John Diggs Born in the creative hotbed of Pacoima in northern LA, John Diggs played college football at Washington State University and went on to play five years of NFL and CFL football before officially retiring. He then built one of Southern California’s most outstanding mortgage brokerages before the mortgage meltdown of 2008 forced him to lose that business, followed by his home, wife, and family. Going from the highs of success on every front to the low of sleeping on his mom’s couch, however, turned out to provide the backdrop for the life-changing idea of using Mind Mapping on a personal level to put his own life back together and help others do the same.

Since sharing this unique idea in his TEDx Talk, John has authored six mind mapping books and designed dozens of mind mapping courses. He delivers mind mapping talks and hosts an online community of Mappineers– ALL to support his mission to help himself and others love life to the fullest by getting clear about who they are while boosting creativity, enhancing memory, collaborating at high levels, increasing productivity, and reducing stress.

John Diggs Vroom Vroom Veer Stories

Grew up outside Los Angeles and dreamed of playing college football; when he finally ran out of the tunnel as a sophomore starter he starting crying as he lived his dream

Played in the NFL and CFL for five years until a knee injury; the doctor told him he could play, but if he injured it again he might have to walk with a cane the rest of this life

When we played for the Raiders when they were in Los Angeles he got his real estate license

Developed real estate software and used that in his business; rode the bubble until it popped in 2007; that's when he lost everything

Stayed on his mom's couch and he had work out clothes and his Big Ass Box of Personal Development; Found a book on mind-mapping and needed a project--so he worked on that box

Met a mentor who kept asking him; "Who are you?" John had many answers the mentor would ask "Is that all?"; changed his life

8 months after landing on the his mom's couch; he got a job interview for a software developer gig; the president of the company said "We gotta have you, how much?" John said 10K per month---DONE!

This is John Diggs from JohnDiggs.com and you are listening to Vroom Vroom Veer with Jeff Smith, reminding you to Get Out of your Big Ass Box!

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