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Charles Paparelli
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Dec 23, 2019

Corduroy Suit, Cowboy Boots, and a Green Velvet Dress

Kathy said, “Come join my family and me for Christmas.” I was 23 years old, and I’d never spent Christmas away from my family. Now I was going to travel from Mobile, Alabama, to Denver, Colorado, to be with the Neslunds. The Brown Corduroy Suit One month earlier, just before Thanksgiving 1976, I met…

Short Story

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Corduroy Suit, Cowboy Boots, and a Green Velvet Dress
Corduroy Suit, Cowboy Boots, and a Green Velvet Dress
Short Story

5 min read


Aug 2, 2018

How I Reconciled with God

This is a series about getting your life back on track and achieving your goals. “Why are you holding on to your guilt and resentments?” asked Adolf Coors IV. I walked away from God when I was eighteen years old. I did it because religion made me feel guilty all…

Christianity

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How I Reconciled with God
How I Reconciled with God
Christianity

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Aug 2, 2018

Charlie’s Notebook

12 Thoughts for Entrepreneurs on Business, Life, and Success — 12. God does not give a vision to be rich. He gives a vision to serve others. 11. Write your goals on paper. Do it for you. Your inner voice wants to speak to you. Ask and listen. 10. Listen. It is the essence of learning. It is the heart…

Life Lessons

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Charlie’s Notebook
Charlie’s Notebook
Life Lessons

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Aug 2, 2018

The Power in Making a Fearless Moral Inventory

This is a series about getting your life back on track and achieving your goals. I don’t want to write this. I don’t. Would you? I was suddenly active in recovery. Every day I went to an AA meeting. I made sure I never missed a day. …

Addiction

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The Power in Making a Fearless Moral Inventory
The Power in Making a Fearless Moral Inventory
Addiction

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Aug 2, 2018

My First Bible Study

This is a series about getting your life back on track and achieving your goals. “What are you looking for?” Kathy asked as she saw me rummaging through the bookshelves in our bedroom. “I am looking for a Bible,” I said. “A Bible? Why do you want a Bible?” …

Christianity

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My First Bible Study
My First Bible Study
Christianity

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Jul 19, 2018

Then God Sends Another Bill

From AA to the High Tech Prayer Breakfast, God Works — This is a series about getting your life back on track and achieving your goals. I couldn’t stop thinking about Bill Leonard. I kept replaying his talk about Jesus. Standing at a podium on a slightly raised platform, he was the final speaker at my first High Tech Prayer Breakfast. …

Christianity

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Then God Sends Another Bill
Then God Sends Another Bill
Christianity

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Jul 19, 2018

How I Discovered My Higher Power

This is a series about getting your life back on track and achieving your goals. “Who is your higher power?” I asked myself as the AA meeting concluded. The next day as I was in the kitchen by my wife’s desk, I got a call. It was Robert DiCristina. He…

Christianity

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How I Discovered My Higher Power
How I Discovered My Higher Power
Christianity

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Jul 19, 2018

I’m an Angel Investor? I’m an Angel Investor!

But I Was Still Me…And That Was the Problem — This is a series about getting your life back on track and achieving your goals. My phone rang. “Hey, Charlie, it’s Bob,” said my friend and former sales manager Bob Lasher. “I think my time is coming to an end here at AudioFax. I would like to get together with…

Startup

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I’m an Angel Investor? I’m an Angel Investor!
I’m an Angel Investor? I’m an Angel Investor!
Startup

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Jul 19, 2018

Who Is Your Higher Power?

This is a series about getting your life back on track and achieving your goals. “Who is your higher power?” asked the leader of the AA meeting. After picking up my white chip and getting a sponsor, I was told I should do 90 in 90. That’s 90 meetings in…

Addiction

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Who Is Your Higher Power?
Who Is Your Higher Power?
Addiction

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Jul 19, 2018

Never. Never. Never. Never Give Up.

Sometimes Persistence Is the Only Answer — This is a series about getting your life back on track and achieving your goals. I was sitting at my subdivision pool with two-month-old Nick in my arms. I received a call from Claudene Clark. Claudene and I worked together while I was president of the US operations of a…

Startup

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Never. Never. Never. Never Give Up.
Never. Never. Never. Never Give Up.
Startup

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