Today, we’re joined by two people who found their way through the wreckage of their pasts to build something new. First, we hear from Tom Hardin. A former Wall Street insider trader, Tom saw his entire world unravel the morning the FBI knocked on his door. He joins us to share how he moved from a double life of secrets to finding a faith that finally holds up on Monday mornings.

Then, we’re joined by Dawn Cazedessus [CAZZ de sue], author of Trailer Park CEO. Raised in an environment of generational poverty and abuse, Dawn navigated the difficult path from survival to becoming a regional leader for Keller Williams International. She’ll walk us through how she broke that cycle and why she’s learned to embrace failure as a way to fail forward.

 

Links, Products, and Resources Mentioned:

Jesus Calling Podcast

Jesus Calling

Jesus Always

Jesus Listens

Past interview:Tim Green

Upcoming interview: Dr. Jim Burns

 

Tom Hardin

Wired on Wall Street: The Rise and Fall of Tipper X, One of the FBI’s Most Prolific Informants - Book by Tom Hardin

 

Dawn Cazedessus 

Trailer Park CEO: 12 Leadership Cornerstones to Become a Godly Woman of Influence - Book by Dawn Cazedessus

 

Interview Quotes:

“Ambition without any anchoring was sort of like velocity without direction. I had all the drive in the world; I just hadn’t built the moral infrastructure to sustain it.” - Tom Hardin

“The most dangerous lie isn’t the one you tell others; it’s absolutely the one you tell yourself so fluently you forget it’s a lie at all.” - Tom Hardin

“God didn’t meet me at the top of my career; He met me at the bottom of my character.” - Tom Hardin

“Guilt says, I did something bad, shame says, I am something terrible. Guilt can drive you towards repentance, but shame drives you into hiding—not only from yourself, but from others and from God.” - Tom Hardin

“This idea of “Who am I hurting” is the most seductive question a person can ask because the answer is always larger than you’re willing to imagine while you’re asking it.” - Tom Hardin

“Faithfulness isn’t a feeling. It’s a decision you make every morning before the feelings arrive.” - Tom Hardin

“As I drove off [from the trailer park], in my mind, I was leaving that past behind and going into the future, but what I realized later on in my life is that I physically left that day, but it took years to mentally leave.” - Dawn Cazedessus

“The people who have given me their time have been even more valuable because they took time to pour into me, to speak into me.” - Dawn Cazedessus

 

“You’ve got to be able to approach life with a glass that is overflowing, so that you can navigate the difficulty of the things.” - Dawn Cazedessus

 

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Jesus Listens: Stories of Prayer:  https://bit.ly/3Sd0a6C 

Peace for Everyday Life:     https://bit.ly/3zzwFoj 

Peace in Uncertain Times:     https://bit.ly/3cHfB6u 

What’s Good?     https://bit.ly/3vc2cKj 

Enneagram:     https://bit.ly/3hzRCCY 

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Today, we&rsquo;re joined by two people who found their way through the wreckage of their pasts to build something new. First, we hear from Tom Hardin. A former Wall Street insider trader, Tom saw his entire world unravel the morning the FBI knocked on his door. He joins us to share how he moved from a double life of secrets to finding a faith that finally holds up on Monday mornings.
Then, we&rsquo;re joined by Dawn Cazedessus [CAZZ de sue], author of Trailer Park CEO. Raised in an environment of generational poverty and abuse, Dawn navigated the difficult path from survival to becoming a regional leader for Keller Williams International. She&rsquo;ll walk us through how she broke that cycle and why she&rsquo;s learned to embrace failure as a way to fail forward.
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Links, Products, and Resources Mentioned:
<a href="https://www.jesuscalling.com/podcast/">Jesus Calling Podcast</a>
<a href="https://www.jesuscalling.com/books/">Jesus Calling</a>
<a href="https://www.jesuscalling.com/books/jesus-always/">Jesus Always</a>
<a href="https://www.jesuscalling.com/books/jesus-listens/">Jesus Listens</a>
Past interview: <a href="https://www.jesuscalling.com/podcast/the-second-chance-playbook-athletes-confront-hard-truths-ft-tim-green-and-mike-flynt/">Tim Green</a>
Upcoming interview: <a href="https://homeword.com/about/jim-burns/">Dr. Jim Burns</a>
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<a href="https://www.tipperx.com/">Tom Hardin</a>
<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Wired-Wall-Street-Prolific-Informants/dp/1394348878">Wired on Wall Street: The Rise and Fall of Tipper X, One of the FBI&rsquo;s Most Prolific Informants</a> - Book by Tom Hardin
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<a href="https://www.instagram.com/dawncazedessus/">Dawn Cazedessus</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Trailer-Park-CEO-Leadership-Cornerstones/dp/1424569982">Trailer Park CEO: 12 Leadership Cornerstones to Become a Godly Woman of Influence</a> - Book by Dawn Cazedessus
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Interview Quotes:
&ldquo;Ambition without any anchoring was sort of like velocity without direction. I had all the drive in the world; I just hadn&rsquo;t built the moral infrastructure to sustain it.&rdquo; - Tom Hardin
&ldquo;The most dangerous lie isn&rsquo;t the one you tell others; it&rsquo;s absolutely the one you tell yourself so fluently you forget it&rsquo;s a lie at all.&rdquo; - Tom Hardin
&ldquo;God didn&rsquo;t meet me at the top of my career; He met me at the bottom of my character.&rdquo; - Tom Hardin
&ldquo;Guilt says, I did something bad, shame says, I am something terrible. Guilt can drive you towards repentance, but shame drives you into hiding&mdash;not only from yourself, but from others and from God.&rdquo; - Tom Hardin
&ldquo;This idea of &ldquo;Who am I hurting&rdquo; is the most seductive question a person can ask because the answer is always larger than you&rsquo;re willing to imagine while you&rsquo;re asking it.&rdquo; - Tom Hardin
&ldquo;Faithfulness isn&rsquo;t a feeling. It&rsquo;s a decision you make every morning before the feelings arrive.&rdquo; - Tom Hardin
&ldquo;As I drove off [from the trailer park], in my mind, I was leaving that past behind and going into the future, but what I realized later on in my life is that I physically left that day, but it took years to mentally leave.&rdquo; - Dawn Cazedessus
&ldquo;The people who have given me their time have been even more valuable because they took time to pour into me, to speak into me.&rdquo; - Dawn Cazedessus
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&ldquo;You&rsquo;ve got to be able to approach life with a glass that is overflowing, so that you can navigate the difficulty of the things.&rdquo; - Dawn Cazedessus
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&nbsp;
Enjoy watching these additional videos from Jesus Calling YouTube channel!
Audio Episodes: &nbsp; &nbsp; <a href="https://bit.ly/3zvjbK7">https://bit.ly/3zvjbK7</a>&nbsp;
Bonus Podcasts: &nbsp; &nbsp; <a href="https://bit.ly/3vfLlGw">https://bit.ly/3vfLlGw</a>&nbsp;
Jesus Listens: Stories of Prayer:&nbsp; <a href="https://bit.ly/3Sd0a6C">https://bit.ly/3Sd0a6C</a>&nbsp;
Peace for Everyday Life: &nbsp; &nbsp; <a href="https://bit.ly/3zzwFoj">https://bit.ly/3zzwFoj</a>&nbsp;
Peace in Uncertain Times: &nbsp; &nbsp; <a href="https://bit.ly/3cHfB6u">https://bit.ly/3cHfB6u</a>&nbsp;
What&rsquo;s Good? &nbsp; &nbsp; <a href="https://bit.ly/3vc2cKj">https://bit.ly/3vc2cKj</a>&nbsp;
Enneagram: &nbsp; &nbsp; <a href="https://bit.ly/3hzRCCY">https://bit.ly/3hzRCCY</a>&nbsp;
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Breaking Free from The Wreckage of Our Past: Tom Hardin & Dawn Cazedessus

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