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As our user base grows closer to 6,000 people, the volume of requests for books and resources continues to grow as well. That growth is encouraging. It shows that people want resources for self-directed learning. It shows that people want to prepare. It shows that people are taking intentional steps to build better futures.
But growth also creates pressure.
Each request requires time. We review the request. We verify the address. We place the order. We track the shipment. We confirm delivery. Last week’s trip alone generated requests for nearly 300 books to the prisons I visited: Petersburg / Ft. Dix / Fairton. We are ordering those books today. One by one.
While I was with BOP leadership, I requested authorization to send the first book in our series directly to staff members in federal prisons across the nation. That way, if a person wants to begin building a profile or working through our self-directed programs, that person can go to a designated staff member and receive the book.
If the person wants to continue in the program, they can reach out directly to our team.
That structure creates order.
Instead of reacting to every individual request in isolation, we create a system that serves many people at once.
We are doing the best we can to accommodate as many people as possible. But we must build responsibly.
By the end of this year, I anticipate that the Bureau of Prisons will begin distributing tablets. When that happens, we intend to load all our books and courses onto those tablets. That step will allow us to reach thousands of people without mailing physical copies one at a time.
Until then, we continue building step by step.
The incremental approach is one that carried me through 9,500 days in prison.
Each day, I sowed seeds.
I did not control the system.
I did not control the timeline.
I did control my effort.
I focused on small, consistent actions that would compound over time.
That discipline works in prison. It works in business. It works in advocacy.
Every member of our community faces the same decision.
Will you react to circumstances, or will you build intentionally?
Will you say yes to distractions, or will you protect your focus?
Will you sow seeds today that lead to the outcome you want tomorrow?
Growth requires discipline. Discipline sometimes requires saying no.
We will continue building, step by step, with the goal of serving more people effectively.
I hope each member of our community continues to sow seeds that lead to their desired outcomes.
Build and build.
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