Did Prison Serve as My Finishing School? 🎓
Summary
TLDRIn 2009, the speaker was incarcerated for 66 months in the Michigan Department of Corrections after pleading no contest to a charge. Despite being a married father of three with a decent job and education, he found himself in trouble. Viewing prison as a 'finishing school,' he used the time to reflect on his identity, strengths, and self-improvement without external distractions. The experience humbled him and provided clarity on his personal growth.
Takeaways
- 🚨 In 2009, the speaker pleaded no contest to a charge and was sentenced to 66 months in prison.
- 📅 The speaker served time in the Michigan Department of Corrections from 2009 to 2014.
- 🔄 The speaker viewed prison as a form of 'finishing school' to better understand themselves.
- 👨👧👦 Prior to incarceration, the speaker was already a father.
- 🎓 The speaker had graduated from high school before their prison sentence.
- 🏢 The speaker had work experience with various larger companies before their incarceration.
- ⛓️ At the time of the offense, the speaker was working at the Renaissance Center and was a student.
- 🏠 The speaker was a married father of three when they committed the offense.
- 🤔 The speaker reflects on prison as a humbling experience that contributed to self-understanding.
- 💪 The speaker learned about their personal strengths and survival skills during their time in prison, away from external distractions.
Q & A
What year did the speaker go to prison?
-2009
How long was the speaker in prison?
-66 months
When was the speaker released from prison?
-2014
Where was the speaker incarcerated?
-Michigan Department of Corrections
How does the speaker describe their time in prison?
-The speaker describes it as 'finishing school,' a time for personal growth and understanding.
What roles did the speaker hold before going to prison?
-The speaker was a father, high school graduate, and had worked at various larger companies.
What was the speaker's job when they 'caught the case'?
-The speaker was working at the Renaissance Center.
How did the speaker view their normal life before going to prison?
-The speaker saw their normal life as being stable, with a decent job and being a student.
How did the speaker perceive the impact of prison on their personal development?
-The speaker saw prison as a humbling experience that helped them understand their personal strengths and how to survive independently.
What personal insights did the speaker gain from their time in prison?
-The speaker gained insights into their identity, personal strengths, and the ability to improve themselves without outside distractions.
Outlines
🎓 Prison as a Finishing School
In 2009, the speaker faced legal troubles, pleading no contest and being sentenced to 66 months in prison. He served from 2009 to 2014 in the Michigan Department of Corrections. The speaker views this period as a form of 'finishing school,' where he gained a deeper understanding of himself. Despite being a father, a high school graduate, and having worked at various large companies, he found himself in a situation he shouldn't have been in, working at the Renaissance Center while being a married father of three. This experience served as a humbling period, teaching him about his personal strengths and how to survive and improve himself without external distractions.
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Keywords
💡Pleaded no contest
💡Michigan Department of Corrections
💡Perspective
💡Married father of three
💡Renaissance Center
💡Decent job
💡Student
💡Humbling
💡Personal strengths
💡Survive on my own
💡Improve my own self
Highlights
In 2009, the speaker ended up getting a charge, pleaded no contest, and went to prison for 66 months.
From 2009 to 2014, the speaker was in the Michigan Department of Corrections.
The speaker viewed prison as a 'finishing school' for personal growth and understanding.
Before prison, the speaker was a married father of three.
The speaker had graduated high school and worked at various larger companies.
At the time of the charge, the speaker was employed at the Renaissance Center and was a student.
The speaker acknowledges being in a place they weren't supposed to be and doing something they weren't supposed to do.
The speaker had to pay the cost for their actions, resulting in prison time.
Prison was a humbling experience and a period of self-discovery for the speaker.
During prison, the speaker focused on understanding personal strengths.
The speaker learned how to survive independently without outside distractions.
The experience in prison was a time for the speaker to improve their own self.
The speaker emphasizes the transformative impact of their prison experience on their personal growth.
The narrative highlights the contrast between the speaker's life before and during prison.
The speaker's story underscores the importance of perspective in dealing with difficult life situations.
Transcripts
in 2009 I ended up uh you know getting
that charge um pleaded no contest and uh
went to prison for 66 months okay so
from the years 2009 to the years
2014 um when I was released um I was in
Michigan Department of
Corrections um the thing that was unique
about that is not just that I went there
but the way that I looked at it my
perspective my perspective on it was
that was finishing school for me okay um
I had already been you know somebody's
father at that point I had already
graduated high school had already worked
at um various you know uh larger
companies um because at the time when I
uh caught the case I was really
somewhere where I wasn't supposed to be
doing something I wasn't supposed to do
because I was a married father of three
um I was working at the Renaissance
Center at the time so I had a decent
enough job I was a student um so this
was really kind of like an offshoot of
my normal life um and I you know had to
pay the cost so I had done all these
other things and now this this prison
portion kind of was like that humbling
that that finishing school of of
understanding who I am okay um as a
person understanding um what my personal
strengths are um understanding how can I
survive uh on my own MH um you know
without the distractions of the outside
world how can I improve my own self
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