Prison Journal: Day 8,140
November 22, 2009
Last September my friend and partner Brad Fullmer drove up from Los Angeles to visit me and I just received the picture we took during the
Michael with Brad Fullmer
visit. I met Brad through my friend and other partner, Justin Paperny, who spent about one year at Taft Camp. Both are partners because they’ve been supportive of my work, and as I wrote about in my manuscript, Earning Freedom, Justin and Brad will play a role in the career I want to build upon release.
It’s always a privilege for me to make new friends, and Brad is especially interesting because of the years he played in major league baseball. After graduating from high school, he entered the draft and the Montreal Expos selected him in the first round. Brad is one of the few players to have hit a home run at his first major league at bat. He distinguished his career further by stealing home plate during a World Series game when he played for the California Angels.
When I ‘m released, I hope to build a career as a speaker and consultant. Brad and Justin will join me in these efforts to offer strategies we all embrace that can assist others in reaching their highest potential. My expertise comes from the context of triumphing over adversity, but the lessons I’ve learned translate into areas besides the criminal justice system. With Brad and Justin working together with me, we expect to contribute to many segments of society.
Justin has begun this career already, building experience as a speaker on ethics. He speaks to university and corporate audiences, describing the importance of leading a values-based life. Besides speaking on ethics, Justin offers consulting services for individuals about to encounter the criminal justice system, and I know he’s offering a great service to assuage anxieties while preparing others to make the most of difficult situations.
It’s a privilege for me to have friends and partners like Justin and Brad. Visiting limitations don’t allow me to see them too often, but I look forward to working with them upon my release.
This morning I ran 10 miles.
[consecutive running log: 3,070 miles in 344 days]
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