GP- Penitentiary Life With Wes Watson
697 episodes - English - Latest episode: 25 days ago - ★★★★★ - 536 ratingsI’m Wes Watson, founder of Watson Fit and your guide to becoming the BEST motherfucker you can become.
In the world today people continue to look for happiness in the same place they lost it (Vices). It’s a universal rule that by way of pain one arrives at pleasure.
I created this podcast to share what I’ve learned on my journey to becoming the best individual I can be in every area. It’s my mission to help you succeed and master the areas of life you’re aiming to build up.
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Prison Life : Sorry Mom I'm Going Back
February 17, 2021 19:07 - 9 minutes - 8.56 MBWes talks about conscience and how affects your life and hinders you from growing and achieving success you have long been aiming for. You always have a choice, you wake up everyday and you can make a choice every single day whether you will do the right thing or not. If you have made a mistake yesterday, and you regret that choice, you just have to reflect on that and put your energy and breaking the behavior that causes wrong decisions. Check out the site: https://weswatson.com
Prison Gangs- Drugs And Debt
February 01, 2021 21:48 - 6 minutes - 6.06 MBProsperity will always be a detriment unless you're able to limit it, which very few humans can do... In this video, Wes Watson shows what happens in the California prison system when you don't pay a drug debt, you owe your people, and there is no way for you to cover that debt. Check out the site: https://weswatson.com
Prison Gangs : REAL MEN vs Fake hard
February 01, 2021 21:47 - 8 minutes - 7.98 MBIn today's prison gangs episode, Wes Watson talks about Real Men vs Fake Hard. Wes was never identified as being soft. He always has sown those dreams of what a tough guy was by what people told him. But that definition turned out to be the fakest definition of a man he ever saw. Today, learn the real definition of real men vs fake hard people. There's always a vast difference between looking hard and living hard. Choose where you'll be. Check out the site: https://weswatson.com
Prison Gangs : I will NEVER Crack!!!
February 01, 2021 21:33 - 11 minutes - 10.3 MBCheck out the site: https://weswatson.com
Prison Gangs : Be The MAN You Needed
February 01, 2021 21:31 - 8 minutes - 8.19 MBCheck out the site: https://weswatson.com
Prison Gangs : I Was Already DEAD!!!
February 01, 2021 21:30 - 9 minutes - 8.79 MBCheck out the site: https://weswatson.com
Prison Gangs : FAKE HARD The Costume Party
February 01, 2021 21:06 - 8 minutes - 8.22 MBCheck out the site: https://weswatson.com
Prison Gangs : Dispose of the VICTIM
February 01, 2021 21:05 - 8 minutes - 8.15 MBCheck out the site: https://weswatson.com
Prison Gangs : The TRUTH About Your Problems
February 01, 2021 21:04 - 9 minutes - 8.7 MBCheck out the site: https://weswatson.com
Prison Gangs : My Hand Stays Raised
February 01, 2021 21:03 - 10 minutes - 9.27 MBCheck out the site: https://weswatson.com
Locked Up : Real Pain
February 01, 2021 21:02 - 10 minutes - 9.25 MBRealize that our emotional motivators are everything to us. Always be grateful and know that somebody else is experiencing a more difficult situation than us. Look around you, it is not just about us, but for the people we love and the people that love us. Be consistent, feel the pain, cure it, savor it. Never stop until you make your dream come true, get the things that you truly desire. Check out the site: https://weswatson.com
Prison Gangs : Guilty
February 01, 2021 21:01 - 9 minutes - 8.63 MBYour growth is not going to be packaged how you want it. It is the exact opposite, growth comes from the greatest tragedies and how you face them. I wanted a lot of great things in life that I worked hard for so long but was all stripped from me when I was sentenced guilty. But whatever happened in my life, did not remove my purpose. Growth can be achieved through the strength of your emotional motivators! Check out the site: https://weswatson.com
Prison Gangs : DON'T Fall For It. It's A Lie!!!
February 01, 2021 20:59 - 10 minutes - 9.41 MBWhen you are finally getting what you wish for and seeing the results of your hard work, distractions will come. It will be a test of your discipline and accountability. DO NOT FALL FOR IT! Make sure you are dedicated and have the presence of mind every day. Reflect every morning and vow to yourself that you'll stick to your goal. Check out the site: https://weswatson.com
Prison Gangs : VICES The War Within
February 01, 2021 20:58 - 9 minutes - 9.04 MBAnswer the call of your conscience. These vices are getting a hold of you, if you don't listen now, it's going to be too late. Make a decision that would either set you free or ruin your life & relationship. You are going down the wrong road and it's going to end badly if you will not stop. Listen, the voice is so loud, all you have to do is to listen to it! Check out the site: https://weswatson.com
Prison Gangs : I TOLD YOU!!! It's Coming!!!
February 01, 2021 20:57 - 9 minutes - 8.3 MBWhen life tries to push us down, we STAND-UP! Whatever the situation is, you get to figure out what you're made of in your toughest times. Adversity truly introduces a man to himself. Every time you are truly going through some time, do not victimize yourself - you just have to sit there and be present and think "I have somewhere to go, and that's to my personal development". Check out the site: https://weswatson.com
Prison Gangs : Lace Up!!!
February 01, 2021 20:54 - 8 minutes - 8 MBIt's time to lace up! When everything is perfect in your life, that's not who you are. Who you are is when you're truly tested -- when the adversity is straight-up thick that you could barely make it through each day. What you choose to do then is who you are. Check out the site: https://weswatson.com
My Life has Fallen apart | Locked Up - Wes Watson
February 01, 2021 20:53 - 9 minutes - 8.68 MBWhen you feel like everything around you is falling apart, what do you do? Do you fold under the pressure and let life's stresses continue bury you in a pit of despair? Or do you rise like a phoenix from the ashes and shine brighter than you ever have? As I always say, adversity introduces a man to himself. If you've fallen on hard times, this video is for you. Live hard! Check out the site: https://weswatson.com
Prison Gangs : New Year's Eve PARTY In Prison
February 01, 2021 20:52 - 8 minutes - 8.23 MBYou are your biggest problem! Consistently looking for happiness in the same place where you lose yourself. Just like how people in the Prison thought they can find happiness in partying inside the Pen. To find happiness, you have to walk out of the place that causes you the problem in the first place. Deciding to stay where you're at but looking for a change is the most problematic idea you can have. Expecting to be great without walking away from your old self is just plain dumb. Don't bel...
Prison Gangs : GOONERS Raid The Block!!!
January 26, 2021 03:46 - 12 minutes - 11 MBCheck out the site: https://weswatson.com
Prison Life : Painful Holidays Locked Up
January 26, 2021 03:45 - 8 minutes - 8.19 MBCheck out the site: https://weswatson.com
Prison Gangs : The SHU It's OVER For Me LIFE SENTENCE!!!
January 26, 2021 03:43 - 8 minutes - 7.9 MBCheck out the site: https://weswatson.com
Prison Gangs : War Ready Put Me On The Front line
January 26, 2021 03:42 - 9 minutes - 8.57 MBWhen you're war-ready, you gotta be put on the front line. Wes Watson shares his story in prison when he was able to say he's war-ready. He determined his own self-talk and strengths and did not focus on his circumstances. That's when he was able to level up. Check out the site: https://weswatson.com
Prison Gangs : Dope Fiends & Murderers to Assets
January 26, 2021 03:40 - 9 minutes - 8.62 MBIn this episode, Wes talks about dope fiends and murderers to assets. Remembering how his program started by for him checking himself. Self-growth is looking within and checking yourself for everything that's hindering you. Looking at that mirror and calling yourself out on all your consistent choices. All of this should start within yourself. Check out the site: https://weswatson.com
Prison Gangs: Can't TALK Your Way Out
January 26, 2021 03:39 - 9 minutes - 8.24 MBYou can't talk your way out when you finally get to prison. Put the book down because it can only be done through life, not study. Wake up, go straight into your morning process and find the answers that are gonna guide you through life. Check out the site: https://weswatson.com
Prison Gang : Leaders Extinguish All Weakness
January 25, 2021 23:34 - 8 minutes - 8.11 MBReal leaders lead from the front and leaders extinguish all weakness. Wes became a real leader in the penitentiary. Before, he was only good at a few things. He only knew how to make some easy money, knew how to act like he was elevated over people. He does what most fake hard ones are doing. He would stand on his strengths without magnifying his weaknesses. But the penitentiary taught him something different. Why? Because there is no hiding. You have to outdo everybody with living. You have...
Prison Gangs : The Homeboys Who Took Out Bull
January 25, 2021 23:33 - 10 minutes - 10.1 MBIn this prison gangs episode, Wes talks about what happened to the homeboys who took out Bull. This is the reality in prison. Follow the story of the oversized man called Bull and how those homeboys took him out while in the penitentiary. This is the aftermath of Wes Watson's video called prison gangs: you have no choice. Check out the site: https://weswatson.com
Prison Gangs : FAKE Swole FAKE Hard FAKE Gangsters
January 25, 2021 23:30 - 10 minutes - 9.88 MBWes Watson defines the fake swole, fake hard, and fake gangsters he encountered in the penitentiary. One term Wes uses in the penitentiary is 'break yourself off'. But when he looks around, he sees those fake hard, fake swole, and fake gangsters not breaking themselves off. Those people are only breaking themselves off for the purpose of appeasing others, not for the purpose of actual progression. Walk with another prison gangs story with Wes Watson today. Check out the site: https://w...
Lockdown Workouts : Both Mind & Body
January 25, 2021 23:29 - 8 minutes - 8.24 MBWes Watson talks about Lockdown workouts for both mind & body. Those penitentiary workouts, those lockdown workouts, we're going on another lockdown. Are you ready? So what are you gonna do to get past this? How are you gonna combat the negativity? How are you gonna combat those imaginary evils that just plague you when you don't have any outlet? When you're nowhere to go, you're stuck inside? Learn the steps Wes took to get out a winner after years of lockdown. Check out the site: htt...
Prison - Chow Hall
January 25, 2021 23:28 - 8 minutes - 8.05 MBWhat is the prison chow hall like? When you just fell and walked in the chow hall in the penitentiary, it's frightening. You never forget anything because you're comfortable. A man is a subtotal of what he thinks about all day long. Listen to Wes Watson's stories about the chow hall today. Check out the site: https://weswatson.com
Prison Gangs - Facing The Enemy
January 25, 2021 23:26 - 10 minutes - 9.3 MBOn the yard, in the chow hall, in the dorm, in the cell...facing the enemy is something we all have to do at some time or another. Many of these times, the enemy isn't another person...it's yourself. Check out the site: https://weswatson.com
Prison Gangs - SAVAGE INMATES
January 25, 2021 23:25 - 10 minutes - 9.65 MBThe most savage inmates that Wes Watson has run into inside of California's hardest prisons Check out the site: https://weswatson.com
GP Lockdown - You Think You Have A Choice!!!
January 25, 2021 23:23 - 10 minutes - 9.25 MBYou think you have a choice ... you're wrong!! It's not a choice. Why are you still believing it's a choice? There's a call from within for a greater reason and more often, this call is a warning. The moment you get this call, you gotta answer. The greater the call, the more in need the change is. You're conscience never lies to you. Check out the site: https://weswatson.com
Locked Up - This Time 3 Years Ago...
January 25, 2021 23:21 - 8 minutes - 8.18 MBLocked Up, This Time 3 Years Ago... Wes remembers the day that they finally let his chains off. He got busted on his birthday and has been away those whole time, and 10 years later, he was finally released. It's crazy how everything played out. People thought that those days in the cell messed him up mentally, but no. No. He's on the celebration. The fact is, the only thing you should celebrate in life is when you no longer need to celebrate in life. The only time you're ready to get off on ...
Prison Gangs : Lead From The Front
January 25, 2021 23:20 - 8 minutes - 8.09 MBWes Watson is reminding you today to lead from the front because leading from the front is sacrifice. Leading from the front is selflessness. Leading from the front is respect. Leading from the front is love. Anybody who doesn't lead from the front is considering the source. They're considering who they have spoken the word to. If you want to know how to lead it from the front, listen to this powerful message from Wes Watson today. Check out the site: https://weswatson.com
Lockdown : Suicide
January 25, 2021 23:19 - 10 minutes - 9.72 MBIn this special episode, Wes talks about suicide, how the lockdown played an important role in this issue, and the underlying cause of these issues. On top of a message that he got from one of his special individuals saying that November has been the height of suicides that we've ever seen, Wes shares the experience he had upon coming home from a workout -- a suicide attempt from a man just living above his place. With this going on all around us, we all need to have a process that deals wit...
Prison Gangs : Delano State Prison Cold Days
January 25, 2021 23:18 - 8 minutes - 8.06 MBWes Watson remembers his cold days in Delano State Prison. It was literally cold, and it was a really difficult time in his life. But he didn't tap! The fact is when it gets difficult, do you tap or do you lay it back down? Your self-talk gets real loud when suffering increases. Increased suffering is what builds us inside. This ain't a competition. Do it on purpose. Do it by choice. Check out the site: https://weswatson.com
Locked Up : How To Find Meaning
January 25, 2021 23:16 - 8 minutes - 7.93 MBHow to find meaning after all those years of being locked up? Wes Watson answers that question with his prison story. All are taken from Wes when he went to the penitentiary for 10 years so he had to find a way to attach meaning in his life. And he found it. He found it from within. How do you know when someone figured out what works for them? There's no negotiation, no hesitation, and no deviation from the process that they preach and teach. That's how! Wes never deviated from the process b...
Lockdown 2020 : STOP Letting Your People Down
January 25, 2021 05:25 - 9 minutes - 8.72 MBStop letting your people down even in the midst of this 2020 lockdown. When you've spent so many days with that pain in the pit of your stomach, it makes it hard, it makes it impossible to fail. You gotta know that the world is placing bets on you that you're gonna succeed or are you gonna fail. When you do fall, get up again! Get up again knowing that you can't stand to live with that regret of letting your people down. Stop letting your people down!! Listen to Wes Watson's story of breakin...
Prison Gangs : Discipline or Die
January 25, 2021 05:24 - 8 minutes - 7.97 MBIn prison, it's either you choose discipline or die. The second you really wake up and understand what you're calling discomfort is laughable and trivial to the rest of the world. When the worst of things in life happens to you, is lying in bed the answer? Is dwelling on it the answer? The answer is ACTION. That's it. You are being given the vision. What you choose to do at the moment is what alleviates your pain. So what are you gonna do? Are you gonna choose discipline and experience inner...
Lockdown 2020 : Are You A VICTIM?
January 25, 2021 05:23 - 9 minutes - 8.76 MBIn this lockdown year 2020, are you a victim? Problems and excuses are not going away, they keep coming. It doesn't matter the level. If you're asking for success, you're just asking for a bigger set of problems. You might ask, if the problems never go away, then why do I live this way? It's because we're strengthening ourselves. We're strengthening ourselves by self-inflicting adversity, by developing the person that can weather the storm. Discipline is the pre-requisite to success. So, wit...
Locked Up : I Almost Gave Up
January 25, 2021 05:22 - 9 minutes - 8.27 MBI ALMOST gave up...but Wes realized love is a verb. So if you wish to love your life, then that's a verb and it's action. That means the steps you take to cultivate love within -- to change the perspective of your life. If you're looking at your life in a negative way, then it's because you're not putting up enough work into your life. You're not instilling enough worth in your life by making the sacrifices, by putting the work in. Listen to how Wes came from hating his cell to putting love ...
Prison Gangs : Prison Politics - Discipline
January 25, 2021 05:21 - 9 minutes - 8.62 MBIn this prison gangs: prison politics episode, Wes talks about the importance of discipline. After living a life that lacks discipline, Wes then knew that he has a different path to take. And that path is to create the man that doesn't fall for b*tch-a** choices. Discipline creates that man, and discipline paves the way to a strengthened life. Learn more about Wes' prison experience, stories, and life lessons in this episode today. Check out the site: https://weswatson.com
Prison Tattoos : These Are Scars
January 25, 2021 05:20 - 10 minutes - 9.7 MBAll of his prison tattoos, these are scars. Life isn't about avoiding the bruises and the falls. Life is about collecting the scars coz they're proof that we showed up. This is tattoos that Wes got on him are scars he collected before. Be like nobody. Don't try to avoid the bruises and don't try to let your people avoid it. Anything you regret, remove it. Anything your conscience is telling you to do, do it. Listen to Wes' prison tattoos story and learn the life lessons he acquired in the pa...
Prison Gangs : They Lied To You
January 25, 2021 05:18 - 9 minutes - 8.75 MBThey lied to you. We were lied to all our lives. We were sold a fake dream, fake vision from fake males that have a low level of accountability, lack of awareness and just living completely dishonest lives. They told you the things that you shouldn't have done. Some of you choose to live the life fake males tell you and think you're gonna get away with all these things. Men by definition are responsible and a responsible man tells the truth. Learn the true definition of a man with Wes Watson...
Prison Bound : DON'T Make The Mistake I Made
January 25, 2021 05:17 - 9 minutes - 8.37 MB"Don't make the mistake I made", Wes Watson says. When you're going to be prison-bound, when they'll going to put you in Adseg, in county jail, you're going to be wishing you didn't make the mistake you made. Wes knows what mistake he did and he knows what he gotta pay for that's why he CHANGED. Check out the site: https://weswatson.com
Prison Solitary Mindset : Painfully Present
January 25, 2021 05:15 - 8 minutes - 7.82 MBStaying painfully present is the name of the game in maintaining a prison solitary mindset. When the pain gets real and you tap, it's what keeps you from your goals and that is the problem. How do we defeat this problem? Stress management. Stress management is the key to your potential and the ceiling to your success level. When you raise your level of stress management, you will not tap on anything. How to stay painfully present in prison and still acquire a solitary mind? Listen to Wes Wat...
Prison Gangs : Spending Over A Year In The Cell Without Leaving
January 25, 2021 05:15 - 8 minutes - 7.83 MBIt's so hard spending over a year in the cell without leaving! By definition, a man is responsible and responsibility educates. The biggest thing that Wes Watson learned through all those times and all those pain he'd been through is to get up early and work on yourself. A lot of people get up early because they're forced to. But who will get up early to seek personal growth and be their best selves? Especially when adversity is thick and when things in life are not going your way, are you s...
Locked Up : Her NEW Man Answers
January 25, 2021 05:13 - 9 minutes - 8.49 MBDuring locked up, Wes Watson remembers the day he called her girl and her new man answers. It was one of the most vivid worst days of his life. But despite what happened to him that day, he still learned to never give up being a trusting individual that gives his heart to everything. Learn how Wes dealt with one of the worst days of his life in this locked up episode today. Check out the site: https://weswatson.com
Prison Gangs : Suited & Booted
January 25, 2021 04:08 - 8 minutes - 8.02 MBSuited & booted, every day without fail, every day the whole time of 3000+ days of Wes' Watson's prison days. It all started hard and painful in his early prison years. He was forced to get up daily and he can't even sleep because the pain is real. Then finally, he managed to pick himself up and used that pain to get himself up and smashing those push-ups. Follow Wes' prison story of how he developed the most powerful mindset of his life that made him get the biggest wins of his life. ...
Cali Prison : Decade Incarcerated Into A WIN
January 25, 2021 04:04 - 9 minutes - 8.33 MBWes Watson was a decade incarcerated in Cali Prison that led him into a WIN. How was he able to get sent away, sent upstate away from his family, his new puppy -- from everything. He was alone, using substances he shouldn't, he was drinking, he was on dope -- he brought himself to those situations. It was the hardest days of his life when he was sent away but he was able to get back up leading to the biggest wins of his life. In all reality, you attract exactly what you are. His perspective ...