{"id":7028,"date":"2020-02-20T17:31:31","date_gmt":"2020-02-20T22:31:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/family.pep.org\/cleveland\/?p=7028"},"modified":"2020-02-20T17:31:31","modified_gmt":"2020-02-20T22:31:31","slug":"week-11-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/family.pep.org\/pamlychner\/2020\/02\/20\/week-11-6\/","title":{"rendered":"Week 11"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t\t\t\t\n

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

Monday, February 10, 2020 <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Since\nHis mercy is new every morning, we are able to recognize that God woke us up\nand no one else. As we recognize His presence, our attitude improves and our\ndesire to serve Him increases. With smiles on our faces, some of us went to the\ncomputer lab. It was time for us to put the final touch on our business plans for\nthe next event at the end of this month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is\namazing to experience how close we are only six months into the program. Just like\nfamily members with the same goal, we want to be significant in each other\u2019s\nlives. Today, staff handed us the character assessment reports. These revealed\nhow we are perceived by our accountability group and the rest of our peers in\nthe dorms. It is always good to get constructive criticism on our character\nfrom friends and loved ones. The areas we need to lift up and the qualities to\nstrengthen for maturity are further developed every day. No doubt, we are what\nwe think. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Luis\nC. (a.k.a. \u201cMaistro Miyagi\u201d)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tuesday, February 11, 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

As we started the day, we\nfound ourselves at an unusual point in time. It was a day off and not too much\nwas going on within the Prisoner Entrepreneurship Program. Although many of us\nstill crowded the PEP library and computer lab doing our best to perfect our\nbusiness plans, others were fortunate to attend a monthly movie as a reward for\nexcellent conduct. It is a blessing to be able to enjoy a good film every once\nin a while with fellow PEP brothers. Even in the down time, we\u2019ve learned to\nlive a noble lifestyle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It was truly a welcome change\nof pace, but we must still prepare for the rest of the week. At the end of the\nday, it was back to studying in order to pass the big test we have in\nEntrepreneurship class tomorrow. It is important for us to improve our GPAs so\nwe can let our families know we are taking this program seriously, always\nkeeping our sights on the greater good at the end: graduation! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tomas\nA. (a.k.a. \u201cSweet Tony Soprano\u201d)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wednesday, February 12, 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Today we started off after\neveryone arrived to the PEP room by taking a test over the last chapter we\nstudied. While the tests have not become easier, it has become easier to form some\nkind of groove when it comes to studying. Jose C. is also an intelligent\nteacher. He has a good understanding of how to tell us things that always make\nus think more deeply about something.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He talked about different things\nwe can take into consideration when it comes to promoting our businesses, like\nhaving an open mind to new innovative ways to get our businesses into people\u2019s\nminds. Today was a time when we really had to put forth an effort to see how\npeople get their message across. Another consideration is effective use of\nsocial media to reach new potential customers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our Business Plan Workshop event\nis coming up in a couple weeks, and the other guys are talking about it daily.\nToday gave me more ideas to add to my business plan. As things move along, I\nfind it easier to be more confident in my plan. This was a productive\ninformative day for us all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Michael\nB. (a.k.a. \u201cSheryl\u201d)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thursday, February 13, 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Today\nwas one of the better days we\u2019ve experienced. It started out like any other\nday. Then, out of nowhere, we were called out to the PEP classroom to hear a\npresentation by a professor from the University of Houston. The man volunteered\nhis time to come talk to us about public speaking. This will help us with our\nbusiness plan pitches for the upcoming competition. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

He\nwent through different facial expressions, hand gestures and influential\ntactics that affect people while they\u2019re listening to someone speaking. We felt\nprivileged because it was the same class he teaches his MBA students at the\nUniversity of Houston. He gave us all a newfound confidence when it comes to\nspeaking in front of large crowds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It was\namazing how he was able to relay the information to us effectively. We were\nshocked when we found out he came from a similar background as most of us. It\nwas an interesting lecture, and we enjoyed it thoroughly. Knowledge is an\nimportant component to being successful, and one we can never have enough of \u2013\nplus, it\u2019s easier to retain the information when you make the class fun.   <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dustin H. (a.k.a. \u201cFog Horn Leg Horn\u201d)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Friday, February 14, 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Today\nmarked the end of our Living in The\nVillage<\/em> lessons. We\u2019ve been reading this book by Ryan C. Mack for a few\nmonths now and testing on the most important parts of it. The slide shows we\nwere shown in class reviewed topics like home ownership, responsible spending,\ncredit scores and bank accounts. The Servant Leaders who have taught the class\nhave done a very good job at putting together the material.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We\nalso took a test that summarized the last chapter we read. It turned out to be\npretty easy. The Servant Leader who taught the class even gave us a test on\nlistening skills to see how many people would follow directions properly. Since\nbeginning the Prison Entrepreneurship Program, studying has become easier. It\ngets easier to retain information as we go because of the positive atmosphere\nhere. For most of us, PEP is way different from the places we\u2019ve come from.\nThankfully, testing has become more natural for us now. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Selwyn D. (a.k.a. \u201cMuggsy Bogues\u201d)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

\u201cThe biggest oak tree in the forest was once just\na nut who stood its ground.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                                                                \n                          ~ Tom\nAckers<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Faith is a word rarely used in faith. Those who\nhonestly master the concept will produce the fruit thereof, reflecting the\nlight of the world while accomplishing all goals they aim to achieve. Their\nvisions are too wide to explain to another with mere words. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

They often seem crazy or out of touch with the masses,\nlike Martin Luther King, Einstein or Vincent van Gogh \u2013 these are just a few\nexamples of those who have run the race to success while making it look easy to\nall spectators. They treated everything as just another opportunity for growth\nand development, eventually excelling as they reached their destinations. It\u2019s\nnot that obtaining success was easy for them. It\u2019s just as hard for them as it\nis for anybody else.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The difference is that they discovered a key\nsecret to life: more life. They had unwavering belief, steadfast faith and an\nall-knowing, resolute assurance of their eventual success. No matter what,\nstand your ground, and what you desire most in this life will come to you. No\nmatter if it\u2019s that start-up entrepreneurial business, a big house, a successful\ncareer, a Master\u2019s degree, a beautiful wife, well-mannered kids, or a raise at\nwork. It will come, so have faith.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

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