameness” in Life
Show Notes I think one of the primary goals of every parent is to pass on to their children the wisdom they have gained after decades of life experience. Well, our guest today, David Dennis, has done just that. He wrote a book, originally intended for his five children, that has become a life-guide for all of us—young and old. In his book, “Gameness,” David Dennis offers four very practical and immensely powerful principles of a life worth living. David Dennis is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Eckerd Connects, one of the nation’s largest nonprofits focusing on helping people in poverty get out of poverty. Their tactics include providing workforce skills development, juvenile justice, and child welfare services across the country. David is a licensed professional counselor, marriage and family therapist, and childcare administrator. LINKS Be sure to check out David’s book, For more please visit
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#272 Felicia Searcy: Multiply Your Impact
03/14/2023
#272 Felicia Searcy: Multiply Your Impact
Show Notes I can’t wait to interview our very special guest today Felicia Searcy who is a transformational life and business coach. Widely known as the “Impact Multiplier,” Felicia’s purpose is to empower you to discover and express your extraordinary life. I so agree with her approach to coaching: Understanding the ABC’s of personal development in a way that demands action and personal responsibility—all with the goal of turning your dreams into real life experiences. Felicia has been given a calling: to bring powerful spiritual principles to entrepreneurs that guide them to multiply their impact as they build their business. With that, let’s welcome 4-time award-winning coach, international speaker, author, and minster Felicia Searcy onto our show. LINKS Please enjoy Felicia’s website at .
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#271 Lynette Eddy: Winning the Battle
03/09/2023
#271 Lynette Eddy: Winning the Battle
Show Notes Lynette Eddy is the creator of the Open Heart Mindfulness approach to life. OHM is a mind management practice that provides steps to live a life well-lived. She earned a master’s degree in Social Work from The University of Nevada Reno and is founder of Eddy House which serves thousands of at risk and homeless youth in Northern Nevada. Lynette Eddy is the Founder of Eddy House in Reno, Nevada which serves homeless and at-risk youths with housing, food, and training in life skills. In fact, Eddy House has been declared by HUD (Dept of Housing and Urban Development) to be a National “Model” for serving at-risk youth! Today Lynette and I will focus on the teachings of her new book, The Fight Inside: Winning the Battle Between Your Ego and True Spirit. With that, let’s welcome author, entrepreneur, and humanitarian, Lynette Eddy. LINKS To learn more about Lynette Eddy please visit her website, www.lynetteeddy.com For more on Eddy House and how to donate go to
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#270 Dr Randall Bell: Post-Traumatic Thriving
02/21/2023
#270 Dr Randall Bell: Post-Traumatic Thriving
Show Notes Hi All. I’ll tell you what… we have a great show for our listeners today. Our guest, informally known as the Master of Disaster, is socio-economist Dr Randall Bell who is an internationally recognized Trauma Specialist. Dr Bell helps people survive, and even thrive, after experiencing a traumatic event, or series of traumatic events, in their lives. I like this description I found on the back-cover of his book: “Today we see crime, abuse, alcoholism, drugs, anger, and anxiety everywhere. This, says Dr Bell, is the result of unresolved trauma. Ultimately, the quality of our lives depends on our ability to successfully process our heartbreaks and our catastrophes.” On our show today, Dr Bell offers insights to help you to create a Game Plan for … which is also title of his latest book. LINKS Please review Dr. Bell’s latest book . Visit Dr. Bell’s Wikipedia page . Also check out even more about Dr. Bell .
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#269 John Pearson: Pt 2 Mastering Mistake-Making
02/15/2023
#269 John Pearson: Pt 2 Mastering Mistake-Making
Show Notes On today’s show we continue with Part 2 on Mastering Mistake-Making with non-profit mistake-making guru John Pearson. For those that missed last week, besides being a good friend, John Pearson is a board governance and management consultant from San Clemente, California who served for more than 30 years as a nonprofit ministry CEO of 3 significant organizations. John is also the author 10 books on board governance and leadership development, with an emphasis on leadership at the highest levels in an organization. Please enjoy the podcast. John Pearson is a delight! LINKS For more on John Pearson please visit his website at
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#268 John Pearson: Pt 1 Mastering Mistake-Making
02/07/2023
#268 John Pearson: Pt 1 Mastering Mistake-Making
Show Notes Today I will be chatting with my good friend, John Pearson, who calls himself a master, but not like you might think. John calls himself a master of mistake-making. Yikes! Just a bit on John Pearson… John is a board governance and management consultant from San Clemente, California. He served more than 30 years as a nonprofit ministry CEO, 25 of those years as the CEO of three national/international associations, including The Willow Creek Association and Christian Management Association (now Christian Leadership Alliance). John is also the author 10 books on board governance and leadership development, with an emphasis on leadership at the highest levels in an organization. With that, let’s welcome author, CEO, consultant, and non-profit guru, John Pearson. LINKS For more on John Pearson visit his website at
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#267 Jimn Kyles: Pt 2 Unstuck and Unstoppable
01/25/2023
#267 Jimn Kyles: Pt 2 Unstuck and Unstoppable
Show Notes A handful of times in the past we have so enjoyed our time with a guest that we have said, “We must do a follow up to this conversation.” Well today is the very first time we were able to schedule such a follow up in back-to-back weeks. Our guest from last week, Jim Kyles, author of the popular book, Unstuck and Unstoppable, has graciously agreed to be with us once again. Last week we focused so much or our podcast time to dealing with the first notion in his book which is all about how to become Unstuck in various situations in life. Today we want to tackle the second idea of Jimn’s book which is How to Become Unstoppable. Jimn will articulate a process he has designed for what to do as Next Steps toward for entering the realm of Unstoppable. Let’s welcome once again author, entrepreneur, and church pastor, Jimn Kyles. LINKS You can learn more about Jimn Kyles at Check out Jimn’s latest book:
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#266 Jimn Kyles: Unstuck and Unstoppable Pt 1
01/19/2023
#266 Jimn Kyles: Unstuck and Unstoppable Pt 1
Show Notes You know there are times that all of us just feel “stuck.” Doing the same things over and over again and finding ourselves unable to move forward toward to the life we really want. Our guest today, Jimn Kyles, has written a book intended to give us hope for a new life as well as a very doable strategy to get there. Jimn Kyles is the lead pastor of Anchor Bend Church and author of Unstuck & Unstoppable: Shake Off The Past, Find Your Purpose, Get On With Your Life. The book reached No. 1 status on Amazon’s list of new releases. Jimn is also an entrepreneur and real estate investor and has worked with, trained, and coached thousands of leaders across the nation to get unstuck and reach their full potential. LINKS You can learn more about Jimn Kyles at Check out Jimn’s latest book:
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#265 Ellie Gould: Making Personal Changes that Stick
01/11/2023
#265 Ellie Gould: Making Personal Changes that Stick
Show Notes Our guest today, Ellie Gould, is a specialist in making the kinds of changes in your life that are both valuable and lasting. In fact, she has created a process to help each of us understand who we truly want to be, how we might get there, and then, most importantly, how we can STAY there. Ellie Gould makes a most compelling argument for the use of “feeling” our way into success in life. In our left-brained “thinking-oriented” world, our feelings are often regarded as an enemy or roadblock to success. Instead, Ellie advocates the Power of Your Emotions in her successful book, Feeling Forwards by Elizabeth Gould with the notable subtitle: how to become the person who has the life YOU want. Today, Ellie will use the lessons and learnings from her book to walk us down the path of Making Changes that Stick. Ellie Gould is a best-selling author, entrepreneur & personal reinvention coach who has worked with Tony Robbins and Randi Zuckerberg. LINKS Please visit Ellie’s excellent website for more information: Click here for Ellie’s book:
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#264 Rand Sperry: Did I Live, Love, and Matter?
01/04/2023
#264 Rand Sperry: Did I Live, Love, and Matter?
Show Notes Today is our very first show for the New Year of 2023. I thought, for today, I would start the new year chatting with my friend Rand Sperry about personal development expert Brendon Burchard’s take on what it means to live a life of purpose and to leave a legacy that matters. Brendon suggests something like this: “At the end of our lives we will all ask, in one way or another: Did I live? Did I love? Did I matter?” It seems to me, that if we approach life with those three questions in mind, we will be able to say, “Yes. I have lived a good life.”
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#263 Terry Hershey: What We Learned in 2022
12/27/2022
#263 Terry Hershey: What We Learned in 2022
Show Notes If you are looking for a different “take” on a 2022 Year-end Review, this is it. My friend Terry Hershey and I discuss values and intentions as a way to understand what 2022 meant to us as we pondered the year in review. Now, if you’re a frequent listener of the show then you’re already familiar with Terry Hershey, who is a regular guest. If you don’t know him, Terry is a prolific writer, conference keynote speaker, renowned landscape architect, and spiritual advisor. Important Links Check out more about Terry on his website at
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Archive Lindsay Davis on Life: A Burning Ball of Desire
12/22/2022
Archive Lindsay Davis on Life: A Burning Ball of Desire
Show Notes On our show with Lindsay Davis today we explore the very core of human existence. I think we can best sum it up with the words of psychologist Phil Sutherland, “As human beings, before we are anything else, we are a “burning ball of desire.” Lindsay and I probe the ROLE of burning desire in every single move we make. We ARE desire. We express desire. Without desire we are barely more than automatons. But with desire we are hungry. We are fruitful. And we can find extraordinary pleasure and productivity in life. And why should our lives NOT be pleasurable and productive? Let’s find out in my conversation with business, life and performance coach, Lindsay Davis. . You can contact Lindsay at Get Lindsay’s Path to Possibility Journal at For more with Charlie Hedges please visit
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#262 Bill Gladstone: Exploring Deeper Realities
12/14/2022
#262 Bill Gladstone: Exploring Deeper Realities
Show Notes Today we are honored to have literary agent, author, and publisher Bill Gladstone. Bill has worked with literary giants Marie Kondo, Eckhart Tolle, and Deepak Chopra. He and his literary agency have placed more than 5,000 titles with dozens of publishers. Today, however, we will focus on Bill Gladstone—author and deep thinker. Bill is an international expert on indigenous cultures, holding a degree in South American History from Yale University and a graduate degree in Cultural Anthropology from Harvard. Our discussion today will include exploring the Tao, the similarities of the 3 monotheistic religions, miracle healing, and notions of the softer and deeper realities. Yep. We will take an adventurous Deep Dive today. Important Links Check out Bill’s new book, . Also look at Hasan Abdullah Ismaik’s new book: . Please visit to preview a trailer to Bill’s new documentary.
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#261 Pat Wetzel: Stumbled Into Soaring
12/06/2022
#261 Pat Wetzel: Stumbled Into Soaring
Show Notes Our guest today, Pat Wetzel, is an award-winning author, blogger, and photographer. Pretty “artsy” stuff, right. Well, Pat also holds a degree from the Wharton Business School in finance and worked in New York doing strategic planning and corporate investment analysis, among many other business services. More recently, she has been involved with a number of startups, including her current one, . In 2009 Pat was diagnosed with incurable cancer. And then after several years of chemo, radiation, and surgery Pat now enjoys a life in remission. Pat is also a fellow podcaster, with her award-winning show “Bump in the Road,” something we all have experienced. Pat Wetzel is very intentional about the way she lives her life. With intellect, humor, and incredible stories Pat is with us today to share her journey into how she “Stumbled Into Soaring.” Important Links Check out more on Pat’s very insightful podcast at .
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#260 Terry Hershey: What Makes You Come Alive?
11/23/2022
#260 Terry Hershey: What Makes You Come Alive?
Show Notes In his latest weekly blog found in , Terry Hershey explores the words of theologian/philosopher Howard Thurman by delving into Thurman’s question, “What makes you come alive?” Thurman’s actual words are, “Don’t ask yourself what the world needs. Ask yourself what makes you come alive, and go do that, because what the world needs is people who have come alive.” I liked the topic so much I invited Terry on the show to discuss it. So. The question is: What makes YOU come alive? Several things make us feel alive, but rarely do we address the question itself. Today, Terry and I will ponder together what that question means for us personally. Now, if you’re a frequent listener of the show then you’re already familiar with Terry Hershey, who is a regular guest. If you don’t know him, Terry is a prolific writer, conference keynote speaker, renowned landscape architect, and spiritual advisor. Important Links Click here for a link to get a copy Terry’s latest book, . Check out more about Terry on his website at
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#259 Ann Sidney: Surviving Miss World
11/16/2022
#259 Ann Sidney: Surviving Miss World
Show Notes We have a most interesting and insightful show today. Our uniquely special guest is Ann Sidney, Miss World 1964. Her new book, ‘Surviving Miss World’ is a searingly honest account of how winning the 1964 Miss World Beauty Pageant radically altered the scope of her life. Born to a working-class family in England, at barely 20, Ann Sidney’s overnight fame reveals a life during the ‘swinging sixties’ few of us could ever dream of. Her win led Bob Hope to invite Ann to join his USO tour, entertaining ‘our troops’ by traveling to Korea, Guam, the Philippines, and Vietnam (during the war). In our time together today Ann Sidney and I will discuss the impact of winning Miss World in a time when winning a Worldwide Beauty Pageant was a very, very big deal. In addition to life in the 60’s, we will discuss gender roles in that time period compared to what we believe today. Our conversation is fun and enlightening. With that, let’s bring Ann on the show. LINKS Check out Ann’s latest book, For more with Charlie Hedges please visit
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#258 Roger Smith: From Rock Bottom to Rock Star CEO
11/10/2022
#258 Roger Smith: From Rock Bottom to Rock Star CEO
Show Notes We all love the stories of gritty and tenacious people that go “from breadlines to headlines.” That is the story of our special guest today, Roger Smith. From ages 15 to 35, in the world of work, Roger was a very high functioning drug addict. However, eventually he discovered that although “The Wolf of Wall Street” lifestyle was good for a while, it inevitably became unsustainable, and he found himself at rock bottom thinking about taking his life. Today, Roger Smith has become for many of us that “light at the end of the tunnel.” There is hope for the lost, the self-destructive, the addict, and the homeless. Roger’s life demonstrates what a person can do with a vision, compiled productivity, and an unwavering commitment to caring about the people he works with and the ones that work for him. As it turns out, Roger and I have many things in common and I can’t wait to chat for a while about how he went from Rock Bottom to Rock Star CEO. With that, let’s bring Roger on the show. LINKS Check out Roger’s latest book For more with Charlie Hedges please visit
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#257 Hilary DeCesare: Getting Out of Your Head and Into Your Heart
11/01/2022
#257 Hilary DeCesare: Getting Out of Your Head and Into Your Heart
Show Notes INTERESTING NOTE: Be sure to check out the very end of the show. Our editor left in the “after-show conversation” with Charlie, Hilary, and Producer Paul. I thought about removing it, but the very brief conversation is fun. ***** In the 1990’s I wrote a book subtitled “Reinventing the Life You Want.” As it turns out the book might have been just a bit ahead of its time. It seems that people were not that interested in “reinventing themselves” when the book came out. Well today is different. My special guest, Hilary DeCesare, has a new book titled “ReLaunch: Spark Your Heart to Ignite Your Life.” And Hilary’s ideas about how to ReLaunch Your Life are brilliant. She offers unique, and hugely effective, methods specifically crafted to ignite solutions for your success in today’s challenging environment. After a decade of working at Oracle Corporation, Hilary DeCesare began consulting with C Suite executives on how to relaunch their life and business and relationships in order to better reach goals and align with future possibilities. LINKS Click here for more on and Relaunch. Click here to review Hilary’s book: .
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#256 Bruce McAllister: A Visit with Fantasyland
10/24/2022
#256 Bruce McAllister: A Visit with Fantasyland
Show Notes Do you know what makes doing this show so much fun for me? It’s all about satiating my unyielding curiosity. Today we are taking yet another walk through Charlie’s forest of never-ending curiosities. This time we chat with prolific author, Bruce McAllister who writes science fiction, fantasy, horror and thriller fiction, and even a bit of poetry. As a military kid, Bruce lived in many places, where he learned to live the life of an “outsider.” McAllister writes, "The theme of the Outsider, the Other, the Alien in the larger sense, runs through almost all of my fiction. That came from being in a military family, from having a sense of being an outsider... His bio on Amazon says that Bruce McAllister invites you into a universe where nothing is more important than what it means to be human. We will certainly explore what this means. LINKS Click here for more on Check out Bruce’s latest book:
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#255 Dr Haley Perlus: Recovering from Fear of Failure
10/13/2022
#255 Dr Haley Perlus: Recovering from Fear of Failure
Show Notes I have heard it said that the “road to success” can be a torturous journey. Truthfully, I have heard it said that the “road to success” can be a bloody path. I can identify with that. First of all, we must face all sorts of external roadblocks such as the demands of other people, saturated markets, finances, and dozens of other obstacles. Today, however, we are not going to talk about external obstacles but, rather, internal obstacles—the ones we often feel almost helpless in managing. I’m thinking about the fear failure and the need to feel like you must somehow “measure up” to your own outrageous standards. My guest is an expert on managing your mental toughness and coping with the fear of failure. Dr Haley Perlus is a highly sought-after performance coach for athletes AND for leaders in corporations. Her list of clients is quite impressive as you find on her website in the Show Notes section of this podcast. This show is for everyone—no matter your role in life. Mental toughness in the midst of the fear of failure can be learned, and Dr Perlus will tell us how we might find ways to master it. LINKS Click here for more on
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#254 Mark Holbrook: The Declining Church—What Next?
10/05/2022
#254 Mark Holbrook: The Declining Church—What Next?
Show Notes On our show today my special guest, Mark Holbrook, and I will discuss the issues around the recent (and troubling) decline in church attendance in the United States over the past 20 years. For instance, in the year 2000 70% of Americans claimed to attend some kind of church, and just 20 years later, in 2020, that number has dropped from 70% to 47%--a 23% decline in just 20 years! That is a very significant decrease. Now… I have a few ideas on the subject, and I can’t wait to discuss them with Mark Holbrook, who is an enormously informed “lay scholar” of the biblical text and an elder at Grace Church of Orange CA. I want to speak with Mark because he is an evangelical conservative with a deep love of people and an even deeper love of the work of God in the church. So… what accounts for this decline in church attendance? Has the church failed its people? Has the very liberal American lifestyle played a role? Or does it have something to do with the influence of media and politics—neither of which is very “pro-church” today. I think it is mostly likely the influence of all three in addition to many other factors that account for a withdrawal from “organized religion.” And there’s another topic for today: are people leaving God or organized religion? LINKS For more on Charlie go
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#253 Charlie: Lessons from the Tomb
09/27/2022
#253 Charlie: Lessons from the Tomb
Show Notes Our show today is about endings and beginnings AND the of the unspoken time in between the two. Life is one long journey of beginnings and endings. Projects, careers, marriages, and life itself all have an end. Beginnings are typically both challenging and inspiring. My personality type is driven to begin new ventures, loves change, and new opportunities. But I must always keep in mind that with beginnings must also come endings. But, with an end is also a new beginning… even with death. Unfortunately, we all too frequently harbor some kind of negative emotion around things coming to an end, especially an abrupt or unwanted end. However, that certainly doesn’t have to be the case. T.S. Elliot writes in his poem East Coker from Four Quartets, “To make an end is to make a beginning. The end is where we start from.” In this show I’d like to share a new insight that occurred to me more than one year ago. That insight has to do with the crucial time between ending one station in life and wisely proceeding to the next. It was from this experience that I learned the “value of the tomb,” the resting place between a figurative death and resurrection. Today’s show will be just Producer Paul and me talking about, “Lessons from the Tomb.” Important Links For more on Charlie go to For more on Wells of Life visit
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#252 Nora D’Ecclesis: The Everyday Value of Zen
09/21/2022
#252 Nora D’Ecclesis: The Everyday Value of Zen
Show Notes Typically, at this point in the introduction, it’s not uncommon for me to say how much I am looking forward to the show. And it is always the truth. However, today is different. I am really looking forward to this show Our guest speaks the same spiritual language that I do: one of meditation, silence, and deep contemplation on the verities of life. Only our guest speaks another dialect. Nora D’Ecclesis is a Zen Buddhist master, with special expertise in practicing the annual tradition of Zen Rohatsu, which is the title of her most recent book. Her book, Zen Rohatsu serves as a backstory of “Why… we meditate, live mindfully and have a spiritual practice.” At this point in the introduction, I would normally offer up an overview of Nora’s accomplishments. But as is typical with those in humble spiritual practices, Nora is quite private. It’s almost impossible to even find what we might consider a bio or resume. Nora lets her work speak for itself. I can say this: For more than three decades Nora has been devoted to her spiritual practice as well as leading retreats, guiding individuals, and writing books. Nora has authored at least 14 books, at least 2 of which have been Amazon bestsellers, including the book we will discuss today, Zen Rohatsu. IMPORTANT LINKS Find out more about Nora D’Ecclesis at her website: Please check out Nora’s latest book .
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