Change The World, Don't Let The World Change You | Damon West

Jun 13, 2023

 My guest today, Damon West, was once a Division 1 starting quarterback, where he faced a devastating career-ending injury that led him down a destructive path of hard-core drug addiction and crime, ultimately resulting in a staggering 65-year prison sentence. However, during his time behind bars, Damon experienced a profound spiritual awakening that changed the trajectory of his life forever.

 

Like a coffee bean undergoing a transformative process through heat and pressure, Damon discovered his ability to change the environment around him. Through a program of recovery and a renewed faith, he emerged from over seven years of incarceration as a completely transformed man. Damon's story of redemption, grit, and determination continues to captivate and inspire audiences around the globe.

 

Key Points:

• How Damon learned that you can be the change you want to see in the world
• Nick Saban and Dabo Sweeney called Damon one of the best speakers they’ve ever heard.
• It doesn’t matter whether you win or lose the fight, it matters if you get back up to fight another day.
• Positively change your environment and turn your boiling water (LIFE) into a pot of coffee - just like the coffee bean.
•  Addiction affects everyone in society, whether as an addict or a victim of addiction.

Best Quotes:

09:11 - 09:16

• "God sets people on fire and every one of us gets to be this person."

27:07 - 27:14

• "But here's the key. You have to be receptive to all of God's messengers to receive all of God's messages."

31:35 - 31:45

• "It doesn't matter what environment I go into, no matter what adversity, no matter what prison I have to go into in life, I won't just survive. I could thrive if I kept the power inside me."

39:49 - 39:54

• "Your expectations may not be realistic. This is part of the problem, my resentment that I had against Judge Snipes."

45:56 - 46:08

• "Patience, you had patience, you actually executed patience. Something that you probably, if you're anything like me, have struggled with your entire life. But when we're patient, our best things come about."

47:30 - 47:34

• "The story's worth diving into because there's little nuggets of great opportunity throughout."

48:43 - 48:47

• "You could do whatever you put your mind to and that you are the energy that you put out into the world."

 

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For more about Damon visit: www.damonwest.org