Shaka Senghor

Today’s guest is best-selling author Shaka Senghor. Senghor was released from prison in 2010 after spending 19 years after being convicted of murder. Today, Shaka’s priority is shifting societal narratives through storytelling and developing workshops with high entertainment value and deep social impact. Senghor is the Head of Sales and Success Culture at TripActions and Founder of Redeemed Sole.

He was recognized by OWN (the Oprah Winfrey Network) as a “Soul Igniter” in the inaugural class of the SuperSoul 100. He has taught at the University of Michigan and shares his story of redemption around the world.  His memoir, Writing My Wrongs: Life, Death and Redemption in an American Prison, debuted on The New York Times and The Washington Post Best Seller Lists. Shaka’s widely anticipated sophomore book, Letters to the Sons of Society was released in January 2022.

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If you’re ready to learn how to move out of shame and guilt, and into a place of peace and self-love, then this episode is for you! I’m so pumped to share this one with you all. And now, let’s jump into Episode 1,284 of The School of Greatness.

Some Questions I Ask:

• Was there a time when you were in prison that you were able to love yourself internally?
• How did your childhood lead to the violent environment you found yourself in?
• How does someone shift their negative thoughts?
• What happens when human beings never express their feelings?
• What are three things you give your children that you wish you had?

In this episode, you will learn:

• How to create a new narrative for yourself. 
• How to create peace from past trauma. 
• How to find self-forgiveness.
• How not to recycle the outdated stories we tell ourselves. 
• Why the best conversations are the ones you have with yourself.
• Plus much more…

Show Notes:

• Letters to the Sons of Society – A Father’s Invitation to Love, Honesty and Freedom