Dropping the Recidivism Rate to <9% with Zachary Babcock

<p><b>Nuggets:</b></p><ul> <li>Learning to set and achieve goals has been the single most important skill Zachary has developed.</li> <li>The label of “ex-con” does significant damage. There can be a lot of value in rebranding after going through a certification process as we’ve outlined.</li> <li>Get the “right people on the bus then figure out where to drive out” - Jim Collins concept.</li> <li>Follow the “Learn. Do. Teach.” model for success.</li> <li>Save money, and do good: there’s a tax cut for companies that hire convicted felons.<p></p> </li> </ul><p><b>Action Steps:</b></p><ol> <li>Research how much prisons cost taxpayers. </li> <li>To promote and grow, invite coaches, entrepreneurs to speak in prisons.</li> <li>Create a platform for online course creators to share their content within prisons.</li> <li>Create a business forecast for how much money this will save society, and come up with very specific numbers on how this program could increase government revenues.</li> <li>Create a vetting process to choose the best, most committed participants for this program.</li> <li>Teach goal setting as a basic first step and then create categories to funnel people into training in line with their strengths.</li> <li>Start with one ex-convict and do your best. Build on their success.</li> <li>If you’re currently in prison, read <em>Man’s Search for Meaning</em> and write a reflection of what you’ve learned from it.</li> <li>Invite successful graduates to evangelize and recruit others within prisons.</li> <li>Investigate how Ghost was built as a successful business-like non-profit.</li> <li>Create a franchise model with smaller branches getting a stamp of approval from the larger organization.  <p></p> </li> </ol><p><strong>Follow through on these action steps and email us your results at update@runwithit.fm. You'll get exclusive access to a private Facebook group of action takers and one listener will earn a free mentorship call with our guest, and potentially, a business partnership.</strong></p><p><b>Li