Mental Advantage Podcast John Cullen & Brandon Allen

The MAP boys sit down with Damon West to hear one of the most fascinating and inspiring stories you will ever hear. Make sure you are sitting somewhere that you can take lots of notes as this one is packed full of life lessons.

Damon tells us the story of his life and the lessons he has learned along the way. A story of an All-American kid who essentially has everything in life going his way yet he ends up on the streets of Dallas an addict and a thief. Damon grew up in a very loving and nurturing family with two amazing parents. From Port Arthur, TX, he lives out every young man's dream of becoming a Division 1 college quarterback. After college he goes to work in politics and investments -- he has it all until he doesn't. But, this is a story of redemption and he walks us through the amazing lessons he has learned along the way from some of the most unexpected teachers. The story of 'The Coffee Bean', a book he co-authored with Jon Gordon will provide a life lesson you will likely never forget. Damon also chronicled his entire journey from college to prison to life after prison in his book, 'The Change Agent' and we are so fortunate to have him on the show to share it with us. So, get your pen and paper ready, because this is Damon West.

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To learn more about Damon West you can visit his website: www.damonwest.org
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The MAP boys catch up with Sean ONeill, founder of ONE Mental Performance and Zach Cohen, founder of ACME Mental Performance. Both men are friends of the show and have been doing a lot of great work in the field of mental performance. Topics include: learnings from their work with athletes, dangers of NIL influences on culture, what they have recently been learning as they continue to dig into the power of performance coaching.

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The MAP boys were honored to sit down with Lt. General (Retired) Bob Caslen and Dr. Mike Matthews to discuss the important role that character plays in our lives. Among the many topics discussed were character as a "toolbox" of attributes that is a great "multiplier of talent" and predictor of great leadership. The co-authors of "The Character Edge: Leading and Winning with Integrity" also discussed: the reason they decided to write the book, what to do when there is a default in character, what makes up character, how to build character, the importance of trust in leadership and many other great topics.
General Caslen is a United States veteran, who served in the US Army for 43 years. He was appointed the 59th superintendent at the United States Military Academy at West Point. He was also selected to be the 29th President of the University of South Carolina. Some of the highlights from his highly decorated military career include Chief of the Office of Security Cooperation in Iraq, where he served as the senior military commander in Iraq after the drawdown of US and allied forces in 2011. You can learn more about General Caslen on his website.
Dr. Matthews is a Professor of Engineering Psychology at the United States Military Academy. Dr. Matthews has done extensive research on character and grit, including work with Angela Duckworth in researching the cadets at West Point. Dr. Matthews has authored over 250 scientific papers and is the author of the highly acclaimed book, "Head Strong: How Psychology is Revolutionizing War."

General Caslen's website: www.robertcaslen.com
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This week, the MAP boys sit down with Dr. Mary Ritz, the owner and founder of Almenta International. Almenta International focuses on customer management and leadership development training. Born and raised in Zimbabwe, Dr. Ritz discusses the challenges she faced growing up in the Southern African country where there was a clear divide between privileged and non-privileged. How one inexplicable decision by her grandmother, who didn't speak English and couldn't read or write, changed the course of history for her and her family.
She also discusses what role education played in her life, the importance of HOPE and why we should stay flexible to those things that are happening in our lives.

For more information on Dr. Mary or to have her speak with or work with your team or organization, go to www.almentainternational.com

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The MAP boys sit down to discuss the results of their MindVue profile assessments they took after MindVue founder, Brian Davidson, was a guest on the show. The assessment looks at 13 different skills including grit, resilience, hope, etc. The boys talked about how enlightening the process was and they try and shed some light on the importance of recognizing that this is just a snapshot and not a fixed score. Other topics include: upcoming guests, Ashley Merryman and Brian Johnson from Heroic.

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The MAP boys sit down with Dr. Brian Davidson to discuss his mission of building hope, grit and resilience across the globe.
Dr. Davidson is the founder and president of MindVue. As chief architect of the MindVue Profile assessment and MindVue's learning solutions, Brian applies his work in measuring and developing mindsets to support educational institutions, healthcare organizations, sports teams, businesses, and the military in maximizing human performance. He has had the privilege to work with leading organizations such as Johnson & Johnson, the San Antonio Spurs, Workday, and the United States Military Academy (West Point).
In this episode, he talks about the MindVue profile assessment and how it takes a snapshot of a person's mindset to understand how they are thinking and feeling relative to others. Based on this information, they provide learning solutions to grow these skills and others.

For more information about the system or to work with Dr. Davidson and his company, go to www.mindvue.com
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