With special guest: Yusef Wiley

How are you preparing for your life after incarceration? Are you bettering yourself with the education and discipline that you’ll need in the outside world? Transforming your life with tech education, having the right support, and developing good character are some of the ways you can prepare yourself for a successful life after incarceration.

In this episode of the Prosperity after Prison Podcast, we have Yusef Andre Wiley from Los Angeles as he shares his life transformation after prison. Yusef is a founder& CEO at Timelist Group, keynote speaker, and transformational Speaker with a passion for sharing his experience and solutions for empowering formerly incarcerated persons.

Yusef was born and raised in South Central Los Angeles to Christian parents and grew up in the church, but bad choices led him to join the gang community and be incarcerated as a very young man. After serving 22 years in prison, he came out as a transformed citizen ready to make an impact on formerly incarcerated communities.  

Listen in to learn the importance of having a mentor and a support group for support and guidance after getting out of prison. You will also learn the importance of tech education after incarceration to help you get by and how not to be intimidated with life after.

In this episode you will learn:

• [1:11] Yusef shares his background story and how he got attracted to the gang lifestyle as a young man.
• [4:51] Getting incarcerated for 22 years and learning to take responsibility for his poor choices.
• [7:27] How prison life allowed him to reflect on his life and focus on bettering himself through education.
• [10:41] How his education became a blessing for himself and other prisoners.
• [13:18] The fear of technology he experienced right after getting out of prison and how he overcame it.
• [15:14] How his father inspired him to transform for the better and to work hard to get out of prison.
• [17:44] Living the double life of an open church choir member and a hidden gang member.
• [20:41] He explains how writing his plan for after prison enabled him to get the right support and start a nonprofit organization that’s now thriving.
• [23:24] Take your time to build up momentum and learn tech before going full throttle after incarceration.
• [25:27] The importance of mentorship and support networks for survival and thriving after incarceration.
• [28:28] How being disciplined and having good character can help you win opportunities even with your criminal history or background.

Standout Quotes:

• “You need time to build up that momentum to get reactivated right into the society.”- Yusef [23:42]
• “Support networks are key for survival and thriving after prison.”- Yusef [27:22]
• “The character, the discipline, and the personality can win you a lot despite your criminal history or background.”- Yusef [28:54]

Resources Mentioned:

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yusefandrewiley/

Be inspired and be bold, this is the Prosperity after Prison podcast.

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