What Serving 7 Years in Prison Taught Damon West About Communication

The Jefferson Fisher Podcast

Civility Media

Education, Self-improvement, Society & Culture, Relationships

5 • 5.8K Ratings

🗓️ 24 June 2025

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Today’s episode is one of the wildest, most powerful comeback stories you’ll ever hear. Damon West was sentenced to 65 years in a Texas prison. Let that sink in. And yet—through mindset, service, and intentional communication—he not only turned his life around but went on to inspire thousands with his message of being a “coffee bean.” We talk about the power of how you speak to yourself (not just listen), how to lead with service, and how one conversation can truly change the direction of your entire life. This episode is sponsored by Cozy Earth. Upgrade Your Every Day. Get 40% off at cozyearth.com/jefferson or use code JEFFERSON at check out. Thank you to our sponsors: Momentous - https://www.livemomentous.com/ Our Place - https://fromourplace.com/JEFFERSON Order my new book, The Next Conversation, or listen to the full audiobook today. Like what you hear? Don’t forget to subscribe and leave a 5-star review! Suggest a topic or ask a question for me to answer on the show! Want a FREE communication tip each week? Click here to join my newsletter. Join My School of Communication Watch my podcast on YouTube Follow me on Instagram Follow me on TikTokFollow me on LinkedIn Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:30.0	On today's episode, I have one of the wildest comeback stories you'll probably ever hear and me personally one of the best
0:39.1	examples of how the next conversation truly can change everything about your life i want you to
0:45.7	hear this story because it's just so cool and he's also a southeast texas boy like me is damon west
0:52.7	damon how you doing man jeff Jefferson, I'm good, man.
0:55.2	It's good to finally meet.
0:56.2	Just weird there.
0:56.7	We're meeting like this.
0:57.7	We were neighbors, but we never met him in person, right?
1:01.6	I know.
1:02.3	So, Damon, Damon is from a town that's probably, what, 20 minutes away?
1:07.1	Yeah.
1:07.6	Roundabout?
1:08.4	You know, I was.
1:09.2	Neaterland, right? Yeah, I'm in New England. Actually, I was in your part of the world this best weekend.
1:14.0	My wife having a big lawn landscaping project in the biggest nursery in our area is in the town where you are.
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