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Earning Freedom with Michael Santos

Michael Santos is an advocate, author, speaker, and consultant. Through Ear

Earning Freedom offers insight into strategies that empower people through struggle. Michael Santos went to prison as a consequence of bad decisions he made as a young man. While serving a 45-year prison term, he learned lessons that inspired him to prepare for success. Through Earning Freedom, Michael shares those lessons and shows how they led to his success upon release. He also interviews others who successfully overcame struggle.

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181: Aftermath of a Felony Conviction

Earning Freedom with Michael Santos ·

2015/11/10

Electrical Engineer Goes to Prison James contacted the Earning Freedom podcast after seeing an article in the media that quote our show. When he told me that authorities convicted him for misprision of a felony, I asked him to explain. While in his role of working as an engineer for a utility company, authorities accused him of knowing about an ongoing criminal enterprise. His superiors manipulated bills that resulted in customers overpaying. After a guilty plea, a judge sentenced James to serve a

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22:53

180: 8 Achievement: Earning Freedom Mastermind Course

Earning Freedom with Michael Santos ·

2015/11/05

Earning Freedom Mastermind: 8 Achievement Help spread the word on why we should reform our prison system by subscribing, rating, and reviewing the Earning Freedom podcast on iTunes. Click this link to subscribe, rate, and review.

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179: 7 Awareness: Earning Freedom Mastermind Course

Earning Freedom with Michael Santos ·

2015/11/04

Earning Freedom Mastermind: 7 Awareness Overcoming struggle isn't easy. But if we follow the path of masterminds, we realize that we have the power within to triumph. Many masterminds taught lessons that empowered me through 26 years in prison. Those who listen to the Earning Freedom podcast will find these episodes on the Earning Freedom Mastermind course as being beneficial. Help spread the word on why we should reform our prison system by subscribing, rating, and reviewing the Earning Freedom

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178: 6 Accountability: Earning Freedom Mastermind Course

Earning Freedom with Michael Santos ·

2015/11/03

Earning Freedom Mastermind: 6 Accountability In this module of the Earning Freedom Mastermind Course, I emphasize the importance of creating personal accountability metics. When I began serving a 45-year sentence, I needed to create such metrics to ensure that I stayed focused. To maintain a high level of energy, I kept track of what progress I needed to make every day. That approach from masterminds prepared me for the challenges ahead. Today's podcast discusses how accountability logs can help

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32:53

177: From Convict to Entrepreneur

Earning Freedom with Michael Santos ·

2015/11/03

Coss Marte grew up in a toxic neighborhood, infested with gangs, drugs, and crime. By the time he was 13 he was selling drugs. He was in and out of prison. By the time he turned 23, he was sent to various prisons in New York state to serve a seven year sentence. Throughout most of his journey in prison, Coss said that he wanted to learn how he could become a better criminal. Toward the end, however, he changed. Coss realized that he could empower himself by beginning to live for something bigger

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176: LinkedIn Coach Paul McManus

Earning Freedom with Michael Santos ·

2015/11/03

Today I interviewed an inspiring guest, Paul McManus. Paul has built a business teaching others how they can use social media to find more clients and build higher income levels. This is valuable information for any listener of the Earning Freedom podcast. Many people who have faced challenges with the criminal justice need guidance struggle to find employment. I asked Paul to tell our audience about ways they can use the Internet to create their own income streams. Paul launched his business

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25:14

175: 5 Action: Earning Freedom Mastermind Course

Earning Freedom with Michael Santos ·

2015/11/01

Earning Freedom Mastermind: 5 Action I strive to inspire listeners who are living in jails, prison, or conditions that feel like a jail or prison. The lessons I learned from masterminds taught me how to navigate 26 years of imprisonment. Anyone can learn from those lessons that masterminds teach. Through this Earning Freedom mastermind course, listeners will learn the principles that strengthened me through 9,500 days as a prisoner. They continue to strengthen me now. That's why I feel so

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24:53

174: 4 Aspiration: Earning Freedom Mastermind Course

Earning Freedom with Michael Santos ·

2015/11/01

Earning Freedom Mastermind: 4 Aspiration I wrote the Earning Freedom Mastermind course to teach lessons that I learned from true masterminds. Leaders taught me to live a values based, goal-oriented life. Those lessons empowered me through 26 years in prison and they allow me to continue advancing. I urge those who must endure challenging times, including imprisonment, to listen to these messages that i offer. Help spread the word on why we should reform our prison system by subscribing, rating,

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24:23

173: 3 Attitude: Earning Freedom Mastermind Course

Earning Freedom with Michael Santos ·

2015/10/31

Earning Freedom Mastermind: 3 Attitude The Earning Freedom mastermind course requires participants to go through the prerequisites of establishing values and goals. Our first two modules of the Earning Freedom course shows how I established values and goals at the start of a journey that would keep me in prison for 26 years. With values and goals established, the next step is advance with the right attitude. We define the right attitude as a 100% commitment to success--in accordance with the

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28:10

172: 2 Goals: Earning Freedom Mastermind Course

Earning Freedom with Michael Santos ·

2015/10/31

Earning Freedom Mastermind: 2 Goals Developing the Earning Freedom Mastermind course requires that i record several different versions. I'm teaching the strategies that empowered me through 26 years in prison. Masterminds like Socrates, Gandhi, and Viktor Fankl taught that we can overcome any challenge. From masterminds I learned the importance of establishing a code of values, then setting clearly defined goals. I try to teach these principals to others who live in struggle. In today's podcast, I

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21:20

171: President Calls for Reform

Earning Freedom with Michael Santos ·

2015/10/31

President Obama released a video today that urged Americans to support criminal justice reform. While serving 26 years as a federal prisoner, I always anticipated that more logical minds would prevail at some point in the future. But I expected to serve every day of my sentence. Now that I'm in society, I'm happy to see so many leaders talking about the need for prison and sentence reform. Through the Earning Freedom podcast, I strive to help spread that awareness. As frequently as possible, I'm

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30:45

170: 1 Intro to Earning Freedom Mastermind Course

Earning Freedom with Michael Santos ·

2015/10/30

Earning Freedom Mastermind: 1 Values I'm continuing to develop this Earning Freedom Mastermind Course, both in audio and video. I need to continue recording it until I get it just right. Here is another version of how I will share the message with people in jails, prisons, and schools that teach people who've been identified as being as being at-risk of going into the prison system. Help spread the word on why we should reform our prison system by subscribing, rating, and reviewing the Earning

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169: Juvenile Hall to Morehouse College

Earning Freedom with Michael Santos ·

2015/10/29

From Jail to University Alton Pitre grew up in a notorious, gang-infested neighborhood of South Central Los Angeles. It's called "The Jungles." While growing up, Alton said that he was surrounded by gang members and didn't know any other way of life. Law enforcement officers took him into custody when he was a young man and charged him with crimes that he did not commit. While in custody for two years, Alton was exposed to leaders like Matthew Mizel of Inside Out Writers. He made a commitment to

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168: Wire Fraud and Obstruction of Justice

Earning Freedom with Michael Santos ·

2015/10/28

SoHaib Akhter is a young man who is about to begin serving a 24-month sentence in federal prison. He and his brother engaged in behavior that violated cyber security laws. We spoke about preparations he could make now to position him for the best possible outcome. Unfortunately, his brother was taken into custody on the same case. They will do their best to prepare for a successful outcome.

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167: Convict to Published Author

Earning Freedom with Michael Santos ·

2015/10/28

Seth Ferranti was arrested when he was 19. After his conviction for trafficking in LSD and marijuana, a judge slammed Seth with a 25-year prison term. While serving time in federal prison, Seth earned an associate's degree, a bachelor's degree, and a master's degree. Seth also became a published author, became the founder of a publishing company, and he married the love of his life. Since being released from prison, Seth has been building a career as an author and a film producer. He's an

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30:30

166: From Prisoner to Professional

Earning Freedom with Michael Santos ·

2015/10/28

Today I spoke with Adryann Glenn. Adriann began selling drugs when he was 11 years old and continued living the street life until authorities arrested him when he was 30. While in prison, Adryann made a commitment to begin working toward building a better world. By helping others, he found that he could empower himself. Since being released from prison, Adryann has joined the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers to work on their important clemency project. He is a mastermind because he

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165: Journey From Struggle to $100 million Business...

Earning Freedom with Michael Santos ·

2015/10/27

TapouT Founder Dan Caldwell on Earning Freedom Dan Caldwell, the founder of TapouT and other businesses, told his inspiring story on the Earning Freedom podcast. He validates our mastermind program with his inspiring message. Dan tells us about growing up in a gang-infested neighborhood of San Bernardino when that community was the murder capital of the United States. Despite significant challenges, including being fired from a job he wanted, Dan used lessons taught by masterminds like Anthony

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164: Dan Caldwell Will be Guest on Earning Freedom

Earning Freedom with Michael Santos ·

2015/10/27

Later today I'll be interviewing Dan Caldwell, the founder of Tapout. Tappet is the famous clothing line that supplied the mixed martial arts community with its iconic t-shirts and other gear. I reached out to Dan after I heard him speaking with legendary interviewer Andrew Warner of Mixergy. Dan is an inspiring guy and I don't have any doubt that the prisoners with whom I speak will find enormous value in learning from him. Dan will appear on episode 165 of the Earning Freedom podcast. Help spread

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163: Sentence Reform Advancing

Earning Freedom with Michael Santos ·

2015/10/26

On October 22, the United States Senate has advanced a bill that could lead to sentence reform. I'm encouraged by this legislation. If the house advances the bill, and the entire Congress chooses to pass the legislation, President Obama has given signs that he would sign the bill into law. Tens of thousands of people in federal prison would benefit from this law. The new law would allow those people in prison to have their sentences reviewed. They could argue that they've prepared themselves in way

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29:48

162: Earning Freedom Mastermind Course: Action 5

Earning Freedom with Michael Santos ·

2015/10/25

Success after a journey through prison requires incremental action steps. In the Earning Freedom Mastermind Course, I share lessons that masterminds like Socrates and Nelson Mandela and Viktor Frankl and Mahatma Gandhi taught me. They urged people to look into the future and see a better world. Then, they encouraged us to take steps that would lead us closer to that vision. Those messages helped me cross through 26 years in prison. I'm connivence such lessons can help others. I created this program

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