{"id":5621,"date":"2019-12-04T16:57:05","date_gmt":"2019-12-04T22:57:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/family.pep.org\/estes\/?p=5621"},"modified":"2025-05-03T22:55:14","modified_gmt":"2025-05-03T22:55:14","slug":"eswn20-week11","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/family.pep.org\/estes\/2019\/12\/04\/eswn20-week11\/","title":{"rendered":"Week 11"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t\t\t\t\n

Monday, Nov. 25, 2019<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n

Today was a lot of fun. We\nstarted our 10th<\/sup> speech for our Toastmaster class. We have worked so\nhard to get to this point of the course. The improvement can be seen in each\nindividual. In the beginning, we were nervous and hardly able to stand in front\nof an audience. The classmates who were able to speak today put on a show. All\nof them spoke confidently and with such passion that it totally seemed like\nthey were professional speakers. It amazes me that we have come this far. In\nthe beginning of this project, most of us were thinking, why are they making us\ndo this? The results are in and can be seen and heard. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A lot was said today, and many\nof the individuals speaking really opened up. Some speeches were hilarious, some\nwere very emotional and still others were inspirational. The brotherhood that\nwas taught to us in the beginning when we started PEP was in full effect today.\nIt\u2019s something that was not expected by many of us. Looking around the room as\none of the brothers gave their speech was amazing. Everyone was attentive,\nrespectful and most of all supporting our brothers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Many of us were not able to\nspeak today due to lack of time, but seeing all the love and support in that\nroom today makes it a whole lot easier for those that still need to give our\neight-to-ten minute speeches. Today\u2019s lesson is that PEP not a program anymore\n\u2013 it\u2019s a brotherhood made up of men with the same goals in life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Eddy\nL. (a.k.a. \u201c\u201d)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2019 <\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n

Today we sat in the dayroom,\nanxiously waiting for them to call us out for computer lab. Sometimes sitting\ndown at a computer in the lab can be a little bit stressful, especially for\nthose of us who haven\u2019t used one before. This morning as we walked in, you\ncould see the smiles and hear quiet joking as the brothers confidently logged\non and got to work. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

As we embraced in the holiday\nspirit, you could see men from every background possible sitting together and\ngetting along just fine. Different we may be, but united we are \u2013 united and on\na mission to become the men and fathers we are meant to be. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thanksgiving is this week\nalready? We are all eager for that day to come. As for now, we are trying to\nwork through our Excel spreadsheets, PowerPoint presentations and Microsoft Word,\nbecause we understand that we need these programs in today\u2019s fast-paced world.\nOne by one, the graphics team called us up to check out our brochures for our\nbusinesses that are in their final stages. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s church time, and the\ndedication in the brothers\u2019 eyes is inspiring. We miss our families, especially\nduring the holidays. This is real and we are going to get it right. With a\nsilent prayer, we are thanking God for himself, this awesome program and solid\nmen with a purpose as we tap away at our keyboards. Some are moving fast and\nsome slow, but we are all moving forward together. Today we are thankful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jonathan\nL. (a.k.a. \u201cBeverly Hills Chihuahua\u201d)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2019<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n

Every Wednesday we take tests\non the lesson we learned the previous week. We were taught all of the different\nlegal foundations on which we can establish our future business ideas, such as\nsole proprietorship, partnerships and corporations. We had all week to study\nthe advantages and disadvantages of each form, as well as the importance of\ncontracts, copyrights, trademarks and the three different types of patents (and\nthe length of protection they provide). Additionally, we were tested on out\nbook assignment, Crime and Punishment<\/em>\nby Fyodor Dostoevsky. This is a very challenging, college-level piece of\nliterature!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After we took our tests, we\nwere taught about Human Resources Management by an executive who is well versed\nand experienced in this area of business. We learned about Human Resources and\nwhat it actually consists of. We gained an understanding about the hiring\nprocess and how important this process is for our future businesses. Most\nimportantly, we learned how to go about this entire process \u2013 everything from creating\na job description to advertising to interviewing to testing and then making the\njob offer. Not only did we learn about hiring, we learned about the importance\nof retaining employees, which is a big priority. We learned how to do\nperformance reviews and how to deal with employees who aren\u2019t performing as\nthey\u2019re expected to. On the other hand, we learned the proper way to put\nsomeone on a probation period or even fire someone. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Next week, we will be tested\non this. We have learned a lot pertaining to the ins and outs of\nentrepreneurship. We are all working on our 7 to 12 minute business pitches for\nthe end-of-class Business Plan Competition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Johnathan\nM. (a.k.a. \u201cPrincess Fiona\u201d)<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Thursday, Nov. 28, 2019<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n

Thanksgiving is here! Today we\nwere treated to a great meal and new movies. We all got up early to get a spot\nat the tables to watch the movies. Some of us decided to go to the rec yard and\nwork out, because we know we are going to need an appetite to eat all the food\nwe are going to get for lunch. Everyone was wishing each other a \u201cHappy\nThanksgiving,\u201d and the holiday spirit could be felt in the air. As the day\nprogressed, the football games were on and some of us gathered around to watch\nthem while the rest of us watched the new movies that were being played. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Around noon, they called for\nus to go to lunch. As we entered the cafeteria, we could smell the turkey we\nwere about to get, and it made our mouths water and our stomachs growl. As we\ngot our trays and returned to the dorm, everyone found their seats and\nproceeded to dig into this great meal. Stuff like this only comes around once a\nyear, so we have to enjoy it and savor every bite. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

As the day continued, we were\nwatching Hobbs and Shaw on one side and the Dallas Cowboys play against the\nBuffalo Bills on the other side. All of us enjoyed ourselves, and this day\nturned into a memorable one. Even though we are in the predicament we\u2019re in, we\nstill managed to make the most of it and keep ourselves surrounded with this\nbrotherhood we are a part of.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Duane\nM. (a.k.a. \u201cBaby D\u201d)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Expressions<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe Kingdom of Heaven is within you.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

In\nAramaic, this is translated \u201cMalkoota\nd\u2019shmeya<\/em>.\u201d The word \u201cmalkoota<\/em>\u201d\nmeans royal kingdom, an exalted state, a transpersonal state; \u201cd\u2019shmeya<\/em>\u201d means heavenly. Interesting to\nfind the word heavenly. D\u2019shmeya<\/em>\ncontains the root word SHM<\/em>, which\nmeans the universal name of everything; light sound, atmosphere, vibration.\n(Matthew 13:31) The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed. SHM<\/em> flows through the cosmos and all\nliving things. Malkoota d\u2019shmeya<\/em> is therefore,\nman\u2019s natural element. But in the same way that fish find themselves in their\nnatural element without being aware of it, modern man lives today without being\naware of the basic divine principles that are the perquisites for his\nexistence. It is only after a fisherman has caught a fish on his hook and pulls\nit out of the water that the fish wakes up to a new reality. It is the same\nwith the person who finds himself caught on an angel\u2019s hook. He\/she also \u201cwakes\nup\u201d after such an experience to the acknowledgment of a new reality, even\nthough the angel usually throws the catch back to where it came from because it\nturns out to be a toddler. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

One\ncan however presume that the person, unlike the fish, is in a position to\nreflect on the experience and use it positively to transform his\/her view of\nlife and how he\/she lives it. SHM<\/em>\nbrings the whole universe alive, for reality is constructed by SHM<\/em>, which provides the cosmos with an endless\nnetwork of light, sound and consciousness. SHM<\/em>\nis a divine type of energy that reveals itself in varying speeds and\nfrequencies. The slowest and toughest constitute the so-called \u201cvisible forms\u201d\nof the material world. Negative thought patterns impede, limit and, in the\nworst cases, lead to sickness, while positive thought patterns create the stuff\nby which mankind develops and cleanses itself of the results of negative\nthinking and is thereby made conscious. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Javier M. (a.k.a. \u201cChaca\u201d)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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