Damon West-Best Selling Author/Former D1 QB Sentenced to Life in Prison

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We begin this show by becoming aware of the date and how long
Damon has been clean. We then dive into Damon as a child athlete
and the sexual abuse at age 9 from a babysitter and what this led
to. We discuss being under the Friday Night Lights in 5A of Texas
football. Damon had the very rare opportunity to be on the
sidelines of the Dallas Cowboys with Coach Jimmy Johnson and how
this door was open. 


Being a D1 college QB at North Texas U,  the injures that
cut his career short and what path that led him to. Damon was
working with US Congress, Wall St, and on a US Presidential
Campaign before being introduced to meth. How fast he became an
addict. Being known as The Uptown Burglar-how long this was going
on until July 30, 2008. 


We get the in-depth explanation of how that day unfolded, the 10
months being in the county jail, the gasp from his Mother when he
was sentenced to what she said to him before he was taken to a
Texas Maximum Prison. The process of getting himself off drugs,
being an inmate for the first few days, and living in Texas
Prison with no air conditioning. 


Listen to this excellent advice Damon received from Mr. Jackson
at the county jail and what the lessons are of The Coffee Bean.
(Get a pen and paper ready). After being paroled he explains what
the call to action is and how racism needs to be addressed.
(Please give this your undivided attention!) Damon ends the show
with how he was able to go back and speak to the inmates at
Stiles Prison. 


Links:


Official Website: https://damonwest.org/


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The Change Agent Book:
https://www.amazon.com/Change-Agent-College-Sentenced-Transformed/dp/1642931020/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=damon+west&qid=1608076462&sr=8-1


The Coffee Bean Book:
https://www.amazon.com/Coffee-Bean-Simple-Lesson-Positive/dp/1119430275/ref=sr_1_3?dchild=1&keywords=damon+west&qid=1608076549&sr=8-3


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The Extra 5


Listen to Damon speak about how fast he spun out of control


The low point of stealing from his grandmother


Helping the city of Port Arthur, TX after Hurricane Harvey


The power of social media


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