From day one we’ve aimed to build a successful for-profit business & develop better human beings along the way. Better Me + Better You = Better Us @charlieykim
Co-CEO @MeghanMess shares how the most fundamental unit of how you survive (or thrive) in anything difficult isn't strategy. It's not resources. It's TEAM.
But here's the tricky part — our brains hold on to negativity far longer than the wins.
So, when hard mode hits, the gut goes to doubt before it goes to confidence.
That's the negativity default. And you have to actively fight it.
That is why actively recalling stories of victory is a real skill worth building.
A great thinking partner (TP like @charlieykim ) doesn't just keep you company. They drive the push-pull between grinding and resetting.
The team is not just nice to have. It is the engine.
Don't let your brain lie to you about what you're capable of.
🚀 Ep 282 just dropped: Balance your ideal strategy (VX) with reality — or you’ll stall out. Full episode + chapters 👇
The key shift? Move from defensive judgment (self-awareness) to offensive judgment: bold, “bursty” actions that create your own evidence of success.
Co-CEO @MeghanMess shares raw lessons from surviving a 32-month federal trial — expert bias, trusting your trained gut, “visceral drafting” to get unstuck, and why an elite team of two (Training Partners like @charlieykim) is unstoppable for spotting blind spots.
04:37 Ep 281 Recap: Visceral Drafting
17:56 Leadership Lessons from the Knicks
23:47 Errors vs Success when Navigating Uncertainty
26:44 Strategy + Defense + Offense
44:01 Lessons Learned from Trial
1:25:15 Q&A
"I will not admit to a crime I didn't do."
So they fought. Against the odds. For 958 days.
@charlieykim & @MeghanMess reflect on all ways the DOJ tried to take them down:
↳ 400+ motions filed
↳ 10 million pages of documents
↳ New evidence batches — two dozen times
↳ Pursued inditing the company (twice)
↳ Threatened to indict employees
↳ Threatened to indict investors
↳ Plea deal offered — 4 years
↳ Pressured again — 2 years
↳ Their own lawyers said take the deal, you don’t win against the government
May 18th, 2026. Full acquittal. All charges.
Ep 280 of Leadership in Practice-- Leadership Lessons from THE Crucible — Meghan and Charlie unpack it all: https://t.co/t5QdmUQBQb
Follow @charlieykim for more in-practice tips — like common mistakes, combatting mental chatter, actioning your ideas...
Less leadership in theory. More leadership in PRACTICE 👇
Earlier this week we broke down what Visceral Drafting is. Here's how to actually do it…
A step-by-step practice to train your intuitive brain
🧠✍️ (save this)
A few tips:
→ Start fresh every time — blank sheet, no phone or computer
→ Use the AM for your hardest, highest-impact project
→ Bad mood? Burn it off on a separate sheet first and "park it"
→ Mental chatter mid-draft? Draw a line, drop it there, keep going
→ If something doesn't feel right after writing it out — don't force it. Trust your gut.
958 days. A federal case. A full acquittal. And a toast that had everyone in tears.
In this clip, @MeghanMess shares the toast her husband gave to their legal team comparing them to the Avengers and what it was like in the moments right before she testified.
"You gave Meghan and Charlie their lives back. You gave my boys their mom back."
This is episode of Leadership in Practice (280): Leadership Lessons from THE Crucible — where Meghan and @charlieykim reflect and unpack 32 months fighting the US Department of Justice.
One of the most powerful episodes we've ever shared:
https://t.co/t5QdmUQBQb
Visceral Drafting 🧠✍️ @charlieykim
Most of us live in "react mode" — email, yesterday's notes, other people's feeds. VD flips that: draft what YOU want to create first.
Daily practice: get your intuition on paper. No phone, no references — just your raw thinking on what you want to do about a goal, problem, or project.
Trains you to lead with your own POV, see possibilities before constraints.
Follow for more this week 👇