026. Thoughtful Crisis Management with Damon D'Amore

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be on set with Donald Trump for an episode of the apprentice?

Damon D'Amore is a C-Suite Performance Specialist and has been defying the odds for as long as he can remember.  From working on wall street in his early twenties without a college degree to giving it all up to pursue a career in Hollywood, Damon has seen the good, the bad, and the ugly that life can offer.

In this episode you will learn how to pivot as he did, from career changes, to 9/11, to failed marriages, and come back stronger than ever on the other side.

We also discuss how Damon worked his way to producing Under Cover Boss and The Apprentice and learn what it was like being on set with Donald Trump.

You will not want to miss this as Damon shares how his experience working with CEO's has led him to uncovering his life's purpose.

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At the age of 15, David experienced a Spinal Aneurysm, leaving him a T-6 paraplegic and a wheelchair user.

His ability to overcome obstacles and to achieve success in the face of adversity is what makes his story inspiring and motivating to others.

In this episode, you will discover how your ability to endure will always be greater than your willingness to endure - if you're willing to push past your comfort zone!

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"Look at a man the way that he is, and he only becomes worse. But look at him as if he were what he could be, then he becomes what he should be."

When you look in the mirror, do you see yourself as you are, or who you're becoming?

In this episode I sit down with Antonio Mouzon, Instructor of Personal Empowerment, at the University of Dubuque.  We breakdown how you can learn the art of Emotional Intelligence to become more self-aware through metacognition, love, authenticity and gratitude to tear down your mental barriers and uncap your full potential.

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Jack Boken (Happy Jack) is one of the most inspirational and infectiously positive thought leaders and has a growing & thriving yoga community around the world. Happy Jack is no stranger to adversity having overcome alcoholism, drug abuse, workaholism, obesity, divorce and cancer. He is grateful for each of these life experiences as they’ve contributed to his extraordinary personal transformations and allow him to connect with others who have experienced challenging life situations. Since cleaning up his lifestyle, getting clear on his vision and pursuing his passions – Happy Jack now leads transformational yoga retreats and trainings in over 20 countries around the world. You will regularly find him teaching and speaking at International Yoga Festivals, Conferences & Seminars across North America and Europe. Any experience with Happy Jack will leave you feeling a deeper sense of connection with yourself and others.

Happy Jack has received the highest levels of education in yoga, human performance, vocal expression, spirituality, mindfulness and leadership. He has the rare opportunity and proximity to his Platinum Partner and mentor, Tony Robbins – the world authority on leadership psychology. As an E-RYT 500 Yoga Alliance Certified Teacher, Happy Jack leads advanced teacher trainings around the world. Along with his partner Hanna, they have created the Happy Jack Yoga system – a transformational process to overcome any adversity and create a thriving lifestyle. Happy Jack has completed advanced yoga studies with many renowned teachers around the world, including traditional Eastern methodologies while living in India.

 

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Carson King, the College Gameday sensation, shares with Dylan how he turned a sign meant to replenish his Busch Light supply into $3 MILLION raised for the University of Iowa Children's Hospital.

In this episode we talk about why kindness is key, why it's so important to block out the naysayers, and how small acts can have massive impact.

Jon Gordon’s book, The Energy Bus, was rejected by over 30 publishers after it was written. It has now eclipsed over 2 MILLION copies sold. I originally read The Energy Bus when I was battling stage four melanoma. Being very careful about who I let on my bus and the energy that they carried with them.

In this episode, we share stories about challenges and adversity, yet through that we still have the ability to create our world from the inside out with our passion, purpose, and hope in the future.

Check out Jon’s latest book: The Coffee Bean

Where a carrot is softened in hot water, and an egg is hardened, choose to be a coffee bean that influences the environment and creates positive goodness!

Jon Gordon's best-selling books and talks have inspired readers and audiences around the world. His principles have been put to the test by numerous Fortune 500 companies, professional and college sports teams, school districts, hospitals, and non-profits. He is the author of 18 books including multiple best-sellers: The Energy Bus, The Carpenter, Training Camp, You Win in the Locker Room First, The Power of Positive Leadership and The Power of a Positive Team. His latest book is The Coffee Bean: A Simple Lesson to Create Positive Change. Jon and his tips have been featured on The Today Show, CNN, CNBC, The Golf Channel, Fox and Friends and in numerous magazines and newspapers. His clients include The Los Angeles Dodgers, The Atlanta Falcons, Campbell Soup, Dell, Publix, Southwest Airlines, LA Clippers, Miami Heat, Pittsburgh Pirates, BB&T Bank, Clemson Football, Northwestern Mutual, West Point Academy and more.
 
Jon is a graduate of Cornell University and holds a Masters in Teaching from Emory University. He and his training/consulting company are passionate about developing positive leaders, organizations and teams.

Be sure to follow Jon’s work at www.jongordon.com

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Diagnosed before his first birthday and spending over ¼ of his life in hospital, doctors told him school and sport were not options. Infection and fatigue were too great a risk, reaching his teenage years would be a miracle. His only wish was to lead a normal life and be able to do all the things that other kids took for granted every day.

But he had a dream and the undying determination to achieve the impossible… No matter the size of the obstacles that lay ahead. Now, an accomplished businessman, National Ambassador  for Camp Quality, Australian of the Year finalist, Australia Day Ambassador and international hall of fame inductee,  Michael inspires people from all walks of life.

It is no doubt he has a heart for giving and a skill to engage people from all walks of life. Within the last five years he has gone from being one of the youngest State Sales Development Managers for one of the largest companies in the world, to running five banks then leaving his finance career to follow his dreams in making a global impact and he certainly has done that!

Michael’s story “Field of Dreams” was documented on Australian Story, ABC TV television. Through this documentary, his message touched the hearts of a nation, with his story of how he overcame seemingly insurmountable obstacles to achieve success in both his personal and professional life.

Michael is now one of Australia’s most sought after inspirational speakers. A regular inspirational speaker for corporates, schools, professional sporting organisations and universities throughout the world. Michael in the last 12 months has presented in front of over 250,000 people around the world, been on many online TV success programs including Full Potential TV, The Get Inspired Project, Inspire Me Today program and countless radio shows throughout America and Australia. Along with his award winning program about his life on Australian Stories, he recently featured in a humanitarian documentary about the countless lives he has saved through his orphanage and school in Haiti. Michael captures audiences no matter what size and inspires each individual to achieve ongoing positive change in their life.

Recently, returning from an enormously successful speaking tour throughout the USA,  Michael addressed 9/11 victims, families and survivors, pro sporting teams including the New York Mets, Toronto Blue Jays, Remax Global and several juvenile detention centres just to list a few and followed this up with a visit to the Caribbean Island of Haiti, which was ravaged by the 2010 devastating earthquake, where Michael runs an orphanage with 41 children and a school with 270 students.

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By eight years old, Ben Newman had learned some of life’s greatest lessons.  Among them, that our circumstances in life are much less significant than our responses to them, what it looks like to be strong and courageous in the face of adversity, and ultimately what it means to leave a LEGACY.

 

Ben has carried on his mother’s legacy to have massive success in the financial services industry before honoring her again with the company he created called Continued Fight.  Through it, he inspires some of the top business professionals and athletes in the world. Instilling in them the same mindset, habit, and discipline that his mother modeled for him before she passed 11 days before Ben’s eighth birthday.

 

Ben works with Alabama Football, North Dakota State, Miami Dolphins, and was most recently featured in the video that went viral of him speaking to the Kansas State Football team inspiring them to POUND THE STONE.  In this episode, Ben will challenge YOU:

 

1. To be more courageous on a daily basis
2. By giving YOU practical advice to help you strip away the fears, doubts, and uncertainties that are holding you back as well as
3. By helping you identify and connect with your purpose more frequently.  

 

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Jerry Schemmel is starting his 10th season as a radio announcer for the Colorado Rockies on flagship station KOA in Denver.  Schemmel is the author of the book Chosen to Live which chronicles his survival of United Airlines Flight 232 in Sioux City Iowa in 1989 and the effects that it had on his life.  The book has been featured in Reader’s Digest, Hoop Magazine, Sports Spectrum and was also the topic of an extended feature piece on ESPN in 2009.

As you will come to find out, Jerry shares and incredible love of baseball with me but also turned to fitness after the traumatic events we will uncover in the next 30 minutes.  Jerry used cycling not only as his outlet, but combined it with the platform of being a sports broadcaster to help raise awareness for many causes that are close to his heart. His successful completion of Race Across America as part of a two-person relay was subject of the 2016 documentary called “Godspeed.”

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In this episode, you will discover what PTSD looks like for Jerry and many others.

1. Survivors guilt
2. Anger
3. Depression

 

A few of the things that helped Jerry move past those feelings

1. Became a Christian
2. Realize that it will never make sense why bad things happen to good people
3. Battle it by talking about it - Share your struggle, there’s purpose in pain!
4. “Physical Therapy” - as his Dad advised him, “Just keep moving!”

 

Throughout all of this we also come to see that Jerry’s takeaway message has evolved over the years and how that has impacted his overall outlook on life.  Today, he shares that everyone has their plane crash, or “stage four” life event, but you can be better prepared for it than he was by building a foundation of values and doing things the right way.

Lastly, we get an outlook on the Colorado Rockies upcoming season and come to understand the importance sports and the Rockies have played in providing Jerry with a platform to help so many people in need.

For an interesting read, check out Flying B- 17 Fortress: Memories of Clayton Nattier

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Meridith Alexander and her daughter Schuyler have always shared one mission:  Positively impact the world and passionately help people find their purpose. Schuyler was on her way to graduating from Yale, an avid traveler, and a passion for social enterprise. Meridith had a thriving business of her own.

 

On February 19th, 2016 the world in which they knew it would never be the same.

 

While vacationing in Colombia on her way back to Peru, Schuyler was crushed by a boulder that broke loose during their stop at a swimming hole while white-water rafting in Colombia.  Shortly after, Meridith received the call no mother wants to get, essentially “Get here as fast as you can, so you can say good-bye.”

 

Over the past three years, Schuyler and Meridith have shared their journey through feelings of despair, hope, belief, expectation, and knowing that although they could not change WHAT happened, they can change HOW they viewed what happened in order to help positively impact others and encourage them to passionately find their purpose.

 

Meridith walks me through how she redefined tragedy in order to see the good in every situation by using GRIT.

 

G - Greatness - Finding your inner greatness.

R - Resilience - Digging deep to push through the hard times.

I - Intuention - A perfect combination of INTUITION and INTENTION to get laser focused on what truly matters most.

T - Transformation - recognition that life isn’t linear and in order to SUCCEED we need to be open to CHANGE and GROWTH.

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