“The traveler cannot grumble about the destination if he is the one responsible for choosing the path.” Charles Marshall © 2007 Charles Marshall. Excerpt from Shattering the Glass Slipper; Destroying Fairy-Tale Thinking Before It Destroys You
Author Archive | Charles Marshall
Stupid customer service
Not all of my customer service stories are about great service. This is a video of me telling a story about bad service I’ve gotten, but don’t worry! I disguise the name of the company so you’ll never know who I’m talking about!
My Painful Christmas History
Christmas has often been a somewhat painful season for me. I grew up in a big household with five kids so my parents were trying to cut corners any way they could. They would wait until about three days before Christmas to buy our Christmas tree, which was always a Scotch pine, the cheapest Christmas […]
It’s a Wonderful Life Leadership Lesson
If you haven’t seen It’s a Wonderful Life, stop what you’re doing right now and go watch it. Then call your parents and ask them why they omitted this crucial piece of awesomeness from your upbringing. I watch it every year and, if the other members of my family are to be believed, I always […]
Monday Motivation-The danger of waiting for the happiness of ‘someday’
“The danger of waiting for the happiness of ‘someday’ is that it distracts you from seeking happiness in your present situation.” Charles Marshall © 2007 Charles Marshall. Excerpt from Shattering the Glass Slipper; Destroying Fairy-Tale Thinking Before It Destroys You
Monday Motivation-The greatest hazard of entitlement thinking
“The greatest hazard of entitlement thinking is that it robs you of ownership.” Charles Marshall © 2007 Charles Marshall. Excerpt from Shattering the Glass Slipper; Destroying Fairy-Tale Thinking Before It Destroys You
Monday Motivation-Grab a hammer a build a boat
“Instead of waiting for your ship to come in, grab a hammer and build a boat.” Charles Marshall © 2007 Charles Marshall. Excerpt from Shattering the Glass Slipper; Destroying Fairy-Tale Thinking Before It Destroys You
Monday Motivation-To choose a path
“To choose a path is to choose its destination.” Charles Marshall © 2007 Charles Marshall. Excerpt from Shattering the Glass Slipper; Destroying Fairy-Tale Thinking Before It Destroys You
Monday Motivation-Unless dreams are transformed
“Unless dreams are transformed into something else entirely, they will always remain just dreams.” Charles Marshall © 2007 Charles Marshall. Excerpt from Shattering the Glass Slipper; Destroying Fairy-Tale Thinking Before It Destroys You
What clients are saying about Charles
Yet one more shameless plug for myself disguised as a harmless promotional video. You’ve been warned!