Thanksgiving is almost here, and I’m all atwitter with anticipation. In celebration, I plan to once again partake in the age-old tradition of gorging myself with an embarrassing amount of food, creating gastro-intestinal problems the like of which are rarely experienced in industrialized countries. This year my family and I are planning on eating out […]
“You are your actions. You are what you do.” Charles Marshall © 2013 Charles Marshall. Excerpt from The Seven Powers of Success
I’m going to go ahead and assume you like to hear people say great stuff about me as much as I do, so here’s some folks doing just that.
When I was seven years old, my parents entertained some friends who had just gotten back from vacationing in Hawaii. Back in those days, it was much more uncommon for people to travel to far away exotic locations, so my parents’ friends were showing off their pictures and souvenirs while my parents ooh-ed and aah-ed. […]
“If you don’t press the accelerator of action, you’re not going anywhere.” Charles Marshall © 2013 Charles Marshall. Excerpt from The Seven Powers of Success
“A question can unlock a door, open up a mind, and solve a problem.” Charles Marshall © 2013 Charles Marshall. Excerpt from The Seven Powers of Success
For just a moment, forget about productivity. Forget about making your company more money. Forget getting a better performance review. To me, good customer service isn’t really about any of those things. To me, providing good customer service is about the person that I want to be. Think about the last time you were provided […]
Halloween was always a scary time for me when I was growing up. Not because of all the ghosts and goblins and such, but because my mom made all my costumes. Every kid knows that an acceptable Halloween costume must either be scary or cool, and Mom’s costumes fell short on both counts. I was […]
Do you really have to tell the server you have a coupon before you order? In this video of me speaking to a live audience, I explore that question and talk about what happened when my wife produced her coupons at IHOP. © 2026 Charles Marshall. Charles Marshall is a nationally known humorous motivational speaker and […]
“People who try one thing and then give up are what I call first-barrier thinkers.” Charles Marshall © 2013 Charles Marshall. Excerpt from The Seven Powers of Success
