Gobundance Podcast

Regardless of what your past looks like – whether you’ve had some addiction issues,  been incarcerated, had a failed marriage, or whatever situation you were in due to a bad decision you’ve made–there’s nothing you can do to change your past. But you can always focus on the present and work towards a better, brighter future. You either create excuses or create opportunities ; it’s your choice! In today’s conversation, Michael Santos, the founder of Prison Professors, talks about how a drug kingpin serving a 45-year sentence, managed to change the course of his life and to craft his own success story. Even while in prison, Michael created opportunities that would allow him to contribute to the lives of other people. It was also in prison that he learned about the Socratic way of thinking, an approach that helped make his transformation possible. Here are some power takeaways from today’s conversation: [01:49] Michael’s family background [03:37] How he got into the narcotics game [07:03] Helping your kids