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Entrepreneurs / Something From Nothing / Uncategorized March 19, 2021
READ MOREMy first business didn’t require money, business cards, or a website. I was 8 years old, and tired of eating popcorn, or noodles with butter, at the end of the month before the food stamps or welfare check came. This is the first time I applied the “something from nothing” lesson my Mom taught me. […]
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READ MOREWho likes back pain? I messed up my back the other day. I could barely move, and was really feeling my age. I got to the point where I couldn’t take it anymore. My poor wife had to endure my complaining until she gave the wise command for me to see my chiropractor, who said […]
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READ MORENothing gets headlines like guns, and few things get a reaction like laws giving gun rights to felons. Put the two together and you get, well, explosive coverage. That may well have been the intent of Republican Colorado Rep. Ken Buck, whose bill to give felons the opportunity to restore their Second Amendment rights passed […]
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READ MOREWe at TAP-X are always looking for ways to help inmates thrive, improve their quality of life, and prepare for successful reentry. Books ranked within the top five items to help an inmate. While many prisons have libraries, most are filled with outdated and worn out material. Many prisoners and their families don’t have access […]
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Ask Bob / Re-entry / Something From Nothing February 16, 2021
READ MOREI received a letter and Executive Summary of a business plan from Alan M. of the Idaho State Correctional Facility. Thank you, Alan. Below are my thoughts and comments, which are useful for starting a business you start, particularly if you’re like most of us and short on funds. Until I married a graphic designer, […]
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READ MOREI know that many people look forward to going to a halfway house to finish their time. I do not mean to “burst your bubble,” but I believe the experience would’ve been better for me if I was mentally prepared for it. That’s what I hope to do for you with this article, share the […]
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READ MORETO GET OTHER PEOPLE TO BELIEVE IN YOU, YOU MUST BE THE MAN OTHERS CAN BELIEVE IN, REGARDLESS OF WHAT ANYONE MAY THINK, SAY, DO, OR DON’T DO. This requires hard work and different actions by you. I’m not some “goody two-shoes” trying to tell you to do the right thing because that’s what your […]
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READ MOREI was appalled to read that prisons are still banning some books for incarcerated citizens. Courts have said that prisons can censure items that are deemed to be a serious threat to security. I’ve got news for you: most folks reading books aren’t security or disciplinary risks, in fact, reading can reduce recidivism! I can […]
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This great question came in from Adam, an incarcerated citizen at Rockbridge Regional Jail. Below is an excerpt of my answer to him: Adam: First, be a good writer, and have something to say. Keep writing, and writing, and writing! I have guys ask me about becoming an author, but they have no depth, stories, […]
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READ MOREI came to Guatemala for quick medical tourism and to visit in-laws. Then without warning, they closed the airports. We were stuck. Our government doesn’t seem like it will help Americans return from here like they are doing in Morocco. So we needed to find our own way home. I called my brother in Florida. […]
