The School of Greatness The Hidden Prisons Trapping You & How to Break Free
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Dec 22, 2025 
Shaka Senghor, a New York Times bestselling author and advocate, spent 19 years in prison and emerged as a powerful voice for redemption. Joined by his brother Christian Howes, an award-winning jazz violinist, they explore the concept of hidden prisons within our minds, shaped by shame and unhealed trauma. They share transformative tools for freedom, emphasizing forgiveness and the courage to confront pain. Their journeys highlight the importance of mentorship, the power of music, and redefining identity, revealing that true liberation often begins from within.
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Mindset Shapes Destiny
- Shaka realized he was mentally incarcerated long before physical prison because he internalized a narrative of inevitable failure.
- Changing that narrative in solitary through journaling unlocked his ability to imagine positive outcomes.
Write To Rewire Your Story
- Use journaling to interrogate how you got to painful points and to rewrite limiting narratives.
- Treat your mind as a place to explore and build, not merely a record of past failure.
Ideas Keep You Moving In Isolation
- Solitary confinement strips external stimuli, forcing inner work or collapse.
- Reading and ideas kept Shaka's mind moving when action was impossible.