{"id":7005,"date":"2020-02-05T16:53:22","date_gmt":"2020-02-05T21:53:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/family.pep.org\/cleveland\/?p=7005"},"modified":"2020-02-05T16:53:22","modified_gmt":"2020-02-05T21:53:22","slug":"week-8-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/family.pep.org\/pamlychner\/2020\/02\/05\/week-8-5\/","title":{"rendered":"Week 8"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t\t\t\t\n

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

Monday, January 20, 2019<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Venture Capital Panel (VCP) event was a great learning\nexperience. Communicating with the executives gave us valuable insights on\nputting our business plans and pitches together. As we reflect today, those\nexperiences have helped us thrive when it comes to making our business plans\namazing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Marcus H., one of our fellow PEP brothers, came to the\nfacility and enlightened us on the importance of building our credit. We were\nalso informed that we can start working on our credit while incarcerated. Most\nof us thought we would not have this opportunity in a place like this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We are now reading Living\nin the Village. <\/em>This book shows us a lot about personal finance. Today, we\nare feeling confident in ourselves. It is clear to us that once we obtain the\nknowledge we gain as PEP brothers, it is our own duty as Servant-Leaders to\nhelp the classes that come after us.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

 Jeremy D. (a.k.a. \u201cUncle Elroy\u201d)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tuesday, January 21, 2019<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Today was an exciting day, as the Visionaries of Spring\n20\/20 were shown a 15-minute video of the Business Plan Competition that was\nput together by PEP. The competition was for a business loan to expand the\nowners\u2019 businesses. The owners of the businesses were actually PEP graduates\nthemselves. This gave us more to strive for after we are released, as well as\nincentive to attend e-School. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Today, we are all staying focused to see this to the end.\nSome days we get work stacked on top of other work; but we believe it is a way\nof teaching us not to allow ourselves to become overwhelmed. We will finish\nstrong to the end.    <\/p>\n\n\n\n

 Evan D. (a.k.a. \u201cMr. Clean\u201d)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wednesday, January 22, 2019<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

We, the Visionaries of Spring 20\/20, are constantly growing\nin knowledge and wisdom. Today we went to our financial class on EOUs. We have\nan amazing teacher, Tim H., who is helping us understand more about our\nbusinesses financially.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We understand that we need to have a clear vision of our\nfuture in order to achieve greatness. We will keep striving for success, which\nis why we take time to study and help each other. We look back and see how we have\ngrown in the Prison Entrepreneurship Program and are proud to be the\nVisionaries of Spring 20\/20.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Felix\nD. (a.k.a. \u201cAlvin\u201d)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thursday, January 23, 2019<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Today was a good day, except for the fact that we had to wake\nup early this morning to take our Living\nin the Village<\/em> test. The test was based on credit scores, as well as\nbuilding and restoring credit. The test was a little difficult, but with hard\nwork and dedication, most of us were able to pass the test. Once we got the\nhard part out of the way, our facilitators went over chapters eight, nine and\n10.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These chapters consisted of taxes and tax deferred\naccounts. We were also introduced to budgeting and saving money for our\nretirements and emergency purposes. It was very interesting and useful for all\nof us. When it comes down to talking about money, everyone pays extra special\nattention. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Last but not least, we watched a history movie about the\nRevolutionary War. It was about how the United States officially became\nindependent from Great Britain. Afterwards, our brothers gathered up for a\nprayer before we were released from class. We always look forward to class\nbecause we learn something new each and every time.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

 Jacob E. (a.k.a. \u201cWinnie the Pooh\u201d)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Friday, January 24, 2019<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Today\nwe were honored to celebrate our fellow brothers who graduated on the Estes\nunit. The Prison Entrepreneurship Program is far from easy, and we acknowledge\nthe accomplishment achieved by our fellow brothers. We also worked on our\nexecutive summaries for our business plans. Servant-Leaders like Scottie B. (a.k.a.\n\u201cBanana Split\u201d) and Michael M. (a.k.a. \u201cJim Adler, The Texas Hammer\u201d) are the\nreason our business plans have been coming along so exquisitely. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

There\nis never a day off in the life of a PEP participant, even though we didn\u2019t go\nto class today. We constantly strive to become amazing public speakers by\npracticing our Toastmasters International<\/em>\nspeeches. We constantly study our Entrepreneurship curriculum and read Living in the village<\/em> so that we can\npass our tests and be financially literate. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Overall,\nit\u2019s safe to say that PEP has instilled a studious nature in each one of us. It\nfeels amazing to execute with excellence. We plan to continue to lead to see\nothers succeed in every aspect of our lives.   <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Delvin\nF. (a.k.a. \u201cCleveland Brown\u201d)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

\u201cOur era is a birth time and a period of\ntransition. The spirit of man has broken with the old order of things … and\nwith the old ways of thinking, and is of the mind to let them all sink into the\ndepths of the past and to set about its own transformation \u2026 the frivolity and\nboredom which unsettle the established order, the vague foreboding of something\nunknown, these are the heralds of approaching change.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

~ G.W.F. Hegel<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I was born in a generation that wants to be separate\nfrom other generations. I have come to the realization that my generation\ncontrols my point of view more than I know, and it defines me as well.\nUnderstanding my generation has been monumental. It has led me to anticipate\nand set trends. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I have freed my mind from mental constraints\nplaced on me by my generation. Freedom has brought me power in a place where\nmost feel powerless, because freedom starts in the mind. I have built my brand\nby identifying the characteristics that have been instilled in me by influence.\nBy knowing in depth the spirit of my generation and the times that I live in, I\nwill be better able to capitalize on the spirit of the times. Being aware of\ngenerational myopia is a quality great entrepreneurs have embraced. I encourage\nyou to do the same as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dante V. (a.k.a. \u201cSour Patch Kids\u201d)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kings of Fall \u201919<\/strong><\/p>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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