Helping young men to become warriors, leaders, and teachers. Showing them how to overcome fear, bullies, and life's challenges so they can live the life they were meant to live, for more, check out https://CharlesDoublet.com/
Charles Doublet
3 Questions Every Warrior and Leader Should Ask Before Making Any Decision
Published on May 14, 2026
The 3 Centers of Wisdom: How to Think, Feel, and Act Like a Warrior I remember one moment on the mat that changed everything for me. I was in my late 30s, a black belt in Hapkido, teaching a group of young students. One of them—a tough kid named Eric—was frustrated. He kept trying to […]
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The Hidden Cost of Avoiding Confrontation
Published on May 12, 2026
Courage Isn’t Optional: Why Even the Peaceful Must Be Willing to Fight Courage forged in sweat—then tested in steel. When I first stepped onto the Hapkido mat, I thought I understood courage. I’d seen movies. I’d watched tough guys throw punches. I assumed that’s what it was—muscle, intimidation, dominance. But what I learned over the […]
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Helping young men to become warriors, leaders, and teachers. Showing them how to overcome fear, bullies, and life's challenges so they can live the life they were meant to live, for more, check out https://CharlesDoublet.com/
The Day I Got Fired and Learned What Leadership Actually Means Problems never go up. Only results. The Getty Villa on PCH in Malibu Getting fired from the Malibu Getty Center renovation project in 2002 was one of the best things that ever happened to me. Not because the guy who fired me was some brilliant mentor who saw potential in me. He was an idiot. An asshole. A vindictive piece of work who, years later, still tried throwing me under the bus. But he gave me—inadvertently—the best...
The Power of Inversion: How to Guarantee a Life of Value by Avoiding Misery Sometimes the best way to get what you want is to avoid what you don't want Charlie Munger died recently at 99 years old. Most people knew him as Warren Buffett's less-famous business partner. The quiet one. The one who sat beside Buffett at Berkshire Hathaway annual meetings and occasionally dropped wisdom bombs that made everyone lean forward. But if you study Munger—and I do—you discover something profound: He...
The OODA Loop: Why You're Getting Smashed Because You're Moving Too Fast Slowing down is the fastest way to get better. The single biggest difference between me as a white belt and me as a blue belt in BJJ? I'm less spazzy. That doesn't mean I know what I'm doing. Not yet. But it does mean I'm not wasting energy thrashing around like a fish out of water. Early on, Pr. Joe gave me a weird piece of advice: "Close your eyes while rolling." It sounded insane. I'm already getting smashed. Now you...