Every year, thousands of men and women fall victim to the crime of human trafficking. Today, I’m humbled to be speaking with Scott Lumley who has a powerful story that sheds light on this issue and the resilience that came out of it. Scott has been the founder and CEO of 150 companies and has 39 years of business experience and uses that expertise to coach other entrepreneurs. Scott is an example of someone who’s taken inconceivable experiences and turned them around to find strength for himself and for others.

Trust me, you need to jump in and listen to Scott’s incredible journey and learn how he took his pain and tragedy and turn it into triumph. 

Things you will learn in this episode:

[00:01 – 04:09] Opening Segment

• I welcome and introduce my guest, Scott Lumley
• • Walking through the fire of human trafficking
  • Successful businessman
• Scott shares a bit of background 
• • Currently working in Morocco 
  • Became an entrepreneur out of necessity early on

[04:10 – 10:45] Trying to Get Free from the Chains

• Scott begins to tell his story 
• • Family dynamics - prostitution, prison, abuse, and suicide
  • Ran away to OK 
  • Met a preacher who kidnapped, chained, and raped him in a barn for years
  • Biting off the chain over time 
• Life on the run 
• • Working manual labor 
  • Controlling the mind
• Scott talks about the proceeds from his books 
• • Links below 

[11:46 – 20:55] From Trafficking to Triumph

• Scott talks about the mental process he went through 
• • Thinking you’re going to die every day
  • Having to survive each day
  • Comfort through watching a spider 
  • Living in the present
• Becoming unchained
• • One day it broke 
  • Coming back into contact with his kidnapper
• Turning the negative into positive 
• • Aggression into action 
  • Compound learning 
  • Experience 
• Giving back 
• • Working to saving someone else from this experience

[21:56 – 26:29 Closing Segment

• Scott’s advice to people going through the hard things 
• • Just wait - one more minute
  • Know when it’s time to get out
• How to reach out and support Scott
• • Links below 
• Final Words 

 

Tweetable Quotes:

"People talk about mind control and mindset; There’s nothing harder in the world to control more than your mind.” - Scott Lumley

“I think there’s so many things people don’t pay attention to because they’re so busy, ‘living their lives’... It’s really important, I think, to live in the present.” - Scott Lumley

“One more minute - just wait one more minute, don’t give up, just wait one more minute… then another, and another.” - Scott Lumley

 

Resources Mentioned: 

• Unchained - Pre Order now

 

You can connect with Scott on LinkedIn and Twitter. Visit https://scottlumley.com/ to learn more and get involved in change.

 

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