Business
Charles Clark was on top of the world: a 3 time National Champion, 10 time All American, and the 6th fastest man in the world, on the precipice of inking a huge sponsorship deal. Then, a devastating quad injury ended his running career, something he'd worked his whole life towards. Charles struggled with how to move forward and what to do with his life and his future, since being a Track & Field superstar was no longer in the picture. He decided to begin sharing his story. Instead of just talking about success, he spoke about the pain we mask and understanding that it all had a purpose. He started putting on Thrive Events and traveling around the world, impacting tens of thousands of lives each year. He's now an expert in habit improvement, discovering purpose, vision creating and goal setting, and created The Thrive Planner to help people reach their one big goal in 90 days. In this episode, we discuss Charles' journey, what made him want to start speaking, how he dealt with fear and turned it into ambition, and his advice on reaching big goals one small step at a time. 00:08:00: What's Charles' job and what dies he do? 00:10:23: Charles tells us his story, and how a devastating injury ended his Track and Field career, but changed his life for the better. 00:15:30: We talk about Charles' idea to develop The Thrive Planner. 00:20:40: We discuss speaking engagements - how did he get into speaking for large crowds and Fortune 500 companies? What challenges and fears did he overcome? 00:29:09: We talk about Charles' podcast, The Thrive Tribe Podcast. 00:30:10: We talk about the rewards and challenges of Charles' job, and how the pandemic has affected his work. How has he adapted? 00:37:00: Back to the Future - what advice would Charles give to his younger self? 00:42:17: Listener questions and our Lightning Round segment