What is Life Crafting?

Life Crafting is a life performance management system developed by Charles Paul Collins. It is a structured framework based on the methods used in world's highest performing organizations to help individuals organize their life knowledge, experiences, and aspirations into a cohesive, purpose-driven strategy—assembling the pieces of life with clarity, structure, and measurable progress.

What is a Life Curriculum™?

A Life Curriculum™ refers to everything you have learned and will learn and practice in your lifetime. It is the accumulated body of knowledge, skills, experiences, and aspirations that shape an individual's journey. In Life Crafting, your Life Curriculum™ becomes the foundation for setting goals, making decisions, and building a legacy aligned with your highest potential.

What are the Five Key Elements of Life Crafting?

The Five Key Elements of Life Crafting are: 1) Family & Personal Heritage, honoring the traditions and values that shaped you; 2) Family & Household Management, building sustainable systems for daily life; 3) Family & Personal Finance, aligning money decisions with values and goals; 4) The Human Being, investing in mind, body, spirit, and emotions; and 5) Tools for Living, curating technologies and systems that empower progress without distraction.

What are the Four Phases of Life-as-a-Craft?

The Four Phases of Life-as-a-Craft are: 1) Apprenticeship (Learning Phase), where individuals acquire foundational knowledge and skills; 2) Journeywork (Practice Phase), applying and refining skills in real-world experiences; 3) Mastery (Expert Phase), expanding expertise and crafting a unique life’s work; and 4) Mentorship (Legacy Phase), sharing wisdom to impact future generations.

How does Life Crafting differ from other personal development frameworks?

Life Crafting offers a structured, measurable system based on performance management principles developed for use by the world's higest performaning organizations. It emphasizes clarity of purpose, structured learning, goal alignment, personal performance tracking, and building a sustainable life legacy.

How can Life Crafting help me manage my life?

Life Crafting helps individuals transform their experiences, knowledge, and aspirations into an organized, strategic plan based on the methods developed and used by the world's elite performing organizations to create the world's most famous brands of products and services. By fitting the pieces of their 'life puzzle' into a cohesive structure, individuals achieve clarity, focus, and lasting momentum in both personal and professional growth.

What is the goal of Life Crafting?

The goal of Life Crafting is to empower individuals to live intentionally, align their purpose with their daily actions, master their unique life journey, and ultimately build a lasting legacy of impact and meaning through the process of continuous improvement as developed and practiced in the world's leading organizations.

What is taught in the Life Crafting Masterclass?

The Life Crafting Masterclass teaches individuals how to apply the Five Key Elements and Four Phases of Life-as-a-Craft to their personal and professional development. Students learn how to organize their Life Curriculum™, set measurable goals, apply structured methodologies, track personal performance measures, and grow through learning, practice, mastery, and mentorship.

Who created Life Crafting?

Life Crafting was created by Charles Paul Collins, a bestselling author, performance management expert, course creator, and keynote speaker. He developed the Life Crafting - Life Performance Management Framework™ after decades of work in organizational performance systems, personal development, and operational excellence.

Where can I learn more about Life Crafting?

Individuals interested in Life Crafting can visit Charles Paul Collins’ official website at www.CharlesPaulCollins.com, enroll in the Life Crafting Masterclass on Udemy or Skillshare, read the Life Crafting book series, and listen to the Life Crafting podcast series available on major platforms.

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Name: The Remembering: Of Leather & Stone
Rating: 4.7 (7 reviews)
Author: Charles Paul Collins
ISBN: 979-8991989015

Charles Paul Collins

Bridging Literature and Personal Development

Beyond historical fiction, Collins is a recognized leader in personal development. He is the creator of the Life Crafting Masterclass on Udemy, a highly-rated course with over 3,300 participants, empowering individuals to design lives of purpose and fulfillment.

A Storyteller Rooted in History

Charles Paul Collins is an author, researcher, and personal development expert with a passion for uncovering deep historical narratives. His debut novel, THE REMEMBERING: Of Leather and Stone, is a gripping family saga set in 19th-century Milford, Massachusetts.

After dedicating three decades of meticulous research into his ancestors’ lives, Collins masterfully weaves together themes of cultural heritage, prosperity, and prejudice, capturing the struggles and triumphs of his Irish and Italian immigrant ancestors’ as they navigate the American dream.

“Collins’ … debut novel … is an extraordinary achievement in historical fiction that will transport readers through time while touching their hearts.” —K.C. Finn, Readers’ Favorite ★★★★★

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Life Crafting – Life Performance Management Framework™

Life Crafting is a strategic life management system that helps you see the big picture of your life—like the cover of a jigsaw puzzle—so you can fit all the pieces together with confidence.

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Podcasts

Listen to engaging conversations with podcast hosts from around the world, delving into the concept of ‘life-as-a-craft’ and how it applies to a wide range of topics including:

Personal Development
Family & Parenting
Work & Career

Life Performance Management

With over 30 years of experience in business strategy and organizational performance management, Charles developed the Polaris Performance Framework, a results-driven system for goal alignment, performance measurement & management, and operational excellence.

Building upon this foundation, he developed the Life Crafting – Life Performance Management Framework™, seamlessly integrating organizational performance principles into personal development.

This innovative approach empowers individuals to apply structured methodologies, track progress, and achieve measurable, sustainable success in their personal and professional lives.

Whether through historical storytelling or life-enhancing methodologies, Charles Paul Collins remains dedicated to inspiring transformation and excellence across disciplines.