Oprah & Shaka Senghor on How to Escape Life’s Hidden Prisons

Shaka Senghor, a resilience expert, motivational speaker, and bestselling author of Writing My Wrongs, has inspired audiences worldwide with his journey from incarceration to transformation. Shaka joins Oprah to discuss his new book, How to Be Free. Full of hard-earned life lessons and practical tools, How to Be Free is a must read for anyone looking to manifest freedom in their own lives. Oprah and Shaka will also be joined by Shaka’s good friend Ben Horowitz, the cofounder of the venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz and author of two books: What You Do Is Who You Are and The Hard Thing About Hard Things. Oprah and Shaka will also be taking Zoom calls from people at a crossroads in their own lives. BUY THE BOOK! How to Be Free: A Proven Guide to Escaping Life's Hidden Prisons by Shaka Senghor, published by Authors Equity, is available wherever books are sold. https://amzn.to/4xnFY5E 00:00:00 - Welcome Shaka Senghor, author of How to Be Free 00:07:00 - How active journaling led to Shaka’s first book 00:09:50 - Forgiveness as healing 00:12:19 - Shaka forgave the man who shot him 00:16:10 - Letter to Shaka’s mother 00:20:30 - Meaning of unconditional love 00:22:11 - Resilience is a spiritual principle 00:24:05 - Welcome venture capitalist Ben Horowitz 00:28:20 - Lesson on failure from Ben 00:29:40 - Freedom to be your authentic self 00:36:50 - Trusting yourself and following your path 00:42:36 - Welcome Carter, Shaka’s mentee 00:45:20 - Applying for a pardon 00:48:30 - Shaka’s #1 practice for freedom Additional Resources: What You Do Is Who You Are and The Hard Thing About Hard Things by Ben Horowitz, published by Harper Business, are available wherever books are sold. https://amzn.to/4gf7vjT https://amzn.to/4fW2mft https://www.strawberry.me/oprahpodcast Subscribe:    / @oprah   Follow Oprah Winfrey on Social:   / oprah     / oprahwinfrey   Listen to the full podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/0tEVrfN... https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast...