Surviving The System

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www.survivingthesystem.orgwww.facebook.com/survivingthesystemwww.twitter.com/STSThePodcastWhat a whirlwind ride things have been lately. So much has happened, and is still happening, that sometimes I don't reflect as much as I should. When I sat down to plan the show, the one word that kept coming to mind was "Forgiveness." No matter how many other paths I tried to take, my mind kept bringing me b...

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http://www.survivingthesystem.org/ http://www.facebook.com/survivingthesystem http://www.twitter.com/ststhepodcast Ever done a SWOT analysis? Or research on a Target Market? If you have, it was probably in the context of business. Trying to figure out who your customers are, so you can more effectively get them to interact with you. But have you ever done this for your personal life? Have you ever...

  http://www.survivingthesystem.org/ http://www.facebook.com/survivingthesystem http://www.twitter.com/ststhepodcast Kardell overcame poverty, gangs, and prison to become a speaker, author, master certified empowerment coach, and business owner. After doing state and federal time, Kardell Sims walked out of those prison gates with a blueprint. A blueprint that he put together while incarcerated. H...

  http://www.survivingthesystem.org/ http://www.facebook.com/survivingthesystem http://www.twitter.com/ststhepodcast After serving 10 years in the system, Gregory LaBeet broke the cycle of recidivism to become a successful entrepreneur, an amazing husband and a productive member of society. He is a member of numerous prison reform and support groups, including The Prison Entrepreneurship Program,...

   http://www.survivingthesystem.org/ http://www.facebook.com/survivingthesystem http://www.twitter.com/ststhepodcast I'M BACK! Wow, it feels like it's been so much longer than just a few weeks. Thank you to everyone for sticking with me. I'm sure you've thought "Hey, I wonder where Dave's at? Why hasn't a new show come through lately?" Well, that's what I'm here to talk about today. The storm was...

  http://www.survivingthesystem.org/ http://www.facebook.com/survivingthesystem http://www.twitter.com/ststhepodcast Preparation + Opportunity = Success! Ever heard that saying? I have, and I've repeated it myself without ever really stopping to think what it means. What does it mean to prepare? How do I prepare for the unknown? What exactly am I preparing for?? This has been weighing on me lately...

http://www.survivingthesystem.org/ http://www.facebook.com/survivingthesystem http://www.twitter.com/ststhepodcast  This last week, my oldest daughter was in the hospital under supervision because she was having thoughts of killing herself. If you've been listening to me recently, you know it's been a challenging time in my household. I've been using these challenges as opportunities to learn and...

https://survivingthesystem.org/ Sometimes, life is just hard. No sugar coating it, no way to spin it, it's just plan difficult. Problems at work, problems at home, problems with kids, and on and on. What if these harder times had a message in there somewhere for you? What if it's only hard because we're making it hard? What if life's challenges are really just feedback helping to guide is towards...

  https://survivingthesystem.org/ Meet Andrew from "The Deep Share Podcast!" Andrew is a truth seeker and has started asking the questions we all are. His podcast is his attempt to start the conversations that will lead to the answers. He found my podcast, and reached out to see if I'd be interested in having a conversation. And of course I would! I highly recommend checking it out, and then go on...

http://www.facebook.com/survivingthesystem http://www.twitter.com/STSthePodcast http://www.survivingthesystem.org/  "Do not go gentle into that good night, Old age should burn and rave at close of day; Rage, rage against the dying of the light." There's a lot to unpack in that line, and in that entire poem by Dylan Thomas. This last week, it spoke to me. Saying it's been a challenging week would b...

https://youtu.be/bQnah_x8NCc https://survivingthesystem.org/ The first-ever videocast to go with the podcast! And it's the perfect guest to do it with. Micah Dank is the author of the "Into The Rabbit Hole" book series, and in this episode, he walks me through his slideshow presentation on Astrology in the Bible. I've heard Micah on other shows, but I've never had the opportunity to hear him walk...

Brandon M. Stickney is a biographer, documentarian, and journalist. A native of Lockport, NY, with a B.A. from the State University of NY at Buffalo, he has appeared in Time, the Associated Press, USA Today, the Los Angeles Times, on A&E, the History Channel, NPR, and every major news network. He is the author of All-American Monster: The Unauthorized Biography of Timothy McVeigh (Prometheus B...

This week I'm visiting with Kathie Klarreich about her work to help transform the lives of men and women who are struggling through "the system." Kathie Klarreich started teaching writing in a woman’s prison in 2009 and founded exchange for a change in2014. She is the author of "Madame Dread: A Tale of Love Vodou and Civil Strife in Haiti" and a contributor to two anthologies: "So Spoke the Earth"...

https://survivingthesystem.org/ "What's my purpose? Why am I here?" Have you ever asked yourself that? Better question...how often do you ask yourself that? I remember that feeling of waking up and dreading going to work because something inside me knew I wasn't supposed to be there. So, how do you answer that question? Former guest and friend of the show John Sullivan challenged me to do a show t...

Description: The revolution has begun! If you haven't been paying attention to what happened with Game Stop, Wall Street Bets and Robinhood...stop what you're doing and start now! The last week of January, 2021, a group of individuals on Reddit decided they were tired of watching Wall Street do as they please with no consequences. What started as an idea on a website turned into a movement that ne...

Have you ever had a conversation with someone, and it's like the universe is speaking through them directly to you? Almost like they were listening in to you the last day or so, and they're giving you sage wisdom on how to grow and learn. Yeah, that just happened to me. My good friend Bo called me from inside a correctional institution the other day. He was so excited about some updates he had for...

http://www.survivingthesystem.org/ http://www.facebook.com/survivingthesystem Twitter @STSthePodcastAmerica - Land of the free. Freedom and Liberty. Liberty and Freedom. We've been raised thinking they're the same thing. "Give me liberty or give me death!" Or how about "Let freedom ring!" Sound familiar to you? What if I asked you to tell me what exactly that means. Do you know? How many definitio...

This week, we catch up with my good friend Shawn Bina. When I think of re-entry success stories, Shawn is at the top of my list of examples to point out. When I first had him on the show, he was in process of transitioning back into the community and prison was still fresh in his mind. The things he experienced while inside are tales that the general public would think came right out of a Hollywoo...