Anabel Valenzuela-02/16/2025
In what ways would a daily journal from yesterday show your preparation for higher levels of success? A journal from yesterday would show that I am actively working on preparing for success everyday. Reading back on things I planned and wrote just a couple days ago helps me put in perspective what I am working […]
Anabel Valenzuela-02/16/2025
How are you defining success for the day? I define success today by looking over my goals I have set for 2025. It is now 2/15/2025. I have taken the time today to reassess the goals I have set for 2025 and make sure I am taking active steps to achieving them. By periodically looking […]
Anabel Valenzuela-02/16/2025
What does success look like for you in five years? Success for me in five-years looks like me being out of prison and living a better life. I am currently working on this by working on a Compassionate Release motion. This will help me obtain freedom or at a minimim help me get a significant […]
Anabel Valenzuela-02/16/2025
What successes are you most proud of from 2024? I am very proud that in 2024 I was able to get a new team paperwork where I can finally see how the First Step Act and my programming will be applied to my release date. My release date is currently 3/5/2034 but with 2144 days […]
Sherida Nabi-02/16/2025
Life behind bars is harsh, a challenge with a capital ‘C’ in many aspects. When your loved ones go through something and you cannot be there for them, it is very bitter and yet, you have to turn this emotion into a positive challenge, aiming at coping and growing. A month after I got incarcerated, […]
Elzie Isley-02/16/2025
I recently found out that the school district in Anchorage Alaska doesn’t have records of the last credit and a half for my high school diploma. That is incredibly frustrating because I actually had a graduation ceremony and received a paper diploma. Which of course I don’t have the original anymore because of I lost […]
Choon Yong-02/16/2025-Used up 300 phone minutes
2/16/2025 Sunday daily diary from Atwater Camp.Woke up at 5:00 AM. Made up my bed, cleaned up, changed to BOP uniform and made a cup of coffee. Stretched, drank my coffee and watched the local news and weather report, high temperature for today is 60 degrees F. Started walking at 6:00 AM. Breakfast was served […]
Eduardo Luis Valdes-02/16/2025-Day 1250
Sunday morning, February 16, 2025. I was woken up by two guys nearby arguing over how much they know about the Bible. Not exactly what I wanted to hear, especially since they talked about how we need to avoid feeding into arguments. I look at my watch and notice it is nearly count time anyway, […]
Michael Santos-Tools
If we want to reach a higher potential, we need to develop the right tools. Success doesn’t happen by accident—it happens when we equip ourselves with the knowledge, skills, and resources necessary to create meaningful opportunities. I first learned this lesson while serving time in prison. I didn’t have access to financial capital, professional networks, […]
Fernando Cordova-02/16/2025
I have come to realize that regardless of how much you may change, there will always be a lot of hate in the world. Although I now see the world through a different set of lenses and I want to express my gratitude for life I know there will always be people that want to […]
