Press Release 8/02… (680 words, may be used in all or part)

Fleecing of American Investors: jail time for Corporate Leaders.

Numerous media members have requested information from Tracy Humble, author of the best selling book Federal Prison, Where Inmates Stay & Convicts Run: A Survival Guide and Reference. Most seek answers to two questions.

What advice does he have for those headed to Federal Prison?

What’s it like when you get there?

His first advice; acclimate to your new life of rules, regulations and being told what to do and when to do it, quietly and respectfully. Check your ego at the door. You may be in a medium, high, or even a minimum security prison that has no fence.

People there have done everything- just not been caught for everything they have done. And to quote the book, "no, you cannot take your golf clubs or your hair piece".

Secondly, once you acclimate and get through the initial depression stage, (and there will be depression), take advantage of the “down time” from your LBP (life before prison). Seek the “Understanding Whys” versus settling for only the “Explanation Whys” that offer very little help for your success during this time.

“Explanation whys” are the ones for which you are serving time- selling drugs, committing fraud, fleecing America, robbing banks, stealing cars, cheating the IRS- any number of laws that you did or did not violate, got you caught and for which you are doing the time. “Explanation whys” do not hold enough energy from which you can personally extract great value from this experience.

Most felons commit to not breaking the laws again. Some commit to not getting caught again. Either way, there is always doubt as to what really took place on some mysterious level to land you where you are.

To discover a powerful truth, to meet the enemy that put you behind bars requires genuine courage. Many of the toughest don't have this kind of courage

That enemy has one simple goal in your life: to destroy you.
Reflecting on your present circumstance, it is ok to admit that the enemy seems to be more successful than you.

That enemy is your negative ego.
There is a part of you called “ego” that was never meant to run your life. Yet the more “real you” not just the physical body “you” handed over that job of running your life to the ego. To get even with you for requiring it is not and never was equipped to handle, your negative ego is out for revenge. It is pissed at you for giving it a job it cannot do. So to get even, it is out to destroy you.

Tracy suggests becoming an Adventurer rather than remain a Warrior, the life path on which you have lived. Some times you have been a strong victorious Warrior, be it in life, business, athletics, crime or any activity of your choice. But the Warrior’s path will not take you to the land of peace and plenty. No one ever told you this because the people you listened to in your life did not know it either. They only knew and believed in the warring path.

The path of Adventurer leads you on the greatest journey.
You meet the most powerful people in your life.
You learn why you are really here.
You can learn to create success, abundance, prosperity, safety and peace; for yourself, those you care about and eventually even those you do not know.

The path of the Adventurer leads to freedom. And that dear reader is perhaps the more genuine issue of your imprisonment. To discover true Freedom. There are many not behind bars who do not know freedom just as you once were not behind bars and did not know it as well.

What is Freedom? Did you ever have Freedom? How do you achieve Freedom? How do you sustain Freedom? How do you expand Freedom so you will never lose it again? Seeking answers at this core level are the “Understanding Whys”. They are available to those with courage. And the courageous sit quietly among you.

To discover these, you must choose to adventure into the great mysteries; into the mystery of your life, the mystery of love and the mystery of magic. Yes, the magic you use or you fail to use as you live your life- including this imprisoned one.

The author's book sells more copies today than ever before. Federal Prison, Where Inmates Stay & Convicts Run: A Survival Guide and Reference addresses three areas of concern for the prison bound-
1. what’s it like,
2. who will you be living with,
3. what is the highest & best use of time for the months or years you will be there.

His web site www.federalprison.com offers resources during this life-changing event.