Antoine McNutt

 

 

 

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Antoine L. McNutt is the co-author of Straight Talk to The Soul.  This book is one of many manifestations of his passionate desire to see people be made whole in the 'broken' areas of their lives.  It is also representative of his straight talk to and from the heart style.  Straight Talk to the Soul was released earlier this year in 2010 and is a motivational and inspirational book that provides straightforward advice for dealing with circumstances we as humans find ourselves in and offers further discussion on other important aspects such as love, hate, relationships, the inability to forgive, etc.  Straight Talk to the Soul is currently sold on amazon.com, booksamillion.com, and barnesandnoble.com and will soon be in stores near you.

 

Antoine is also currently the Assistant Director of very successful program that provides social emotional support and life skill guidance to 16-21 year old wards of the state who have been or are currently involved in the criminal justice system.  The program assigns each client to an advocate/s that provides around the clock support and counseling and models effective living skill practices with the ultimate goal of preventing future recidivism.   Antoine has dedicated the last 10 years of his life in various capacities in the field of social service tending to and tackling the issues of troubled youth, young adults, and their families who have long patterns of participation in and/or exposure to self destructive circumstances such as poverty, drugs, violence, gang activity, sex abuse, prostitution, mental illness, homelessness, and abandonment.

 

Antoine's passion in this area is birthed from his sincere desire to see others overcome those circumstances as he has. Antoine personally experienced and witnessed many of those destructive circumstances, previously mentioned, as a child and teenager growing up on the west side of Chicago. However, with the support of great mentors and extended family Antoine accomplished unbelievable success even in those early years through the vehicle of football, one of his other primary passions. Antoine received Honorable Mention All American and All State Football Honors his senior year in high school. He went on to play for the National Football League (NFL) and National Football League Europe (NFLE) in 2000 and 2001. Antoine has over the years sought to transfer the knowledge and experiences he gained through the premature ending of his professional career, by mentoring and coaching young men also seeking to make it to the NFL.

 

Antoine's guiding principal is that in life you always have to have a plan.  He believes strongly that the core part of the plan has to involve getting 'you' in order first and knowing who you are as God defines you, not as defined by your birth circumstances, family, friends, job, status or income.  He also attributes his success in life to having a pattern of continuously examining self for excellence and never getting stuck with stubborn mindsets and old ways.  With the discipline and tenacity he has inbreeded in him from his years of playing competitive sports; Antoine never quits and uses every trial as a stepping stone to the next dimension of his destiny.   Antoine has become a master of turning second chances into platinum gold.

 

Antoine currently resides in Chicago, Illinois with his wife Kimberlyn and their two children Josiah and Hannah.