{"id":5643,"date":"2020-01-06T13:30:20","date_gmt":"2020-01-06T19:30:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/family.pep.org\/estes\/?p=5643"},"modified":"2025-05-03T22:55:17","modified_gmt":"2025-05-03T22:55:17","slug":"week-14-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/family.pep.org\/estes\/2020\/01\/06\/week-14-6\/","title":{"rendered":"Week 14"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t\t\t\t\n

Week\nin Review<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Monday, December 16, 2019<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Today class turned out ready\nto participate in the day\u2019s activities. We began class with a pray-in by our\nbrother Kalan W., followed by a reading of the word of the day from the Kingdom Man Devotional<\/em> by Nathan W. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

After this we turned our\nchairs to face the library and took a test over parts 3 and 4 from Crime and Punishment<\/em>, along with a\nsurprise test over the 10 Driving Values. Testing is always a good wake up call\nto the day. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

After the tests, we were\nblessed with some presentations over material from the Integrity Selling<\/em> book we\u2019ve been reading. Richard F. and Jamal S.\npresented information from Chapter 3; Alex D. and Adan M. presented information\nfrom Chapter 4; Mark K. and Brian H. presented information from Chapter 5; and\nfinally, Armando B. and Santos F. presented information from Chapter 6. They\nall did an exceptional job by putting together great slideshows. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Events then took a turn when\nMichael S. was asked to dance to the front of the room so he could say his\npitch for his business plan for a decking company called Daybreak Decks, which\nhe plans to start in Dallas, TX. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

After Michael S. finished, we\nsplit up into two groups and practiced giving our pitches in an effort to get\nready for Friday\u2019s Pitch Day event. Overall, we had a very productive day in\nthe PEP room here at Sanders Estes as we continue to achieve excellence in our\neveryday lives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stephen\nP. (a.k.a. \u201cLuke Warm Steve Austin\u201d)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tuesday, December 17, 2019 <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Today wasn\u2019t just any old day\n\u2013 it was a day that fell between two other days. Now that might sound\nridiculous, but what I mean is that Monday is a class day for us, generally covering\nCrime and Punishment<\/em> or American\nHistory and Art History. Wednesday is the day we take one entrepreneurship test\nand get our PowerPoint presentation to help us prepare for our next test. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tuesday for some of us starts\nat 7 a.m. with computer lab. By now we should all be finished with our\nassignments, but we had two new assignments that we received last Wednesday. We\nhad to write about which of the 10 Driving Values is the most important to us\npersonally and why; we also finished our \u201cChange Poem.\u201d We had to type up our individual\nassignments and once we turned them in, we got to leave early. The rest of the\nday we did pitch panels in the dorm to prepare us for our upcoming event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On Friday, we will give our\npitches to a panel of executives who will grade, assess and provide feedback\nbased on our performance and substance. That is why we are so busy practicing\nour pitches in the dorm with \u201cpanels\u201d made up of our peers and former graduates.\nOur hard work has been leading up to this moment. We will all feel a great\nrelease of pressure and a sense of elation and accomplishment once it is all\nover.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Matthew\nP. (a.k.a. \u201cChannel Check\u201d)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wednesday, December 18, 2019<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Today we were up bright and\nearly. Wednesdays for us are kind of hectic, and we all know that, on top of\ngetting up and taking care of all our hygiene way earlier than normal, most of\nus will be studying in the dayroom for today\u2019s test. Today was no exception.\nFlash cards were being passed around and books were being reviewed. In PEP, we\nhave a saying: \u201cStay ready to keep from getting ready.\u201d It sounds pretty simple,\nright? The only thing is that it isn\u2019t as easy as it sounds. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

At around 7 a.m., we were\ncalled out to go to the PEP room. Everyone looked like they were prepared and\nwere about to do great on this test. We greeted each other and wished each\nother good luck on the test before we prayed in and kicked off class. Then we\nhad another brother come up and read the word of the day to us, and it was very\nencouraging and positive to hear. We then were told to turn our chairs toward\nthe library so that we could begin our tests. It was so quiet, you could hear a\npen drop on the carpet (if it had happened). We were given only 25 minutes to\ncomplete the test.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After testing, we prayed-out one\nof our brothers who passed away not too long after he was released from this\nunit. He will be surely missed by everyone who knew him. The video we made for\nhim will be sent to his family and will be used as a tribute to what he\naccomplished here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We choose to \u201clive between the\nwings\u201d (on the straight and narrow path) for a reason, and that reason can be\nanything to anybody who wants to embrace the program. We thank God for this\nopportunity and all that He has done for us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Damian\nP. (a.k.a. \u201cChia Pet\u201d)<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thursday, December 19, 2019<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Today\nwe enjoyed a movie entitled Brian Banks<\/em>.\nIt was a good movie about an upcoming football player who was convicted of a\ncharge he didn\u2019t commit and ended up spending 6 years in prison because of the accusation.\nHe set out to exonerate himself and was able to do just that. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

All of\nour PEP brothers were there, including the In-House Management. We enjoyed\nnachos and great fellowship, and it was a pleasant day. We have had a great\ndeal of homework, assignments and tests, so that a treat such as this one was\ngreatly appreciated. Thank you PEP for all that you have given us. Words cannot\nexplain the gratitude that so many of us have. We have been given opportunity,\nthe ability to complete and a new way of life. Sadly, too often creativity is\nsmothered rather than nurtured. PEP has created an environment that cultivates\ncreative thinking, and the results are amazing. The thought of endless possibilities\nawaiting us upon release can be overwhelming sometimes. How could we even repay\nsuch a gift? By doing the right thing and paying it forward by serving humanity\n\u2013 humbly, of course. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

We\nhave been given an opportunity to demonstrate to the world that people can\nchange. This is a prime example that love covers a multitude of sin. It takes\nrepentance, accountability and forgiveness. We must be honest with ourselves\nand admit that our internal compass has lost calibration and is no longer able\nto find true north on its own. By turning our vision inward and truly examining\nourselves, we can adjust and position ourselves to head once again toward true\nnorth. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pete\nR. (a.k.a. \u201cKing Julian\u201d)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Expressions                                                                                     \n<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cA shark in a fish tank will grow 8 inches.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

~ Bob Harrison<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This\nquote was given to me by graduate Kwentin R. after we were given some\nassignments. It was on a yellow slip, which we only receive when we get\nhomework. I thought I was in trouble, but when I read it, I realized this quote\nwas very inspirational. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I love\nquotes, and I knew that this one was on growth. The shark will never outgrow\nits environment \u2013 in the ocean, the same shark that grows only eight inches in\na fish tank will grow eight feet long (or more). The same is true for us: many\ntimes, we are surround ourselves with people who think the same way we do, so\nwe stunt our growth. If you change your environment, then you can attain growth\nto heights you have never seen before. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This\nquote has inspired me a few different ways. One of the ways is that I am now\naware of the company I keep. I also started picking the brains of the new\npeople I found myself associating with. I am now able to distance myself from\npeople who are not trying to accomplish the same things in life as I am. Even\nthe people that have a horrible outlook on life are no longer around me. This\nquote is stuck in my heart and will always help me to grow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

James R. (a.k.a. \u201cMichael Jackson\u201d)<\/strong><\/p>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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