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Charles Lynn's work combines: Entrepreneurship, Armed Services, and Upholding a Cause and Belief
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Day In The Life
Skills &
Education
Here's the path I took:
High School
Bachelor's Degree
General Studies
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Graduate Degree
American/US Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence
DePaul University
Here's the path I recommend for someone who wants to be a Chief Executives:
High School
Bachelor's Degree: General Studies
Graduate Degree: American/US Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence
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Life & Career Milestones
My path in life took a while to figure out
1.
As a kid, I was a runaway who was always at the bottom of his class.
2.
The only thing that saved me from falling into a bad situation was my athletic ability.
3.
I played football at Northern Illinois University until I decided that I wanted to fight in Vietnam.
4.
I joined the Marine Corps, where I would serve for sixteen years in total.
5.
My first drill instructor became the role model I'd desperately needed as a child.
6.
My time as a Marine gave my life direction; I came home, completed my J.D., began practicing law.
7.
I've since pivoted into management and consulting, and am currently growing a restaurant franchise.
8.
Through all of it, my proudest accomplishment by far has been raising my three beautiful children.
Defining Moments
How I responded to discouragement
THE NOISE
Messages from Myself:
I'm not good enough. I don't know if I can do this.
How I responded:
We always save the most cruel, most unforgiving criticisms for ourselves—the things we say to ourselves, we would never, ever say to one of our friends. Instead, we have to practice positive self-talk. Tell yourself you're good enough and you're strong enough. Something else I've learned from working with youths and inner-city football teams is that it's incredibly important to have a role model, someone who can encourage you and balance out any of the doubts and fears you impose upon yourself.