The 99 Days to Re-Entry Success Journal Your Weekly Planning and Implementation Tool for Staying Out for Good!

by Krannich, Ronald L.

• ISBN13: 9781570233968
• ISBN10: 1570233969
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2018-03-06
• Publisher: Impact Publications

Summary

Re-entering the free world can be scary for those who lack clear goals, marketable skills, and a strong support system. During their first weeks out, many ex-offenders struggle to find food, housing, employment, and assistance with the day-to-day realities of life on the outside. Unfortunately, many don't make it beyond the first 99 days as they get re-arrested and return to life in a cage.

Most ex-offenders need help with their re-entry challenges. It's something few can do on their own through sheer willpower or wishful thinking. But they first need to help themselves by specifying realistic goals, developing a targeted plan, and then translating their goals and plan into daily activities for achieving long-term success.

Offering a helping hand, this handy weekly planning and implementation journal assists ex-offenders in dealing with key transition issues during their first 99 days, or 14 weeks, in the free world. Addressing the major hopes and fears of ex-offenders, this upbeat resource focuses on the nuts-and-bolts of implementation. It requires users to:

- specify three major objectives each week

- identify specific supporting daily activities

- anticipate related outcomes

- evaluate their progress at the end of each week

- make key adjustments for the next week

Viewing re-entry as a challenging full-time job, the book encourages users to keep a weekly journal where they record exactly what they plan to do each day (a daily “To Do” list) and then evaluate their progress on a scale of 1 to 10 in accomplishing their goals for the week. They, in turn, summarize what they need to do to better accomplish their goals.

The journal also includes important sections on:

- commitment

- key contacts

- appointments

- financial planning

- budgeting

- personal information

- documentation

- re-entry resources

Used alone or in a group, this book helps ex-offenders focus on those things they need to do on a daily basis to develop a new pattern of behavior for achieving success in the free world.

Author Biography

Ronald L. Krannich, Ph.D, is one of America's leading career and travel writers who has authored more than 100 books, including several bestsellers for ex-offenders: Best Resumes and Letters for Ex-Offenders, The Ex-Offender's Job Interview Guide, Best Jobs for Ex-Offenders, The Ex-Offender's Re-Entry Success Guide, The Ex-Offender's Quick Job Hunting Guide, The Ex-Offender's 30/30 Job Solution, The Re-Entry Employment and Life Skills Pocket Guide, and The Re-Entry Start-Up Pocket Guide Guide.

Table of Contents

CONTENTS

1 Prepare for Re-Entry Success 1

2 DAY 1 – Commit Yourself to Success 6

3 Plan Your Next 14 Weeks of Activities 10

4 Appointment Calendar/Meeting Log 39

5 Community-Based Service Providers. 44

6 Directory of Key Contacts 45

7 Finance Your Future 47

8 Budget Your Income and Expenditures. 48

9 Personal Information/Documentation 51

10 Major Re-Entry Plans 53

11 Key Re-Entry Success Resources 55