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Founder’s Blog

I’m Michael Santos. While serving 26 years in prison, I drew inspiration from Frederick Douglass, Socrates, Mahatma Gandhi and others. Their teachings equipped me with the tools to overcome adversity and succeed after release. I’m always truthful, I share the lessons I personally learned, and I don’t work for fees from anyone. This journal reflects my unwavering commitment to authenticity, showing the results of leading a values-based, goal-oriented life.

Daily Entries

Thursday, March 13, 2025

Struggle to Success

With strategies for resilience, adversity becomes a stepping stone for personal growth.

Wednesday, March 12, 2025

Financial Success

True transformation happens when we hold ourselves accountable. Accountability logs allow us to monitor progress.

Tuesday, March 11, 2025

Financial Literacy

Improve your financial literacy and become independ. Invest in the future, where more opportunities exist than the past.

Monday, March 10, 2025

Personal Brand

Build a personal brand and create an asset to open doors, opportunities, and become an influential leader in your space.

Sunday, March 9, 2025

Ferris Wheels

The right decision at the wrong time is the wrong decision. Learn how to align action with timing for true success.

Saturday, March 8, 2025

Self-Discipline

Anyone can transform difficult tasks into opportunities for growth and resilience with the right tools. Get self-discipline.

Friday, March 7, 2025

Habits

Cultivating daily habits can strengthen resilience. Resilience helps us overcome challenges and adapt to life's uncertainties.

Thursday, March 6, 2025

Reframing

Your mindset determines how you approach obstacles—do you see roadblocks, or do you see opportunities?

Wednesday, March 5, 2025

Visualize

What does your ideal future look like, and what small steps can you take today to move closer to it?

Tuesday, March 4, 2025

Challenges

Embrace adversity as a tool for growth. Successful people shift negative perspectives into empowering beliefs.

Monday, March 3, 2025

Stoicism Lessons

Get ancient wisdom for modern success from Stoics. Apply those lessons to personal development and overcoming adversity.

Sunday, March 2, 2025

Career Growth

Develop skills to tell your story effectively, always with the intention of building a compelling case to advance.

Saturday, March 1, 2025

Mentor Help

Great mentors provide guidance, accountability, and real-world wisdom to help navigate challenges.

Friday, February 28, 2025

Strategic Thinking

Anyone can get through crisis by developing the art of strategic thinking. We have examples all around us.

Thursday, February 27, 2025

Success Systems

Success is intentional. Use the Straight-A Guide to build a self-directed future. Make life happen.

Wednesday, February 26, 2025

Resilience

Anyone can build resilience Learn how Mandela, Frankl, and my journey. Turn obstacles into opportunities for success.

Tuesday, February 25, 2026

Discipline

Discipline separates success from struggle. Don’t search for motivation—make a daily commitment to consistent action.

Monday, February 25, 2025

Set Goals

Success starts inside. Set clear goals, break them into action steps, and track daily. Your future depends on what you do today.

Sunday, February 23, 2025

Tenacity

Getting through challenging times requires us to be tenacious, committed to our preparations and the plans we make.

Saturday, February 22, 2025

Getting it Done

Procrastination brings the opposite of confidence. Start getting things done, today. Restore strength.

Friday, February 21, 2022

Execute

Success requires planning, prioritizing, and executing. Take small steps consistently and get results.

Thursday, February 20, 2025

Resilience

Remember that gold is tested through the fire of adversity—humans are also tested in times of crisis.

Wednesday, February 19, 2025

Track Progress

If you're not measuring daily progress, you may not find the many opportunities that are available to grow.

Tuesday, February 18, 2025

Resources

MacGyver taught us that regardless of crises we face, we can always build resources that help us recalibrate.

Monday, February 17, 2025

Tactics

A good strategy should lead to higher prospects of success, and a good strategy also needs good tactics.

Sunday, February 16, 2025

Tools

Think of life as a challenge that you have to overcome. What tools can you develop to reach your highest potential?

Saturday, February 15, 2025

Prioritize

To build our highest potential, we've got to take the right steps at the right time. Incremental steps lead to new opportunities.

Friday, February 14, 2025

Procedures

Pursuing excellence requires a daily commitment to the pathway that will take us to a higher potential, to better outcomes.

Thursday, February 13, 2025

Be Intentional

Take steps every day to reach your highest potential. Succeed as you define success, building innovative solutions.

Wednesday, February 12, 2025

Planning

If we look into the future, and see the person we want to become, we can more easily lay out a plan that will take us there.

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