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The Coffee Bean: A Simple Lesson to Create Positive Change (Jon Gordon) Hardcover – July 2, 2019

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From bestselling author Jon Gordon and rising star Damon West comes The Coffee Bean:an illustrated fable that teaches readers how to transform their environment, overcome challenges, and create positive change.

Life is often difficult. It can be harsh, stressful, and feel like a pot of boiling hot water. The environments we find ourselves in can change, weaken, or harden us, and test who we truly are. We can be like the carrot that weakens in the pot or like the egg that hardens. Or, we can be like the coffee bean and discover the power inside us to transform our environment.

The Coffee Bean is an inspiring tale that follows Abe, a young man filled with stress and fear as he faces challenges and pressure at school and home. One day after class, his teacher shares with him the life-changing lesson of the coffee bean, and this powerful message changes the way he thinks, acts, and sees the world. Abe discovers that instead of letting his environment change him for the worse, he can transform any environment he is in for the better. Equipped with this transformational truth, Abe embarks on an inspirational journey to live his life like the coffee bean. Wherever his life takes him, from school, to the military, to the business world, Abe demonstrates how this simple lesson can unleash the unstoppable power within you.

A delightful, quick read, The Coffee Bean is purposely written and designed for readers of all ages so that everyone can benefit from this transformational lesson. This is a book and message that, when read and shared, has the power to change your life and the world around you. You just have to decide: are you a carrot, egg, or coffee bean?

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From bestselling author Jon Gordon and rising star Damon West comes The Coffee Bean an illustrated fable that teaches readers how to transform their environment, overcome challenges, and create positive change.

Life is often difficult. It can be harsh, stressful, and feel like a pot of boiling hot water. The environments we find ourselves in can change, weaken, or harden us, and test who we truly are. We can be like the carrot that weakens in the pot or like the egg that hardens. Or, we can be like the coffee bean and discover the power inside us to transform our environment.

The Coffee Bean is an inspiring tale that follows Abe, a young man filled with stress and fear as he faces challenges and pressure at school and home. One day after class, his teacher shares with him the life-changing lesson of the coffee bean, and this powerful message changes the way he thinks, acts, and sees the world. Abe discovers that instead of letting his environment change him for the worse, he can transform any environment he is in for the better. Equipped with this transformational truth, Abe embarks on an inspirational journey to live his life like the coffee bean. Wherever his life takes him, from school, to the military, to the business world, Abe demonstrates how this simple lesson can unleash the unstoppable power within you.

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From bestselling author Jon Gordon and rising star Damon West comes The Coffee Bean: an illustrated fable that teaches readers how to transform their environment, overcome challenges, and create positive change.

Life is often difficult. It can be harsh, stressful, and feel like a pot of boiling hot water. The environments we find ourselves in can change, weaken, or harden us, and test who we truly are. We can be like the carrot that weakens in the pot or like the egg that hardens. Or, we can be like the coffee bean and discover the power inside us to transform our environment.

The Coffee Bean is an inspiring tale that follows Abe, a young man filled with stress and fear as he faces challenges and pressure at school and home. One day after class, his teacher shares with him the life-changing lesson of the coffee bean, and this powerful message changes the way he thinks, acts, and sees the world. Abe discovers that instead of letting his environment change him for the worse, he can transform any environment he is in for the better. Equipped with this transformational truth, Abe embarks on an inspirational journey to live his life like the coffee bean. Wherever his life takes him, from school, to the military, to the business world, Abe demonstrates how this simple lesson can unleash the unstoppable power within you.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ John Wiley & Sons Inc; 1st edition (July 2, 2019)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 102 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1119430275
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1119430278
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.31 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5 x 0.5 x 7 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
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DAMON WEST, M.S. Criminal Justice, is a college professor, nationally known keynote speaker and best-selling author (with best-selling author and motivational speaker Jon Gordon) of The Coffee Bean: A simple Lesson to Create Positive Change. His first book and autobiography, The Change Agent: How a Former College QB Sentenced to Life in Prison Transformed His World, was published just three years after his release from a

Texas maximum-security prison.

Sentenced to sixty-five years in a Texas prison, Damon West once had it all.

At 20 years old, he was a Division 1 starting quarterback at the University of North Texas, when he suffered a career ending injury. He turned to hard core drugs to cope with disappointments of life. After graduation, he worked in the United States Congress, was a national fundraiser on a U.S. Presidential campaign and eventually trained to be a stock- broker for United Bank of Switzerland (UBS). One day at UBS, he was introduced to methamphetamines; 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, grit and determination continues to inspire audiences today.

Today, Damon lives a life of recovery and service, going to meetings and sharing his story all over the country with schools, church's, athletic teams, corporations, conferences and inside correctional facilities. Over the past few years, he has been sharing the Coffee Bean lesson with dozens of college football teams such as Clemson, Alabama, Georgia, and Texas, and countless schools and businesses. His #BeACoffeeBean message has inspired thousands from Walmart to the US Army to the NBA.

Damon’s story has been featured both nationally and globally. His second book, The Coffee Bean, co-authored with best-selling author Jon Gordon, became an instant best-seller and a part of Forbes’ “Top Twenty Books You Need to Read to Crush 2020.”

Damon is passionate about the Coffee Bean message, and loves sharing how it changed his life and how it can change yours, too. You can reach him through his website, www.damonwest.org.

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As an educator I love this book! So many times meaningful interactions happen within the classroom, but rarely are they highlighted on or talked about outside of the confines of the school building. This book tells the story of Abe, who as a young man, faces the same daily challenges that many teenagers do today. As we follow him through his life, we see that he is able to make positive changes for himself and others around him, thanks to a lesson his teacher taught him while in high school. This book is an easy read, yet a very powerful message, that can and should be shared with those of all ages. I can’t wait to share this with everyone!
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Mickie
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Read
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Very motivational book and is an easy read. Recommend it highly.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Coffee Bean
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Straight to the point
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Carrie Knutson
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Book, Great Message
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I’ve given this book out to different people who have helped shaped my professional life. It’s a super quick read with an easy but important message.
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Diane Castro
5.0 out of 5 stars great quick read
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Short read but very impactful and should be mandatory reading in all schools. I’m getting a copy for all my kids.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Good storyline
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But reads like a kids book. A bit to simple for those later on in life.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Positive book
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Great message and relatable. I have shared with my peers!
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Mamatwoboys
5.0 out of 5 stars Great lesson for people of all ages!
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My college son and I are sharing podcasts and books this summer and chatting about them on a weeklyish basis. I chose the Coffee Bean last week and he was a bit concerned that it would take too long to read the book. I rolled my eyes and told him to open it. "Just do it. We can talk in 3 days." I said. Well, he came down for breakfast the next day and said he had finished the book and felt silly about complaining that it would take too long. The message is efficiently presented and very easy to read. Just what every 20 year old looks for in a book!

We had our discussion and chatted about the concepts of the book. I think it will be nice to be able to remind my son to "Be the Bean" and know that he will understand my encouragement. I have another 18 year old son who is away from home this summer and his brother suggested that I needed to get him to read the book as well. I loved that he saw value in the message and wanted to share it even further.

I am a substitute teacher and have plans to keep this little book in my sub bag. I usually sub in high school and the speed which a student could read this book lends itself perfectly to handling a "bored" teenager and presenting what should be a positive message in a succinct manner. Next time a student asks to get on his/her phone because they are bored or done with the lesson I'm gonna hand them The Coffee Bean book!
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Stephanie Grant
5.0 out of 5 stars Great read and reminder!!!
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Loved all the messages in this quick read reminding us of the opportunities to transform our environment which makes us stronger!
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Cliente Kindle
1.0 out of 5 stars Pouco aplicável
Reviewed in Brazil on October 27, 2020
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A analogia apesar de interessante poderia ser resumida em uma thread de tweets. O custo beneficio é muito pequeno. Dinheiro jogado fora.
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Miss L Severs
3.0 out of 5 stars Great Life Analogy
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Well written. The concept of the short story is very good, and relates to all ages, but I did feel the writing itself was leaning more to that of a child comprehendion than that of an adult. Was read in 20 minutes, very short and could have been priced cheaper hence the 3 stars. This is just my personal opinion.
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Matthew Taub
5.0 out of 5 stars Another power book to add to your arsenal
Reviewed in Canada on July 19, 2019
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IVE been a big fan of Jon Gordons books for quite some time. This is no exception. A definite must in everyone’s library.
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Diatoulou
5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant book
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What can I say it is a brilliant easy read!!!
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