Excellence through Fear

Wasted Honor -

Carl R. ToersBijns is the author of the Wasted Honor Trilogy [Wasted Honor I,II and Gorilla Justice] and his newest book From the Womb to the Tomb, the Tony Lester Story, which is a reflection of his life and his experiences as a correctional officer and a correctional administrator retiring with the rank of deputy warden in the New Mexico and Arizona correctional systems.

Carl also wrote a book on his combat experience in the Kindle book titled - Combat Medic - Men with destiny - A red cross of Valor -

Carl is considered by many a rogue expert in the field of prison security systems since leaving the profession. Carl has been involved in the design of many pilot programs related to mental health treatment, security threat groups, suicide prevention, and maximum custody operational plans including double bunking max inmates and enhancing security for staff. He invites you to read his books so you can understand and grasp the cultural and political implications and influences of these prisons. He deals with the emotions, the stress and anxiety as well as the realities faced working inside a prison. He deals with the occupational risks while elaborating on the psychological impact of both prison worker and prisoner.

His most recent book, Gorilla Justice, is an un-edited raw fictional version of realistic prison experiences and events through the eyes of an anecdotal translation of the inmate’s plight and suffering while enduring the harsh and toxic prison environment including solitary confinement.

Carl has been interviewed by numerous news stations and newspapers in Phoenix regarding the escape from the Kingman prison and other high profile media cases related to wrongful deaths and suicides inside prisons. His insights have been solicited by the ACLU, Amnesty International, and various other legal firms representing solitary confinement cases in California and Arizona. He is currently working on the STG Step Down program at Pelican Bay and has offered his own experience insights with the Center of Constitutional Rights lawyers and interns to establish a core program at the SHU units. He has personally corresponded and written with SHU prisoners to assess the living conditions and how it impacts their long term placement inside these type of units that are similar to those in Arizona Florence Eyman special management unit where Carl was a unit deputy warden for almost two years before his promotion to Deputy Warden of Operations in Safford and Eyman.

He is a strong advocate for the mentally ill and is a board member of David's Hope Inc. a non-profit advocacy group in Phoenix and also serves as a senior advisor for Law Enforcement Officers Advocates Council in Chino, California As a subject matter expert and corrections consultant, Carl has provided interviews and spoken on national and international radio talk shows e.g. BBC CBC Lou Show & TV shows as well as the Associated Press.

I use sarcasm, satire, parodies and other means to make you think!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thursday, April 24, 2014

Excellence through Fear

Public Speaking: Don’t Let Fear Dilute Your Message

Growing up I remember performing daredevil feats without a moment of hesitation to act because of fear. It was almost like a spontaneous act of heroism only in the moment of time where nothing around me caused me fear. Just the same, I also watched my friends risking their own safety without regard to loss of limb eye or life. The fact is, the more you dare to do new things the bolder you get. Taking such risks are not necessarily in the best interest of yourself of others but when you are young, you ignore the fear and do the dare.

In our lives there are good, bad and ugly fears. The good fears bring you triumph in overpowering an obstacle or barrier in life. The bad fear can bring you disappointment for not trying the feat well enough and settle for mediocre goals. The ugly fear is the fear that hurts the most as it may cost you a limb or eye or even death because you took a risk that was against all odds too dangerous to take.

Learning life is not without learning which fears are good or bad. We can literally decide good choices or poor choices based on fear alone. Tapping into the good fear can bring you greatness and success while the bad fear can only bring you boundaries and limited success as you decide to pay it safe. A bad fear can also be called the fear of regret. There was no motivation for you to surpass your personal efforts and resulted in either a failure of performance or a dismal delivery of some kind of mission.

The choice is really up to you how you deal with fear.Bad fears are identified by periods of procrastination or indecision. Waiting too long or looking for the right timing can limit your efforts or success. Wanting to take a break may cost you an opportunity knocking on the door. Good fears carry with it a level of high energy and commitment. Recognizing the good fear allows you to put your ducks in a row to make it a better arrangement thereby reducing the risks. This type of fear is also driven by motivation and is difficult to stop once it gets going.

Facing bad fears or ugly fears is usually created by confusion and the lack of planning in the sense of when it is a good time or whether the conditions are unsuitable for any attempt to take a chance. Choices give you options. Reviewing options can decide the difference between good and bad fears.

Needless to say, taking no time to plan and not being motivated enough to do it right could lead to experiencing an ugly fear and we all know that these kinds of fear rarely gives you a second chance. One of the most influential things you experience during an ugly fear is the fact that you begin to worry too much before you even get started. Jumping into the risk with one foot left behind can create a bad situation and often results in failure.

The last thing about fear is to always be prepared to change your strategy to put the odds in your favor. Motivation, commitment and good planning can go a long way in dealing with your own goals in life but when it is all said and done, successful deeds are often a result of taking the challenge the risky route rather than the safer route thus when you decide to take a risk, don’t look back, set your focus and let the future work itself out for you.