“We need to learn to work through our behavior, attitudes, and habits. That we can achieve any goal that is set before us, that control is the connection between goals and accomplishments.” –Gilbert Griñie.
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The gang phenomenon is a major problem in the United States today, with young people exchanging blows with each other and/or preying on innocent people. In fact, in a 1992 survey sponsored by the National Institute of Justice covering metropolitan police departments in 79 large and 43 small U.S. cities, statistics revealed that 72 (91%) of these large cities and 38 (88%) of the small cities were troubled by gangs.
Gilbert Griñie knows this very well, being at one time or another, in a community of Hispanic gangsters. The streets were not kind to him, as he was told at a very young age that he would never amount to anything. His future held the prospect of either dying early or winding up in prison for the rest of his life.
Now he could only smile at his dark past. “To everyone’s surprise, I made it and now I am a role model to all who are told the same,” he states.
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Gilbert adds: “I am a person that positively speaks to my self and to others, because we have to remember that words trigger pictures, and pictures trigger emotions.”
All these dark visions of Gilbert’s past, his vehement determination to stay on the right path, and his desire to inspire others who have apparently fallen into the same stereotype lifestyle of violence and crime, have given him the impetus to pen the compelling, life-changing book, The Way Out.
The Way Out is a book that gives hope and the strength to move forward. Gilbert notes that his book has the ability to “give individuals solutions on how to turn their lives around.” It emphasizes that there is no glamour in gang life, and that it only creates a never-ending cycle that spreads from generation to generation.
Answering the need to share his thoughts about the ills of the gang life with more people at the soonest time, Gilbert decided to have The Way Out published with Xlibris. He has not regretted his decision, and in fact, is happy with the audience response. “People who have read it say that it is excellent material, considering that it tackles the problem of gang-related violence and the way out of this life,” he says.
The success of The Way Out has earned Gilbert quite a substantial number of public engagements. He has just concluded an interview in Telemundo, a Florida-based American television network, and he has an upcoming interview with Channel 7’s Danny Romero.
Gilbert’s personal crusade in fixing individuals bogged down by the harsh gangster life behind and urging them to rebuild a new one has made him a better individual himself. “My inspiration in life is helping people turn their lives around, and helping them in realizing that they have the capability to become leaders.”
With inspiration such as this, Gilbert Griñie is definitely on the right track.
The Way Out may be purchased directly through Xlibris Corporation or Barnes & Noble and Amazon.
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