#061...DAMIAN TORRES...SUCCESS STORY...MR TORRES IS A TEACHER, HUSBAND, FATHER, SOLDIER AND SURVIVOR. OVERCOMING AN INCREDIBLY BAD HAND, ADDICTED PARENTS, RESIDENTIAL INSTABILITY, FINANCIAL SECURITY AND LACK OF POSITIVE ROLE MODELS, DAMIEN WAS DESTINED TO FAIL, OR SO EVERYONE THOUGHT. DAMIEN TELLS HIS OWN PERSONAL HORROR STORY WITH US ON OUTLOUD, AND FRANKLY ITS OVERWHELMING, BUT AS WE DIG DEEPER WE ARE REWARDED WITH THE SIMPLEST OF GEMS. LOADED WITH EXAMPLES OF WHAT NOT TO DO, DAMIEN MADE CHOICES, ONE AT A TIME, THAT WERE OBVIOUS TO HIM. ONE OF THE CHOICES WAS SO INSANELY ADVERSE THAT HE WAS ABLE TO ACCEPT THE OTHER, AS THE ONLY OPTION. THE MOST FAMOUS OF THESE MICRO CHOICES WAS HIS INSISTENCE TO HANG IN THE AP ENGLISH CLASS. THIS SET THE COURSE FOR A WILD RIDE. DAMIEN BUILT HIMSELF UP BRICK BY BRICK, STILL A WORK IN PROGRESS. YOU CAN FIND HIM INSPIRING THE YOUTH IN A CLASSROOM, ATTEMPTING TO TAKE HIS FAMILY CAMPING OR DOING FREE YOGA ON THE BLUFF, FOREVER GETTING STRONGER WWW.OUTLOUDPOD.COM
