{"id":7043,"date":"2020-03-06T14:31:42","date_gmt":"2020-03-06T19:31:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/family.pep.org\/cleveland\/?p=7043"},"modified":"2020-03-06T14:31:42","modified_gmt":"2020-03-06T19:31:42","slug":"week-13-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/family.pep.org\/pamlychner\/2020\/03\/06\/week-13-6\/","title":{"rendered":"Week 13"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t\t\t\t\n

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

Monday, February 24, 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Today\nwas a great day in PEP. We started out with a successful class of Toastmasters\nInternational. This course is helping us improve our speaking skills in front\nof people. It will help us a lot in our upcoming event where we will be pitching\nour business ideas in front of many executives. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Computer\nlab was next on my list for the day. During this time we worked on a variety of\ncomputer programs such as PowerPoint, Microsoft Word and Microsoft Excel. As we\nworked on bettering our skills at these programs, we all discussed the upcoming\nevent on Friday. Overall, today was another successful day in PEP.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ruben\nG. (a.k.a. \u201cRubber Ducky\u201d)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tuesday, February 25, 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

My brothers and I woke up this\nmorning and started our day off with a much-needed cup of coffee. Then we\nprepared for a day in our beloved computer lab. Today we spent our time wisely\nand finished up our computer lessons in Microsoft Excel before we began\nbuilding a PowerPoint presentation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The skills we are learning\nwill help us in our future. We have learned the ins and outs of Microsoft Word,\nand now we are learning Microsoft PowerPoint. As a whole, the class is moving\nright along, and our eyes are focused on the goal of completing the Prison\nEntrepreneurship Program. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

John\nC. (a.k.a. \u201cRonald McDonald\u201d)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wednesday, February 26, 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Today was a great day. Our Spring\n2020 class attended our Entrepreneurship class, where we started to review Chapter\n12, entitled \u201cBuilding the Business and Establishing Operations.\u201d Jose C. is a\nwonderful teacher<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These lessons are very\nmotivating and inspiring. The wisdom and knowledge we are gaining will help us\nin our future. I truly appreciate this amazing opportunity to be part of PEP. I\nam proud to be a member of Spring 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Frank\nC. (a.k.a. \u201cPancho Claus\u201d)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thursday, February 27, 2019<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Today\nwas not your typical day, because usually our power is up and functioning\nproperly. Unfortunately, today we were without electricity. Many of us shared\nwhat we hope it will be like as we move forward in our lives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Failure\nisn\u2019t an option for those of us who have come this far in the Prison\nEntrepreneurship Program. None of our work will be in vain. There is absolutely\nnothing more important than getting out of here and making our families proud.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jason C. (a.k.a. \u201cJ.J.\u201d)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Friday , February 28, 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Friday!\nFriday! Friday! I woke up and prayed \u2013 thank God it\u2019s Friday. It\u2019s not just any\nday either. This was the day of our Business Plan Workshop event. Today we got\nto ask the questions we\u2019ve been thinking about for the past couple of months.\nToday we will identify flaws in each of our business plans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We had\nto figure out how we would ask Amy B., Bart H. and Cindy B. these tough\nquestions. Just the thought of it made us nervous. Fortunately, PEP has\nintroduced us to Toastmasters International and these 10 Driving Values. They\nhave instilled a confidence we never knew existed in us all. As we walked in\nthe gym and saw Brigit H., Chuck H. and Erick G., we could only thank God and\nsmile because this is only possible in PEP.  \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Julian P. (a.k.a. \u201cFred Flintstone\u201d)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

\u201cTwo men looked out from prison bars. One saw the\nmud, the other saw stars.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

~ Dale\nCarnegie<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our perceptions are key\nto our interpretation of reality. However, our perceptions are heavily\ninfluenced by our expectations. This to me is critical information to be aware\nof because if we only had bad things happen, it leads to our perception being\nfocused only on the bad things. As a result, we end up taking things for\ngranted and overlooking any good in our lives. I would like to encourage all of\nmy PEP brothers to ask themselves this question: \u201cWhere is your focus: on the mud\nand dirt, or on the stars?\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jacob E. (a.k.a. \u201cJake from State Farm\u201d)<\/strong><\/p>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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