126.  When you access your environment, what opportunities for self-improvement can you create or seize?:
 
In Prison! My 8,344th Day Michael described the structure of a typical day during his 23rd year of imprisonment.

127.  What is your interpretation on the value of self-imposed structure of free time?:
 
128.  What relationship do your daily activities have to the vision you have for your life upon release?:
 
129.  Imagine that you were to replicate your activities or use of time yesterday every day or your sentence. If you did, what level of preparation would have to triumph over the obstacles that await you upon your return to society?:
 
A common business consultant visual is the acronym SWOT. The acronym represents the assessment of strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats. Those who commit to self-improvement may borrow the same SWOT theory when assessing the activitie:
 
130.  What activities within the prison environment can you pursue that will enhance your strengths? :
 
131.  What activities within the prison environment would your categorize as a weakness?:
 
132.  What activities within the prison environment would you perceive as offering opportunities?:
 
133.  What activities within the prison environment do you perceive as threatening your prospects for success upon release?:
 
134.  To what extent do the activities you pursue inside the prison environment contribute to your strengths and opportunities?:
 
135.  What steps do you deliberately take to minimize your exposure to weaknesses and threats?:
 
136.  Using the SWOT-assessment technique, how would your decision-making process prior to imprisonment?:
 
137.  In what ways can the SWAT-assessment technique guide your decisions as your prepare for success upon release?:
 
Using the grid, investments in quadrant one would have low risk with high reward probability. In quadrant two investments would have higher risk, but also a potential for high reward. TheĀ investments in quadrant three would offer low risk, but also a low potential for reward. Likewise, investments in quadrant four would offer a low potential for reward, but they would come with a high risk factor.
 
138.  What types of activities in prison fall into quadrant one: low-risk/high-reward?:
 
139.  What types of activities in prison fall into quadrant two: high-risk/high-risk?:
 
140.  What types of activities in prison fall into quadrant three: low-risk/low-reward?:
 
141.  What types of activities in prison fall into quadrant four: high-risk/low-reward?:
 
142.  To what extent do your consider risk-reward analysis when assessing activities, interactions, or time allocation in prison?:
 
143.  What type of self-improvement programs would enhance an individual's prospects for success upon release?:
 
144.  What thoughts have you given to the type of employment you want to pursue upon release?:
 
145.  Define the qualifications necessary for the type of job you want to pursue?:
 
146.  How do your self-improvement programs prepare you for the type of job you want to pursue?:
 
147.  What types of self-improvement programs can you pursue independently that will enhance your prospects as a candidate for employment upon release?: td>
 
148.  In what ways do academic credentials influence an individual's candidacy for employment?:
 
149.  How do prospective employers gauge the value of academic credentials?:
 
150.  What types of self-improvement steps trump academic credentials?: