Everyone makes mistakes, but our next guest on the School of Greatness made one and ended up paying a steep price.
Despite a promising career as one of the top classically trained violinists in the country under the age of 18 and a history of academic accomplishments, he found himself guilty of a crime that landed him a sentence of 6 to 25 years in prison.
This is the first of a two part series with a man who came out of prison and became the number one jazz violinist in the world. Please welcome my hero and only blood brother, Christian Howes.
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In This Episode, You Will Learn:
- How at the age of 19, Christian Pleaded Guilty for Drug Trafficking and Received 6-25 Years in Prison
- How the Mandatory Minimum Sentences Work
- Inside the Undercover Sting Operation that Built the Case
- The Process of Going to Prison (and the crazy stories inside it)
- About Solitary Confinement aka “The Hole”
- About the Ross Correctional Vocational Music Program – The Warden’s Band
- The Scariest Experience He Had to Face While in Prison
- How Christian Survived (and Thrived) in Prison
- That Convicts Struggle with the Daily Choice Between Improvement and Checking Out
- How He Lost his Fear of Promoting Himself
- Plus much more…
Continue Seeking Greatness:
- Call Reluctance: The Fear of Self Promotion by George W. Dudley
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- Learn more about Christian Howes
- Connect with Christian: Twitter | YouTube
- Music Credit: Being Human by Skrux ft. Mona Moua (Arkana Remix)
“Going to prison totally flipped my script. All bet’s were off and I knew I could go all out.”
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