A Broken American Prison System: How to Save Taxpayers Billions While Transforming Lives
Domino discovered he could write beautiful, thoughtful letters during his third decade cycling through prison. His five-page responses were works of art—intelligent, self-aware, proof that somewhere inside America's failed system was a man ready to contribute to society. When paroled on
The Fifteen-Minute Rule
"The Fifteen-Minute Rule: Why Success Always Shows Up Early" I've performed in recording studios with platinum-recording producers, worked undercover doing gun and dope deals with millionaire gangsters, launched a multi-million-dollar company, and learned the same lesson in each place: success has
What Police Reform Really Needs
"What Police Reform Really Needs -- And why we may be looking at it all wrong…" The conversation about police reform has become a shouting match between two extremes: those who believe all cops are heroes and those who believe all
The 3 AM Test: Who are you when nobody’s watching?
There's a moment that comes for all of us—usually when we least expect it—when everything we think we know about ourselves gets put to the test. I call it the 3 AM test, though it rarely happens at 3 AM
“Throwing Spirals”
"Throwing Spirals -A masterclass in childhood justice and why perfect spirals ruin friendships" Jeffrey was a pretty good friend—at least, I thought so. It was 1975, and we were neighbors in an incredible new development in the southwest hills of
“Balls or Nuts?”
"Balls or Nuts? - A Third Grade Lesson in Balls, Brains, and Boundaries." The red rubber missile was already airborne when I realized Bobby Deslin was about to become a legend—one way or another. We were up by one point,
“Levi’s or Wrangler?”
The first day of second grade was supposed to be unnoteworthy. Most kids have gone excitedly to the store with their parents to buy supplies from a list given to them at a meet-the-teacher conference. And the latest, up-to-date outfit