"The Master Plan is less of a road map and more of a philosophy that
we should all take to heart: We are all better than our worst decision,
our sense of justice should honor the redemptive possibilities inherent
in every person, and our destinies are truly intertwined."--Wes Moore,
author of The Other Wes Moore
Growing up in Washington, DC, Chris Wilson was surrounded by violence
and despair. He watched his family and neighborhood shattered by trauma,
and he lost his faith. One night when he was seventeen, defending
himself, he killed a man. He was sentenced to life in prison with no
hope of parole.
But what should have been the end of his story became the beginning.
Behind bars, Wilson embarked on a remarkable journey of
self-improvement--reading, working out, learning languages, even
starting a business. At nineteen, he sat down and wrote a list of all
the things he intended to accomplish, and all the steps he'd have to
take to get there. He called it his Master Plan. He revised that plan
regularly and followed it religiously. Sixteen years later, it led him
to an unlikely opportunity--and to a promise he has been working hard to
live up to every day since. Harrowing, heartbreaking, and ultimately
triumphant, The Master Plan is a memoir for this moment, proving that
every person is capable of doing great things.
