Work With Me

The Practice.

A thirteen-week coaching program for driven men who’ve built a good life and still feel like something’s missing.

  • One-on-one with me
  • Thirteen weeks
  • One hour a week, over video

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The Problem

It’s not your ambition. It’s what’s driving it.

“I just don’t feel like I’m there yet.”

Except “there” keeps moving.

And when we’re always busy, our defaults take over.

Success. Money. Status.

None of them are bad. But they can’t decide what a good life looks like for you.

And then there’s how we push ourselves to get there.

Get it done. Or else.

Fall short, and the guilt and shame are waiting. So we live in a little bit of fear all the time, just to keep moving.

And it works. Which makes it incredibly difficult to question.

But when you finally hit the goal, there’s no pat on the back. No real relief. Just the next thing.

More effort won’t fix it. A different target and different fuel will.

Charles in a light T-shirt, smiling with his arms crossed

The Program

Thirteen weeks. Three phases. One hour a week.

This isn’t just talking about how your life should change. We change it.

  1. Weeks 1 to 4

    Who you are

    We start with what you actually want. Not what you’re supposed to want.

    Who you are, and why you’re chasing what you’re chasing.

    Then we check whether those goals are really yours, or something you picked up along the way. You keep them, change them, or replace them.

    By week four, you know what you’re aiming at, and what’s been driving you.

  2. Weeks 5 to 10

    Your path

    You go after what you chose.

    When something gets in your way, we find the belief or habit behind it and change it. The day-to-day stuff leads us to the bigger problems underneath.

    Most of all, we change how you motivate yourself. Out with the fear, the guilt, and the “or else.” In with something better to run on. You get further, with less strain, and you actually get to enjoy it.

  3. Weeks 11 to 13

    Making it stick

    This is where it becomes yours.

    You take what worked and build it into your normal week.

    Then we find anything that could derail you down the road, and deal with it now, so what you’ve learned actually stays.

    By the end, it’s just how you operate.

Thirteen weeks can change the trajectory of the next thirteen years.

Charles in a blue polo, hand raised mid-thought

In Their Words

Working with Charles has been one of the best decisions I’ve made for both my business and my personal life. It’s rare to have someone you can be completely honest with, someone who helps you slow down, sort through the day to day and weekly stuff, and actually build structure around it. His sessions are organized, focused, and always leave me feeling hopeful and clear on what’s next. If you’re juggling a lot and need a steady, thoughtful person in your corner, I can’t recommend him enough.

Christian Pharo Owner of Coastal Color Works, and San Diego Lifeguard / Harbor Patrol Officer

Every time I talk with Charles, I walk away with something I can use: a new insight, a different way to see a problem, or a better way to hold myself accountable. He has been a trusted advisor to me since 2022, long before he started coaching professionally. As an entrepreneur and psychiatric nurse practitioner, I’ve worked with many life and business coaches over the years. I’ve also done a lot of my own therapeutic work. Charles still stands out. He helped me see that I needed to slow down, and I did. My life is more balanced and immeasurably better for it. If you’re wondering whether he’s worth a call, he is.

Erik Lee, PMHNP-BC Founder, Celium Healthcare

The moment I met Charles marks a profound change in my story, and I am forever grateful for the practice he continues to inspire.

Camden McClure Production Manager, Solid Surfboards
Read Camden’s full story

I began working with Charles at a time in my life when the illusion of success had become painfully apparent. I was aware of the pain but could not, for the life of me, put my finger on the source of it. I had settled into an exciting life in southern California, was earning praise at a dream job, months into a relationship that held everything I’d hoped for in a partner, and yet I remained deeply uncomfortable. There were glimpses of what I could describe as contentment, but I could not escape the overwhelming sense that something was seriously and unavoidably wrong. My ideas of purpose, of status, of success, had all seemingly been met… so where the hell was my victory parade?

The work that Charles facilitates is inherently counterintuitive. The beliefs ingrained in me as a young man, whether from parents, idols, peers, or society at large, the utter certainty I had towards these ideals, had let me down. I chased them blindly all my young life and achieved only moments of satisfaction before returning helplessly to the frantic pursuit of something more. I needed an outside source, direction removed from this internal spiral, and I needed to be desperate enough to accept guidance in work that didn’t lead directly to more money, beautiful women, and world renown.

Charles stands out in his innate ability to look beyond the stories we’re told as men in the modern age, to question the deeper truths of what happiness entails, and to remain in the complete honesty that change requires. My journey with Charles has not been one of processing, of sharing and crying and receiving pats on the head, it has been one of action. Charles’ own experience grants a unique view behind the flashy curtain so many of us are blinded by, and provides a wealth of practices proven to reveal the possibilities of a life lived in earnest. The mentorship I’ve received from Charles has led to a foundation from which I enter the world, a man relieved of illusions; able to make choices honestly, build my career, maintain healthy relationships, contribute to my community, and find lasting joy in the successes previously devoid of meaning. The moment I met Charles marks a profound change in my story, and I am forever grateful for the practice he continues to inspire.

What You Get

A life you own. Not one that owns you.

You’ve been running hard for a long time.

But if you’re honest, a lot of it has been running you.

In thirteen weeks, that flips.

You own what you’re going after, because you chose it.

You own how you get there, without beating yourself up.

And you own your wins. You actually get to enjoy them.

That’s more freedom and clarity than any goal ever gave you.

Decisions get easier, because you’re choosing instead of reacting.

And it shows up everywhere. Your work. Your time. Your relationships.

You don’t lose your ambition.

You finally own it.

What This Isn’t

This isn’t a quick fix or a shoulder-to-cry-on type of situation.

It takes real work.

I’m not going to validate your bullshit and agree that you’re stuck.

I’ll support you. I’ll challenge you. I’ll ask questions other people probably won’t.

Some weeks you’ll leave fired up. Some weeks, peaceful. Some weeks, frustrated.

I’m not here to fix you. I don’t think you need fixing.

My job is to help you get honest enough to figure out what you want.

But I can’t want this more than you do.

Black-and-white photo of a surfer carving across a wave

You already proved you can build a successful life. Now let’s build one you don’t need a vacation from.

The investment: $2,500 and one hour a week. Payment plans available.

If you’re ready, let’s talk.

  1. Fill out the questionnaire. A few questions about where you are and where you want to go.
  2. I read your answers. Then I reach out.
  3. We get on a free discovery call. Forty-five minutes, by phone. I learn what you want. You learn how I work.
I’m ready

If you’re still not sure this is right for you, that’s fair. Go read my story. It might answer the questions this page can’t. Or take the two-minute quiz.