From developing commercial real estate properties to developing humans; Charlie Smith has had and continues to lead an incredible life. His story is filled with darkness, pain, beauty and inspiration. As a keynote speaker and coach today, Charlie has looked inside himself along all chapters in his journey to truly turn his mess into his message and now bring wisdom to others on the daily. I am truly blessed to have had this time with him and I am without a doubt that any and all listeners will feel the same once you tune into this episode. So settle in, get your pen out and get ready to reach out to Charlie for your new pen, the one that will write your life story.


Episode Topics

0:50 - Join us for some conscious breaths before we dive into the episode.

2:35 - How Charlie and I met and the gift he led with to connect us.

3:40 - The gift that Charlie sent me in the mail and his message behind his movement.

5:45 - Where Charlie’s inspirational story began “It started in darkness” with violent abuse.

8:55 - Charlie describes how he started his career chasing material success and using drugs and alcohol to run from himself and shield him from dealing with his past.

10:03 - The false identity that he created to try and put his past behind him caught up to him and his life started to collapse. It was time to deal with the pain to get through the pain.

13:28 - We are the biggest influence on ourselves with how we allow our external influences to effect the way that we talk to and view ourselves.

15:10 - Charlie had made the choice to put down drugs and alcohol for 45 days thinking this was the fix to his challenges quickly realizing it was his past that needed to be looked at. When his whole Family left him, it was the ultimate wake-up call.

19:20 - Starting to take full responsibility for his life, Charlie could not see clearly what he needed to do on his path.

22:00 - Charlie speaks about how in his growth his friends and the people that he surrounded himself with changed immensely.

25:01 - Charlie shares a story about a recent experience in his life that brought back all these insecurities and how simply sharing what you’re going through with someone else brings the power back to you.

30:03 - We are never finished products when it comes to the personal development space. We constantly learn from others as long as we’re willing to lean into the journey.

34:04 - Charlie shares a great story about his Mom confiding in him before she is accepting a prestigious award and how he encourages her to re-write her life narrative.

37:10 - How Charlie helps people turn their negative chatter into their inner champion.

43:51 - “Here is on the way there” a current saying that Charlie lives by and what it means. To be in this present moment.

45:50 - The importance of having a practice for presence and connecting with yourself.

48:16 - The power of habits and the tools that Charlie leverages to support his non-negotiables.

Episode Quotes

“What you don’t deal with will deal with you” 

“The past isn’t predictive of my future, my current behaviors are” 

“You can’t turn the volume up on your inner champion if you haven’t written the lyrics” 

Episode Resources Mentioned

Michael Singer - The Surrender Experiment - https://untetheredsoul.com/surrender-experiment 

Guest Contact Info

https://charliesmithspeaks.com/

Charlie’s 5K Process to write your story - https://charliesmithspeaks.com/keynote/ 

Instagram & Facebook - @charliesmithspeaks