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The Change Agent de Damon West

The Change Agent

Autor Damon West
en Limba Engleză Hardback – 19 mar 2019

Această biografie cutremurătoare revelează un adevăr adesea ignorat în relatările despre reabilitare: trauma ascunsă care poate dărâma chiar și cea mai promițătoare viață. The Change Agent nu este doar o cronică a decăderii, ci o analiză intimă a modului în care Damon West a trecut de la statutul de sportiv de elită la o condamnare de 65 de ani de închisoare în Texas. Descoperim aici că succesul exterior — aspectul de „All-American kid” — a fost doar o mască pentru durerea provocată de un abuz în copilărie, un detaliu care oferă o perspectivă profund umană asupra rădăcinilor dependenței.

Remarcăm în text un ritm alert, specific unui roman de acțiune, dar dublat de o introspecție spirituală onestă. Abordarea sa jurnalistică și autobiografică evocă The Man I Was Destined to Be, dar perspectiva lui West este distinctă prin accentul pus pe responsabilitatea față de ceilalți; el nu caută doar salvarea personală, ci dorește să devină un agent al schimbării pentru mediul său. Această filozofie a „bobului de cafea” — ideea că presiunea nu trebuie să ne distrugă, ci să ne permită să transformăm lumea din jur — reprezintă nucleul filozofiei sale de viață.

Poziționată în contextul operei sale, această lucrare servește drept fundament factual pentru titlurile sale motivaționale precum The Coffee Bean sau How to Be a Coffee Bean. Dacă lucrările sale anterioare sunt fabule sau ghiduri practice despre gândirea pozitivă, The Change Agent este mărturia brută și necesară care demonstrează că acele principii au fost testate în cel mai ostil mediu posibil. Este o lectură despre miracolul celei de-a doua șanse și despre forța credinței de a rescrie un destin care părea pecetluit în spatele gratiilor.

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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781642931020
ISBN-10: 1642931020
Pagini: 352
Dimensiuni: 147 x 210 x 32 mm
Greutate: 0.42 kg
Editura: Post Hill Press

De ce să citești această carte

Recomandăm această carte celor care caută o poveste autentică de transformare și speranță. Cititorul va descoperi cum o perspectivă spirituală corectă poate schimba realitatea, chiar și în cele mai negre condiții. Este o resursă valoroasă pentru oricine dorește să înțeleagă mecanismele psihologice ale dependenței și puterea incredibilă a rezilienței umane în fața eșecului total.

Despre autor

Damon West este un orator motivațional american, profesor și autor de succes, a cărui viață a servit drept sursă de inspirație pentru mii de oameni. Fost quarterback la University of North Texas, cariera sa a fost întreruptă de o accidentare și de o cădere ulterioară în dependența de droguri, care l-a dus în închisorile din Texas. După eliberare, și-a dedicat viața răspândirii unui mesaj de speranță, colaborând cu personalități precum Jon Gordon pentru a crea conceptul „The Coffee Bean”, o filozofie de viață adoptată de numeroase echipe sportive și corporații internaționale.

Descriere scurtă

From the bestselling co-author of The Coffee Bean comes the true story of a well-raised kid, a three-year starting quarterback, a young person filled with potential…until a shocking addiction took hold.

Sentenced to sixty-five years in a Texas prison, Damon West once had it all. He came from a great family, in a home full of God, love, support, and opportunities to reach any goal. A natural born leader, an athlete with good looks and charm, he appeared to be the all-American kid pursuing his dreams.

Underneath this facade, however, was an addict in the early stages of disease. After suffering childhood sexual abuse by a babysitter at the age of nine, Damon began putting chemicals into his body to alter the way he felt.

Once he was introduced to methamphetamines, however, 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. His story of redemption continues to inspire audiences today.

Notă biografică

Today, Damon lives a life in recovery and service, going to meetings and sharing his story all over the country with schools, church’s, athletic teams, corporations and inside correctional facilities. His #coffeebeans message has inspired thousands, winning him the Service To Mankind Award in 2017. He is also the co-author of the bestselling book The Coffee Bean: A Simple Lesson to Create Positive Change. He works as a legal assistant for the Provost Umphrey Law Firm in Beaumont, Texas and is earning his master’s degree in Criminal Justice at Lamar University. You can reach him through his website, www.damonwest.org.

Recenzii

"His story is very compelling because of the sacrifices he had to make to get his life back to where it needed to be. The message about helping other people and the power of controlling yourself, what you do and what you say, is so important. I've never heard it said as well as Damon."
"Easily one of the top most powerful messages I've ever heard. Unbelievable. A great story and very inspirational."
"Everyone should hear Damon's story. There's not another one like it in the world of sports or anywhere else in the world. Period!"
"Outstanding. His story is a remarkable story, and I think everyone should hear it."
"Damon West is one of the best, if not the best speaker we've ever had. His message hits home to all different types of people. His story is one that needs to be heard, one that is really remarkable. His personal battles, his personal growth, his personal fall and rise can be utilized by any organization."
"Wow! Very impactful. Very powerful. Very poignant. We will be displaying his messages throughout our building." 
"WOW! He does an incredible job of telling of his story and showing how the small things, socially, can lead to much larger issues."
"The Damon West story is one of perseverance, faith, and recovery against great challenges. He has become a role model of servant leadership through his tireless efforts to inspire all walks of life with a stirring account of personal growth."
"Your message stirred our community beyond what you could imagine. I met with the principal from the largest public high school in our area, sharing with him the emotional and spiritual experience from which you were the impetus. I did not ask him if he wanted to share the message of your life with his students, I told him he NEEDED to share it... and that some student in his school was waiting and needing to hear the message from YOU."
"Damon West is one of the most inspirational people you'll ever meet. His message is applicable to any individual, organization, team or group."
"Damon's had quite a journey since his days on the Dallas Cowboys sidelines. I'm really proud of Damon and how he's overcome his struggles." 
"The more I read Damon's story, the angrier I became at this fool's trashing of opportunities I could have only dreamt of - athletic abilities, personality and intelligence. The further I read, the more impressed I became with God's power to transform him. Damon let grace strengthen him to face himself more courageously and honestly than most non-criminals do. He let God lead him out of prison and then back again as a lay evangelist. God opened doors to locker rooms so he can motivate young athletes with hope to overcome life's struggles. I love this man, his story and his book, and I hope everyone learns from him to confront all obstacles and opportunities."