[responsivevoice_button] Have you ever wondered what lies behind a smile? Two days before my investiture at Buckingham Palace, I received the news that I potentially required life-saving surgery. Behind my smile was fear, uncertainty and doubt but you’d never know from the outside looking in. The surgery is risky. It has a 5% chance of […]
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[responsivevoice_button]When I first started my journey in business, the odds were stacked against me. I was young, black and disabled – talk about a triple threat! I had just left my first “proper job” because I was suffering terribly from Post-Polio Syndrome. I was so exhausted, I was struggling to get through the days –
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I’m delighted to announce that my long-anticipated audiobook is finally out and available to buy on Amazon. I know that many people, myself included, prefer to listen to content rather than read. Sitting down to read is a luxury that sadly many of us can’t afford every day – and with audio becoming an ever-increasingly
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As a successful businessman, I often get asked how I manage to maintain my personal motivation. And the truth is sometimes, I don’t!Think about someone who you deem to be successful – I bet it seems as though they’ve never endured any hardship. But the journey to success is paved with insecurity and self-doubt. It’s
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I am absolutely thrilled to announce to launch of my new YouTube channel – I Can. I Will. Empowering people to be their best. I’ve toyed with the idea of starting a YouTube channel for a good couple of months now but it’s was a frightening prospect – would I come across badly? What would
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Having a victim mindset will stop you from achieving great things in life. Find how to break free of it and THRIVE once and for all!
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I was delighted to be asked to speak recently to over 80 businesses at the Blaby District Means Business event on the divide between employers and disabled people.
Are Disabled People Crap? How to Support Them Into Work Read More »
Self-Reflection: I’m looking at the man in the mirror. “Take a look at yourself, and then make a change” – Michael Jackson Self-reflection is something that I believe needs to be learned; many view it as a thing that needs to be discovered. To take a logical approach, it can be a process of making
Over the past year, I\’ve been working on writing my biography. It’s not been an easy task, but it has been rewarding. The book is now 80% complete, and I am excited to say that we are hoping for a summer launch! It is a story of struggle and hard work, but it is also
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So what are the late effects of polio (aka post-polio syndrome)? In a nutshell, Mr polio knocks twice! The first time he comes around, he totally messes you up, or should I be using the F-word? The extent to which you get messed up depends on how lucky or unlucky you are. Some people get
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