{"id":6823,"date":"2019-05-22T15:33:19","date_gmt":"2019-05-22T20:33:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/family.pep.org\/cleveland\/?p=6823"},"modified":"2019-05-22T15:33:19","modified_gmt":"2019-05-22T20:33:19","slug":"week-20-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/family.pep.org\/pamlychner\/2019\/05\/22\/week-20-5\/","title":{"rendered":"Week 20"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t\t\t\t\n

Monday, May 13, 2019<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

We were called down early to the PEP classroom, where we\neither practiced our pitches in front of the class or made t-shirts for the\nbears we will give to the children at graduation. Spring \u201919 has come a long\nway! We are preparing for the Business Plan Competition and graduation. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It has been a long nine months, but the Conquerors of\nSpring \u201919 have made it. We have grown as men and developed real and lasting\nfriendships. We are all looking forward to walking across that stage and making\nour families proud. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Timothy\nB. (a.k.a. \u201cWaterboy\u201d)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tuesday, May 14, 2019<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Graduation day is just around the corner. Though it may\nseem like the end of something, it is really the beginning of a second chance;\na true fresh start. For many of us, that means a legitimate chance for a good\nlife. If we continue to implement PEP\u2019s 10 Driving Values into our lives, we\ncan\u2019t help but to excel and succeed. These values have been enforced daily and\napplied rigorously to our lives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

PEP is a true brotherhood, we are all in agreement of this.\nHaving seen and experienced the program on the inside, we cannot wait to see\nwhat awaits us upon release. PEP is good about keeping promises, so we eagerly\nand earnestly await the resources and opportunities that they provide. These\nassets will be instrumental in our mission to live life to the fullest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There will be no handouts, only hand ups. It is not short\ncuts that we seek, but rather the network of successful individuals who truly\nbelieve in us. We believe that PEP is a stepping stone on the path to our\nintended destinations. It has been a blessing for us and, with our\ncontributions and assistance, it will continue to be for many others after us.\nWe are thankful to PEP and all of its supporters!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Donald\nB. (a.k.a. \u201cDon Cornelius\u201d)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wednesday, May 15, 2019<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The day started early for those of us in Spring \u201919. We\njoined together with the former classes to attend a Servant-Leader meeting.\nThese meetings are intended to bring everyone together to discuss issues,\nupcoming events, encourage one another and just enjoy a little fellowship. We\nare here to help each other as Servant-Leaders, and we are tasked with the\nbuilding up and running of the in-prison program to the best of our abilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After lunch, we were blessed to attend a presentation by guest\nspeaker, Mark S. He helped us to improve our presentation skills in preparation\nof the Business Plan Competition. He showed us a 12-step technique to being a\nbetter speaker. Mark worked through every step individually and answered all of\nour questions. It was truly an amazing presentation, and we are very lucky to\nhave received it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mark finished his presentation and we moved on to\nimplementing his techniques in our pitches. One by one, we stood before the\nclass and recited the opening for our pitches that we have been working on for\na few months now. Using the information that Mark gave us helped us improve our\nbody language and the ability to speak with a specific purpose in mind. It was\na very helpful day, and we feel that we learned a lot!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thanks to PEP and Mark, we were given the gift of an\neloquent and expertly-prepared presentation. This will help us not only in this\nprogram, but throughout the rest of our lives to be better salesmen. With these\nskills, we will be valuable assets to any business that we enter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ryan\nC. (a.k.a. \u201cChicken Little\u201d)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thursday, May 16, 2019<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Today was a busy day for the Conquerors of Spring \u201919. We\nwoke up early to finish the few remaining computer lab assignments. Each one of\nus had to select one of PEP\u2019s 10 Driving Values and write about why we like it\nand what it means to us. We also had to vote for which brothers we believe best\nexhibit each of the 10 Driving Values. The winners will be announced during the\nawards ceremony at graduation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Back on the pods (dorms), we are studying for the final\ntest in the program. We will be tested on parts five and six of the book Crime and Punishment<\/em>. The rest of our\nspare time was spent practicing and preparing our pitches for the Business Plan\nCompetition. It has been a long road, but those of us who have hung in there\nhave earned the right to walk across that stage at graduation. Congratulations,\nbrothers, we are almost there! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kenneth\nC. (a.k.a. \u201cKeenan\u201d)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Friday, May 17, 2019<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Today, we took our last two Crime and Punishment<\/em> tests, consisting of parts five and six. Crime and Punishment<\/em> turned out to be a\nreally good book! We learned many new words from the book, with its nearly 200\nvocabulary words. More importantly, we learned moral values and a new\nunderstanding of right and wrong. As a class, Spring \u201919 is very relieved to be\ndone with tests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Once we finished our tests, we got to do something very\nexciting. We started our Coats of Arms, and it was fun! Everyone got to pick a\nsuperhero and color them. Then we cut pictures and phrases out of magazines to\npaste on our Coats of Arms. We will present them to our families at graduation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We, the Class of Spring \u201919, are very excited about the\nupcoming Business Plan Competition and graduation. We have all worked very hard\nand put in a lot of effort to get to this point. The changes have been nothing\nshort of miraculous. We have made major accomplishments in character\ndevelopment, etiquette and business. We have earned the name of Conquerors of\nSpring \u201919!    <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Felipe\nC. (a.k.a. \u201cOld Spice\u201d)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

\u201c<\/em>Those who never make mistakes work for those of us who do.<\/em>\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

~ Henry Ford<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Many\nartists shape their mistakes into beauty. Many scientists stumble upon\nmiraculous inventions by pure mishap. A military platoon is saved because the\ndriver of the lead truck is rear ended by the following truck a mile before a\nhuge I.E.D.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

All of\nthese are fine examples of learning. Sure, the path of a leader isn\u2019t always\ngoing to be full of folly, but it will meet fate. A good leader avoids mistakes\nbut a great leader can navigate through the worst.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is\nokay to make mistakes. The person who believes in terminating another person\u2019s\nposition because of a mistake doesn\u2019t understand this. We learn from our\nmistakes, even when we don\u2019t realize it right away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Guy P. (a.k.a. \u201cSlingblade\u201d)<\/strong><\/p>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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