Prison Advice: Avoiding Self-Deception

June 22, 2014 Prison Advice: Avoiding Self-Deception Since my release from prison I have continued to read voraciously. Additionally, I have devoured dozens of audio books, and take great pride in listening and learning from them while running long distances. In fact,...

Federal Prison Interview

June 17, 2014 Federal Prison Interview Last week an online paper out of Virginia, the Richmond Biz Sense ran an article on my client and friend, Andy Rothenberg. Andy is serving time at FCI Petersburg. The article also quoted me as a federal prison consultant who had...

Reading up a Storm in Federal Prison

June 15, 2014 Reading up a Storm in Federal Prison I like to read. I can’t remember when I first lost myself in a book but it’s just one of those things I grew up with and have always enjoyed. There’s nothing I like more than to spend a Sunday...

What Prison Taught Me About Minimalism

What do your possessions say about you? How important are they to your identity? What can you do without? What would you fight to protect? Let’s think about these ideas. Do Your Possessions Define You? Everyone owns possessions. Some of us have more than others. Some...

One Month Down in Federal Prison

June 8, 2014 One Month Down in Federal Prison As I already wrote on my blog, I’ve survived my first month here in federal prison. Yay! One down, a few more to go. However, I decided to return to the topic here on the Etika site not because I wish to belabor the...

Team Meetings in Federal Prison

June 5, 2014 Team meetings in Federal Prison Check out our latest federal prison video. I discuss the best strategies to get through your first Team meeting in federal prison. Justin Paperny

Allstate Insurance

June 3, 2014 I had the privilege of lecturing last month at Allstate Insurance’s headquarters in Northbrook, IL.  I began interviewing for this event in late 2013. I really admired the deliberateness and vetting process that Allstate went through in selecting...

Week 3 in Federal Prison aka Camp Cupcake

June 2, 2014 Week 3 in Federal Prison aka Camp Cupcake People have been writing me and asking: so how do you spend your time in federal prison? What do you do all day in federal prison? Good questions, and seemingly easy to answer: I wake up, eat breakfast, whack...

Sleeping in Prison

May 30, 2014 Sleeping in Prison Growing up, my father always used to talk about never getting a good night’s sleep. I never understood how fortunate I was to sleep so well through the night. Now I completely understand how my father feels. Over the years, even as an...

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