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Current obsessions, recommendations, joyful experiments. Evidence that choosing yourself isn’t austere, it’s alive.


Choosing Happiness: A Daily Practice for a Fulfilling Life
Key Takeaways: Choosing happiness requires effort and a daily practice of consciously choosing our thoughts, reactions, and feelings. Affirming our emotions and accepting them without shame or criticism is an essential step towards happiness. Living life passively and on autopilot limits our ability to experience true joy and fulfillment. Welcome to Charlie's Toolbox, where we explore the tools and skills needed to own your power and know your worth, let's get started! Often,

Charlie Taylor
2 min read


Are You Showing Up for Your Dreams?
I’ve been obsessed with basketball interviews, documentaries, and old games. There is a lot of inspiration in this sport. You listen to thes

Charlie Taylor
2 min read


Step Away from Self-Help
Take a break from self-improvement. Hi there! Welcome to this week’s episode of Charlie’s Toolbox. Today, we are discussing self-help and why you should take a break from it. But, before we get into the main topic, please feel free to like, subscribe, and comment on my content. It is a free way to help my content rise to the top. Over the last five years, there has been a noticeable increase in self-help content, driven by a collective trend of openly exploring and learni

Charlie Taylor
3 min read


Embracing Your Messy Side as a Woman.
Sometimes in our pursuit of self-improvement, creating boundaries, and reducing emotional distress, we tend to forget that messiness is also

Charlie Taylor
2 min read


Me-Supremacy: The benefits and cost of prioritizing yourself.
Hi there! Welcome to this week’s episode of Charlie’s Toolbox today we talk about what comes with the lifestyle choice of self-prioritization. But before we get started, please take this time out to like, follow, and subscribe to my YouTube channel and podcast at Charlie’s Toolbox. This is a free way to support me, and it helps my content rise to the top. Also, if this episode touches you, please feel free to sign up for my newsletter on charliestoolbox.com. It is delivered t

Charlie Taylor
5 min read


Learning to Love or Appreciate Your Body
Hi there! Welcome to this week’s episode of Charlie’s Toolbox, this week we discuss the body and how we can encourage love and appreciation for it. I chose this topic because we are in the new year, and typically the new year comes with weight and body goals. Along with those goals is an increase in criticism, self-loathing, and an internal dialogue that would quite frankly crush you. The objective of this episode is to steer you in another direction and provide you with a s

Charlie Taylor
7 min read


The Elements of a Good Friendship…
Hi there! Welcome to Charlie’s Toolbox. This week we are discussing a timely topic, friendships. This episode was requested by the Charlie’s Toolbox community and is a topic that has been central to my life for a little while. So, like always let’s get into what’s going on with me, the song of the week, and finally the main topic. What’s going on with me A few months ago I had a friendship breakup with someone I considered a good friend. Long story short, I found out by probi

Charlie Taylor
6 min read


There is No Cut-off Age for Joy
Episode Summary This episode is all about aging. We take a deep dive into aging what models we use to shape our new identity, and how difficult aging can be for women. You should leave this episode with a new model of aging, a deeper understanding of why we view aging in such dread, and tips on keeping your joy and hope intact while aging gracefully. Intro:22 About Me:51 Song of the Week: 2:21 Main topic 3:30 Tips 12:24 Episode Transcript Hi there! Welcome to this episode of

Charlie Taylor
6 min read


Choosing Yourself Is a Gift
Transcript for episode 34 on the podcast Charlie's Toolbox.

Charlie Taylor
9 min read


Getting Back to You: The Art of Remembering Your Spark (Part 2.)
Part. 1 we discussed the art of getting back to yourself. I asked you to acknowledge you are in a pandemic because that plays a role in your

Charlie Taylor
9 min read


Getting Back to You: The Art of Remembering Your Spark (Part 1.)
Explore Part 1 of Charlie's Toolbox, where authenticity reigns. Join Charlie Taylor for insightful segments on self-discovery and empowermen

Charlie Taylor
5 min read


How To Make Your Life Magical
We all want to feel spectacular, but we don't know how. Discover six tips to teach you how to find magic.

Charlie Taylor
5 min read


It's Worth Being True to Yourself
Being yourself is tough when your caretakers teach you that your innate self is wrong. This article teaches you why they are wrong.

Charlie Taylor
6 min read


The Case for Loving Yourself
The truth is When you don’t believe in your greatness, you find any standard, person, or lifestyle to make yourself wrong, ugly, undeserving

Charlie Taylor
3 min read


Protect Your Sweetness: Don’t Allow Life to Remove your Hope
Life can be cruel. It can beat you up. It can take away that sparkle in your eye. It can also uplift you. It can make you feel like you met God. It can create a moment so spectacular that it feels like a movie. If you lived a life you know that it has extremely high highs and extremely low lows . Amid those extremes, you have to hold onto something pure, untouched, godly, or untainted to keep you going in those moments. One phrase that I use to help me tap into my source is t

Charlie Taylor
4 min read


Embracing Social Connection: A Guide for Introverts
This document is constructed for introverted people. Introverted people can be the life of the party; however, we do not get our energy from

Charlie Taylor
2 min read


You Do Not Need a Goal, You Just Need To Move Forward
Explore the liberating notion that you don't need a fixed goal to make progress in life. Delve into the cultural expectations and societal

Charlie Taylor
3 min read
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