U.S. Senate advancing possibility for Sentence Reform On October 22, the United States Senate has advanced a bill that could lead to sentence reform. I’m encouraged by this legislation. If the house advances the bill, and the entire Congress chooses to pass the legislation, President Obama has given signs that he would sign the bill […]
162: Earning Freedom Mastermind Course: Action 5
Incremental Action Steps Lead to Success Success after a journey through prison requires incremental action steps. In the Earning Freedom Mastermind Course, I share lessons that masterminds like Socrates and Nelson Mandela and Viktor Frankl and Mahatma Gandhi taught me. They urged people to look into the future and see a better world. Then, they […]
161: Earning Freedom Mastermind Course: Aspiration 4
Aspiration: Create Vision of Best Possible Outcome Transformation begins with a vision. It follows with a plan. Then, it’s crucial to execute the plan every single day. Visualize. Plan, Execute. I learned those lessons from masterminds. They helped me through 26 years in prison. I’m convinced this strategy can help anyone who applies the strategies […]
160: Imprisoned Gang Member to Good Community Citizen
Gang Member to Good Community Citizen Marcus White tells his story on the Earning Freedom Mastermind Program today. When Marcus was 19, authorities arrested him for murder. He accepted a plea agreement and served the next 16 years in Washington State prisons. Marcus began inside the high-security penitentiary at Walla Walla. When he began, […]
159: Earning Freedom Mastermind Course: Attitude 3
I feel passionately about teaching people who live in struggle. I want them to learn the principles that empowered me through 26 years in prison. They allowed me to live with a high level of discipline and energy, even though I had decades to serve. Anyone can apply these same principles and transform their life. […]
158: Earning Freedom Mastermind Course: Goals 2
While serving 26 years in federal prisons of every security level, I learned from masterminds. Now I’m committed to teaching those lessons to others who serve time in jails or prisons. I also strive to teach students who’ve been identified as being at-risk of criminal behavior. Through these podcasts and lesson plans and videos, people […]
157: Earning Freedom Mastermind Course: Values 1
Earning Freedom Mastermind Course: Values 1 When I was 20, I began making a series of bad decisions. I sold cocaine. In 1987, DEA agents arrested me. I faced a sentence of life in prison. I’d never been confined before. After a jury convicted me, my life changed. Instead of fantasizing about getting out of […]
156: Earning Freedom Mastermind Course: Actualization 10
Earning Freedom Mastermind Course: Actualization 10 I designed the Earning Freedom Mastermind Course to teach lessons that i learned from leaders. Those leaders begin with Socrates, but extend to so many others. I learned from Gandhi, Mandela, and Jobs and Gates. Those leaders helped me overcome 26 years in prison. They taught that if […]
155: Earning Freedom Mastermind Course: Appreciation 9
Earning Freedom Mastermind Course: Appreciation I consider Gandhi a mastermind. Lessons I learned from his writings inspired me to pursue a deliberate path through each day that I served in prison. As Gandhi, advised, I wanted to live as the change that I wanted to see in the world. To show my appreciation for […]
154: Earning Freedom Mastermind Course: Achievement 8
Earning Freedom Mastermind: Achievement In the Earning Freedom Mastermind Course, I teach strategies that empowered me through 26 years in prison. I learned those strategies from masterminds who came from diverse backgrounds. Socrates taught me about the importance of the social contract and my relationship to society. Mandela taught the importance of humility. Gandhi taught the […]