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Tamara Thompson

๐Ÿ‘ค Speaker
222 total appearances

Appearances Over Time

Podcast Appearances

Mick Unplugged
Tamara Thompson: Why Your Story Matters for Influence, Community, and Real Growth

Um, times where I just, they actually saw me as a leader in there and the women in there respected me as they got to know me, the ones that were in there with me for the time. And it was very interesting to see because I, I, I'm fairly tall for a woman, five, nine. And I was in the, actually the best shape of my life. Cause I was constantly doing like.

Mick Unplugged
Tamara Thompson: Why Your Story Matters for Influence, Community, and Real Growth

Um, times where I just, they actually saw me as a leader in there and the women in there respected me as they got to know me, the ones that were in there with me for the time. And it was very interesting to see because I, I, I'm fairly tall for a woman, five, nine. And I was in the, actually the best shape of my life. Cause I was constantly doing like.

Mick Unplugged
Tamara Thompson: Why Your Story Matters for Influence, Community, and Real Growth

Um, times where I just, they actually saw me as a leader in there and the women in there respected me as they got to know me, the ones that were in there with me for the time. And it was very interesting to see because I, I, I'm fairly tall for a woman, five, nine. And I was in the, actually the best shape of my life. Cause I was constantly doing like.

Mick Unplugged
Tamara Thompson: Why Your Story Matters for Influence, Community, and Real Growth

You know, tricep dips off the bunks, you know, wall sits off the wall, lunges across the room, doing stuff off the picnic table that was pinned to the floor. You know, like everything was pinned down. So there's just like this crazy, you know, the stories that I have in there as well. But like everything that went through, like I was even told that I inspired the officers in there too.

Mick Unplugged
Tamara Thompson: Why Your Story Matters for Influence, Community, and Real Growth

You know, tricep dips off the bunks, you know, wall sits off the wall, lunges across the room, doing stuff off the picnic table that was pinned to the floor. You know, like everything was pinned down. So there's just like this crazy, you know, the stories that I have in there as well. But like everything that went through, like I was even told that I inspired the officers in there too.

Mick Unplugged
Tamara Thompson: Why Your Story Matters for Influence, Community, and Real Growth

You know, tricep dips off the bunks, you know, wall sits off the wall, lunges across the room, doing stuff off the picnic table that was pinned to the floor. You know, like everything was pinned down. So there's just like this crazy, you know, the stories that I have in there as well. But like everything that went through, like I was even told that I inspired the officers in there too.

Mick Unplugged
Tamara Thompson: Why Your Story Matters for Influence, Community, and Real Growth

Like it was weird. Like after I got out, like all of a sudden the officers like in there were were trying to add me on Facebook and I was like, I do not believe this is a good idea. So, but yeah, that really like, there was so many like crazy stories that went on, went on in there. There was a gal one day that literally came in from the Usain Asylum and this gal was being bullied.

Mick Unplugged
Tamara Thompson: Why Your Story Matters for Influence, Community, and Real Growth

Like it was weird. Like after I got out, like all of a sudden the officers like in there were were trying to add me on Facebook and I was like, I do not believe this is a good idea. So, but yeah, that really like, there was so many like crazy stories that went on, went on in there. There was a gal one day that literally came in from the Usain Asylum and this gal was being bullied.

Mick Unplugged
Tamara Thompson: Why Your Story Matters for Influence, Community, and Real Growth

Like it was weird. Like after I got out, like all of a sudden the officers like in there were were trying to add me on Facebook and I was like, I do not believe this is a good idea. So, but yeah, that really like, there was so many like crazy stories that went on, went on in there. There was a gal one day that literally came in from the Usain Asylum and this gal was being bullied.

Mick Unplugged
Tamara Thompson: Why Your Story Matters for Influence, Community, and Real Growth

And this is another thing that in my past, I was very much bullied in middle school and I don't ever appreciate anyone talking down to anybody or bullying somebody. And I will step in and say something when I see fit and, And she was bullying this nice woman that had been in there. And she came in and I was sitting on that bolted down bench, right? And so she was standing in front of me.

Mick Unplugged
Tamara Thompson: Why Your Story Matters for Influence, Community, and Real Growth

And this is another thing that in my past, I was very much bullied in middle school and I don't ever appreciate anyone talking down to anybody or bullying somebody. And I will step in and say something when I see fit and, And she was bullying this nice woman that had been in there. And she came in and I was sitting on that bolted down bench, right? And so she was standing in front of me.

Mick Unplugged
Tamara Thompson: Why Your Story Matters for Influence, Community, and Real Growth

And this is another thing that in my past, I was very much bullied in middle school and I don't ever appreciate anyone talking down to anybody or bullying somebody. And I will step in and say something when I see fit and, And she was bullying this nice woman that had been in there. And she came in and I was sitting on that bolted down bench, right? And so she was standing in front of me.

Mick Unplugged
Tamara Thompson: Why Your Story Matters for Influence, Community, and Real Growth

And I was wearing glasses at the time, just like you. I haven't had LASIK since then, but grateful for that. But I was wearing glasses. And the first thing I thought when she came at me was, I'm going to get my glasses smashed in my eyes right about now, but I'm not going to flinch. So I literally said, hey, you don't need to speak with her like that. She's just asking a question.

Mick Unplugged
Tamara Thompson: Why Your Story Matters for Influence, Community, and Real Growth

And I was wearing glasses at the time, just like you. I haven't had LASIK since then, but grateful for that. But I was wearing glasses. And the first thing I thought when she came at me was, I'm going to get my glasses smashed in my eyes right about now, but I'm not going to flinch. So I literally said, hey, you don't need to speak with her like that. She's just asking a question.

Mick Unplugged
Tamara Thompson: Why Your Story Matters for Influence, Community, and Real Growth

And I was wearing glasses at the time, just like you. I haven't had LASIK since then, but grateful for that. But I was wearing glasses. And the first thing I thought when she came at me was, I'm going to get my glasses smashed in my eyes right about now, but I'm not going to flinch. So I literally said, hey, you don't need to speak with her like that. She's just asking a question.

Mick Unplugged
Tamara Thompson: Why Your Story Matters for Influence, Community, and Real Growth

I could tell that the mental health was not stable. And at that point, after I opened my mouth, the gal lunged at me, basically pulls her fist up right into my face. And I literally was like... OK, I could lose my eye right now or I could stay calm and they'll get the officers in here, which it was the latter. And so it went through that process that was removed.

Mick Unplugged
Tamara Thompson: Why Your Story Matters for Influence, Community, and Real Growth

I could tell that the mental health was not stable. And at that point, after I opened my mouth, the gal lunged at me, basically pulls her fist up right into my face. And I literally was like... OK, I could lose my eye right now or I could stay calm and they'll get the officers in here, which it was the latter. And so it went through that process that was removed.

Mick Unplugged
Tamara Thompson: Why Your Story Matters for Influence, Community, and Real Growth

I could tell that the mental health was not stable. And at that point, after I opened my mouth, the gal lunged at me, basically pulls her fist up right into my face. And I literally was like... OK, I could lose my eye right now or I could stay calm and they'll get the officers in here, which it was the latter. And so it went through that process that was removed.

Mick Unplugged
Tamara Thompson: Why Your Story Matters for Influence, Community, and Real Growth

But it was like after that, all the women also saw me as a leader, too. In that scenario, they always like would flock and be like, what do you want to watch on TV? I was like, well, what do you guys want to watch as a collectively whole? Yeah. And so things like Shark Tank and other things like that. So I started learning more business while I was away and then watching more when I was out.

Mick Unplugged
Tamara Thompson: Why Your Story Matters for Influence, Community, and Real Growth

But it was like after that, all the women also saw me as a leader, too. In that scenario, they always like would flock and be like, what do you want to watch on TV? I was like, well, what do you guys want to watch as a collectively whole? Yeah. And so things like Shark Tank and other things like that. So I started learning more business while I was away and then watching more when I was out.