Juilo Diaz was waiting for his train on a subway platform in the Bronx when he was held up at knifepoint. Diaz retells his powerful - and at times humourous - story of how he ended up with both his wallet and the assailant's knife, using only words. Poignant and clever, Diaz shows the potential of recognizing a situation with turn-around-potential, and then using creative imagination to resolve a confrontation that could have ended up very differently. Listen to his story in as told by him in this 2 minute audio file.

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