The Life Craft Collection
A Way of Thinking, Working, and Living
The Life Craft framework organizes what a person learns and practices, how life’s four phases change us and the character of the work we do, and how the standards of excellence we choose guide how we perform every day.
Author Profile
Charles Paul Collins is an author, researcher, and organizational-performance practitioner with more than 30 years of experience studying how people learn, incrementally improve, and achieve results they are proud of.
Through the Life Craft framework, he applies the time-tested structure of apprenticeship, journeywork, masterwork, and mentorship to the practical work of crafting our own lives.
About the Books
Short video trailers for each book in the Life Craft Collection.
Revealing · Provocative · Clarifying
What you need to learn and practice across the essential domains of a whole life.
Structured · Illuminating · Timeless
How life develops from apprenticeship through mastery and mentorship.
Sweeping · Insightful · Masterful
The standards of excellent workmanship that make a life a legacy for others to build on.
Listen to Life Craft
The Life Craft audio episodes present the same core lessons as the Life Craft Masterclass on Udemy, so you can listen to Life Craft wherever you are. Listen to this episode now.
Conversations with Charles
Tune in to podcast hosts from around the world who engage Charles in conversations on parenting skills, business‑performance excellence, life‑skills coaching, and more—viewed through Life Craft, the pursuit of excellence and continuous improvement.
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Charles speaks with audiences about lifelong learning, life transitions, meaningful work, performance excellence, family heritage and well-being, and the craft of shaping a life.
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Life as a Craft Podcast · Episode 22
WTF Is Life as a Craft with Charles Collins
Host Helene Amster Kopel speaks with Charles Collins about what it means to approach life as a craft. If you are new to Life Craft this episode is a very good overview.
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How to Master Your Life with Charles Collins
I'm your host Oumar Dieng, resilience coach and author. Today Charles Collins and I will discuss how to master your life. If there ever was a user manual for life, this episode is the closest thing to it!
The Chris Voss Show Podcast
Life Crafting: A Masters Journal by Charles Paul Collins
Host Chris Voss takes a deep dive with Charles discussing Life as a Craft and the practices that help shape a meaningful life.
Invite Charles to Your Podcast
Charles speaks with audiences about lifelong learning, life transitions, meaningful work, performance excellence, family heritage and well-being, and the craft of shaping a life.
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Ratings & Reviews
“...a well-rounded, thoughtfully constructed guide that offers lasting value to a wide readership and one I would highly recommend.”
“Charles has clearly spent decades developing this framework and it shows in how coherent everything is.”
“The greatest strength of Life Craft is its fusion of traditional wisdom with proven systems.”
“Finally, someone who treats life planning like the serious craft it is. The Tools for Living episode gave me clarity on which resources actually move the needle. Charles knows his stuff and doesn't waste your time.”