Quick questions:

1. Are you the life & soul of the party but then wouldn’t dream of being on an actual stage? And when I say ‘on stage’ all I mean is just having a chat because thats all public speaking really is.
2. Do you need alcohol or drugs to become the version of ‘you’ that you think you need to be?
3. Are you actually happy with the life you have? The life that YOU have created.

I asked myself these very same questions aged 33 and my answers were Yes, Yes and No.

I then started a journey which I didn’t even know where it would take me but I knew I didn’t like where I was anymore. Being a motivational speaker was not part of the plan!

In late 2009 I made some excellent decisions and took some action which dramatically changed my life for the better. It certainly wasn’t an overnight fix and it’s been tough at times, joyous at times, average at times and also made me feel scared and vulnerable at times. However, change is painful and uncomfortable; we get through it and get to a better place; this is the cycle of growth, learning and being the best version of you everyday.

Rough seas make better sailors and all that.

So my story of change and bettering myself led to people asking me how I did it, commenting on my new found happiness, opening up themselves about their own struggles and asking me for guidance or support. This ultimately led me onto the stage to tell my inspiring story so far…………….

Being an ‘entrepreneur’ never crossed my mind, I couldn’t even spell it (still can’t, had to Google it!). I had simply become unhappy working for someone else; the big corporate world had sucked the life out of me. So I decided to re-ignite my passion for asbestos and protecting people; I decided to take a risk.

If you Google ‘entrepreneur’ you will find:

“a person who sets up a business or businesses, taking on financial risks in the hope of profit”

In the hope of profit! Which is pretty much what I did at first – I ‘hoped’. I knew that I had the technical skills and the expert theory knowledge so I naively thought the rest would take care of itself and I would learn on the job; how hard can it really be to run a business.

Well it’s easy to be an entrepreneur; absolutely anyone can be one. But not everyone has it in them to be a successful one by establishing a business which provides the golden ticket of time and money freedom.

Us entrepreneurs must be passionate about what we do in how we serve and the problems we solve for people. We must have faith, we must be absolutely committed, we must be risk takers, be visionaries, be optimistic, be positive, be hard workers, be adaptable to change and be willing to make sacrifices that most normal people wouldn’t. And we must have a plan.

I will help you become a successful entrepreneur.

I always felt too selfish to have kids; I was too busy being large and in charge of my party-boy ways. Until I grew up and realised there’s more to life than getting blind drunk every weekend; there’s more to life than the hustle of work and building a career or a business.

I’m the proud father of two wonderful daughters. Our family unit, with my wife, is the best thing I have ever created. Being a Dad is a constant learning for me too; it makes you reflect on your own actions and attitudes, then refine and tweak as required in the hope that you are being your best every day to bring up the youngsters and free them into the world as confident, kind, honest, positive, educated, charming beautiful people.

Being a great Dad is effortless in a lot of areas yet takes great effort in others. Being aware, forever learning and improving makes you a better person in every area of your life.