A COMPASS STATE OF MIND: How to Successfully Navigate the Rough Waters of Incarceration Paperback – October 11, 2024

In this book, you will discover:♦ How to become more self-aware♦ How to set, execute and assess your goals for real results♦ How to better understand prison rules and culture♦ How to build a moral compass for navigation♦ The importance of education and lifelong learning♦ What successful reintegration looks likeNavigating the rough waters of incarceration is no easy task. Being forced to part ways with lovedones is hard enough, but anyone who has done any real time will tell you that the pains of separation is justthe beginning. In some ways it feels as if we're living on Mars. Even after being incarcerated for thousands ofdays, there are still things I will never get used to, which is partly why I quickly began to formulate an exitstrategy - not just any exit plan but one that will ensure I never return. I needed a compass; something topoint me in the right direction, and I needed that compass to become a part of me - a state of mind. Thesetools have been time-tested and proved to be very effective. Not only have I navigated these waters withoutcatching a single case (major or minor), I used this kit of passed down wisdom and well-researchedtechniques to become the man I am today - a journalist, published author, motivational speaker, LifeCoach and, most importantly, an influential father. My oldest daughter is now attending a university whereshe is majoring in journalism and I can't help but feel like she would have chosen a different path if I hadn'tchanged course and headed down the path I now travel. U you really want to make a difference in your lifeand the lives of those you love but you don't know how, follow this guide and I promise you will not bedisappointed. I'll see you on the outside, my friend.ABOUT THE AUTHOR:ELKANAH E. HENDRIXBorn in Los Angeles, CA, Elkanah witnessed more violence and crime thananyone should ever experience. His father, Sylvester Hendrix (Rest in Peace), wanting todo right by his family, moved him and his siblings and mother to a better neighborhoodand city. Elkanah found respite in an environment where the nightly sound of gunfire wasreplaced by the chirps of crickets. Only, the move didn't happen soon enough. Beliefs,attitudes and biases had already been formed and though he suppressed them for yearsafter the birth of his two daughters, old ways reared its face when a string of misfortunestied itself to a set of uncomely ideals. In 2017 Elkanah was arrested and ultimatelysentenced to 14 ½ years in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice for robbing a jewelrystore. Prison saved his life. In search of the root of his errors in thinking, he found himselfElkanah credits self-awareness for the man he has become - an active father, author,journalist, public speaker and overall coach of life. He now uses his old emotional wounds,scabbed over and healed, to help others find their way. Elkanah is committed to makinga difference in his community; one book, one article, one speech and one person at a time. Read more