7. Sentenced to Life in a Maximum-Security Prison | Damon West

The Real F Word

Joe Grover sits down with Damon West—3-time Wall Street Journal best-selling author and one of America’s most sought-after speakers—to explore the devastating impact of failure and the power of redemption. Damon shares his journey from having it all to losing everything after receiving a life sentence in a Texas maximum-security prison (talk about FAILURE.) They unpack the hard-hitting lessons Damon learned during his seven years behind bars and how the transformative "Coffee Bean" mindset helped him rebuild his life. With profound insights on overcoming failure, Damon inspires everyday entrepreneurs to turn their lowest moments into fuel for success.
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Speaker Bio:
Damon West, M.S. Criminal Justice, is an internationally known keynote speaker, 3 times Wall Street Journal bestselling author, and former crime boss in Dallas, who was sentenced to Life in prison for Organized Crime. USA Today calls him the “modern-day Shawshank Redemption and the most in-demand speaker in America.”
At 20 years old, he was a Division 1 starting quarterback at the University of North Texas, when he suffered a career-ending injury and turned to hardcore drugs to cope with disappointments of life.
After graduation, he worked in the United States Congress and trained to be a
stockbroker for United Bank of Switzerland (UBS).One day at UBS, he was introduced to methamphetamines; he became instantly hooked—and the lives of so many innocent people would forever be changed by the choices he made in order to feed his insatiable meth habit. After a fateful discussion during his incarceration with a seasoned convict, Damon had a spiritual awakening. He learned that, like a coffee bean changing with the application of heat and pressure, he was capable of changing the environment around him. Armed with a program of recovery, a renewed faith, and a miraculous second chance at life, Damon emerged from over seven years of prison a changed man. On parole in Texas until 2073, his story is one of hope, redemption, grit and the resilience of the Human spirit.

Chapter

1. 7. Sentenced to Life in a Maximum-Security Prison | Damon West (00:00:00)

2. From Prison Time to Entrepreneurship Success (00:00:01)

3. Surviving Addiction and Prison Life (00:03:23)

4. Building Your Brand Inside Prison (00:14:33)

5. Building Resilience Against Fear and Adversity (00:26:40)

6. Mastering Fear and Finding Faith (00:29:19)

7. Transforming Lives Through Servant Leadership (00:36:16)

8. Spreading Servant Leadership in College Football (00:42:19)

9. Finding Purpose in Adversity (00:50:28)

10. Embracing Failure (01:01:43)