I knew that in today’s talk with the story the personal story that I sort of
story the personal story that I sort of
story the personal story that I sort of experience when I was 11 years old I
experience when I was 11 years old I
experience when I was 11 years old I wanted to share that with all of you but
wanted to share that with all of you but
wanted to share that with all of you but prior to that I wanted to really go
prior to that I wanted to really go
prior to that I wanted to really go through in my head and my imagination of
through in my head and my imagination of
through in my head and my imagination of what over the edge actually means and
what over the edge actually means and
what over the edge actually means and actually taking that concept into a
actually taking that concept into a
actually taking that concept into a suppose into a bit of a story and I
suppose into a bit of a story and I
suppose into a bit of a story and I thought what better way of doing that
thought what better way of doing that
thought what better way of doing that then using a very powerful tool that we
then using a very powerful tool that we
then using a very powerful tool that we all have but we sometimes forget to
all have but we sometimes forget to
all have but we sometimes forget to harness its our imagination so I said it
harness its our imagination so I said it
harness its our imagination so I said it imagination I I need a favor please what
imagination I I need a favor please what
imagination I I need a favor please what does over the edge mean to me I have
does over the edge mean to me I have
does over the edge mean to me I have this talk to dinner on Saturday and yes
this talk to dinner on Saturday and yes
this talk to dinner on Saturday and yes I could use lots of different stories
I could use lots of different stories
I could use lots of different stories and and lots of different things that
and and lots of different things that
and and lots of different things that have happened to me but how can I be a
have happened to me but how can I be a
have happened to me but how can I be a little bit different a bit creative and
little bit different a bit creative and
little bit different a bit creative and I need you to bear with me please here I
I need you to bear with me please here I
I need you to bear with me please here I need you to really really bear with me
need you to really really bear with me
need you to really really bear with me because when I got the response from my
because when I got the response from my
because when I got the response from my imagination I was a bit shocked but I
imagination I was a bit shocked but I
imagination I was a bit shocked but I promise you that it will all make sense
promise you that it will all make sense
promise you that it will all make sense hopefully it’ll make sense and it’ll
hopefully it’ll make sense and it’ll
hopefully it’ll make sense and it’ll type nicely with my personal story so
type nicely with my personal story so
type nicely with my personal story so when I when I asked myself this question
when I when I asked myself this question
when I when I asked myself this question the response was sumo wrestling that’s
the response was sumo wrestling that’s
the response was sumo wrestling that’s right ladies and gentlemen sumo
right ladies and gentlemen sumo
right ladies and gentlemen sumo wrestling now I’m no expert at sumo
wrestling now I’m no expert at sumo
wrestling now I’m no expert at sumo wrestling but in terms of my very basic
wrestling but in terms of my very basic
wrestling but in terms of my very basic knowledge to got to soma sumo wrestlers
knowledge to got to soma sumo wrestlers
knowledge to got to soma sumo wrestlers pushing against each other and and
pushing against each other and and
pushing against each other and and trying to be the stronger one will it
trying to be the stronger one will it
trying to be the stronger one will it will push the the other player outside
will push the the other player outside
will push the the other player outside of the arena my understanding basic
of the arena my understanding basic
of the arena my understanding basic understanding right so I try and go into
understanding right so I try and go into
understanding right so I try and go into this a little bit more deeper to
this a little bit more deeper to
this a little bit more deeper to understand where this all comes in play
understand where this all comes in play
understand where this all comes in play so I see this big arena big stadium and
so I see this big arena big stadium and
so I see this big arena big stadium and a one corner on one side I see myself 23
a one corner on one side I see myself 23
a one corner on one side I see myself 23 old Kevin Patrick of course I’m not in
old Kevin Patrick of course I’m not in
old Kevin Patrick of course I’m not in in sumo sighs I’m not a sumo wrestler
in sumo sighs I’m not a sumo wrestler
in sumo sighs I’m not a sumo wrestler sighs as you can see but in my
sighs as you can see but in my
sighs as you can see but in my imagination
imagination
imagination so myself that with all the experiences
so myself that with all the experiences
so myself that with all the experiences that I’ve had all my ups and downs that
that I’ve had all my ups and downs that
that I’ve had all my ups and downs that all of those things together created
all of those things together created
all of those things together created layers which made me sumo ready
layers which made me sumo ready
layers which made me sumo ready basically that’s how I’d seen it in my
basically that’s how I’d seen it in my
basically that’s how I’d seen it in my head so ready in one corner already
head so ready in one corner already
head so ready in one corner already ready for my sumo wrestling like this
ready for my sumo wrestling like this
ready for my sumo wrestling like this okay so that’s one side on the opposite
okay so that’s one side on the opposite
okay so that’s one side on the opposite side I have an opponent now I don’t know
side I have an opponent now I don’t know
side I have an opponent now I don’t know who this opponent is I can’t even can’t
who this opponent is I can’t even can’t
who this opponent is I can’t even can’t put a name or or give any sort of
put a name or or give any sort of
put a name or or give any sort of further description but all I could tell
further description but all I could tell
further description but all I could tell was this distinct was huge strong was
was this distinct was huge strong was
was this distinct was huge strong was was just yeah scary and I remember sort
was just yeah scary and I remember sort
was just yeah scary and I remember sort of looking and thinking how am I going
of looking and thinking how am I going
of looking and thinking how am I going to do this what is this how am I even
to do this what is this how am I even
to do this what is this how am I even meant to look at me look at my opponent
meant to look at me look at my opponent
meant to look at me look at my opponent what’s actually going to happen anyway
what’s actually going to happen anyway
what’s actually going to happen anyway as one does we go into into it we start
as one does we go into into it we start
as one does we go into into it we start the the battle as we call it and we’re
the the battle as we call it and we’re
the the battle as we call it and we’re pushing and and I’m giving it everything
pushing and and I’m giving it everything
pushing and and I’m giving it everything I’ve got and I’m really really trying
I’ve got and I’m really really trying
I’ve got and I’m really really trying and got my pone very easily pushes me
and got my pone very easily pushes me
and got my pone very easily pushes me across takes me through and as we do as
across takes me through and as we do as
across takes me through and as we do as humans sometimes when things happen we
humans sometimes when things happen we
humans sometimes when things happen we learn we adapt were able to understand
learn we adapt were able to understand
learn we adapt were able to understand and were able to slightly improve our
and were able to slightly improve our
and were able to slightly improve our game and that’s what I thought what were
game and that’s what I thought what were
game and that’s what I thought what were just when I’m about to think that I’m
just when I’m about to think that I’m
just when I’m about to think that I’m doing something a bit different to win
doing something a bit different to win
doing something a bit different to win to actually stay on my opponent does
to actually stay on my opponent does
to actually stay on my opponent does something else twists and turns and I
something else twists and turns and I
something else twists and turns and I can’t even predict what’s happening and
can’t even predict what’s happening and
can’t even predict what’s happening and the only thing I’m thinking is wow this
the only thing I’m thinking is wow this
the only thing I’m thinking is wow this is a really experienced opponent there’s
is a really experienced opponent there’s
is a really experienced opponent there’s no chance for me and as I start looking
no chance for me and as I start looking
no chance for me and as I start looking at the cup being half empty and I’m
at the cup being half empty and I’m
at the cup being half empty and I’m thinking what’s the point and you know
thinking what’s the point and you know
thinking what’s the point and you know am I ever got any chance this what am I
am I ever got any chance this what am I
am I ever got any chance this what am I even doing here on my my opponent gets
even doing here on my my opponent gets
even doing here on my my opponent gets stronger my opponent is able to use this
stronger my opponent is able to use this
stronger my opponent is able to use this they absorb the energy from me this this
they absorb the energy from me this this
they absorb the energy from me this this negative energy that I’m that I’m that
negative energy that I’m that I’m that
negative energy that I’m that I’m that I’m letting out the shoulder its
I’m letting out the shoulder its
I’m letting out the shoulder its radiation this this this negativity my
radiation this this this negativity my
radiation this this this negativity my in my opponent is able to take on just
in my opponent is able to take on just
in my opponent is able to take on just get stronger and stronger and stronger
get stronger and stronger and stronger
get stronger and stronger and stronger and I get to the edge I get to the edge
and I get to the edge I get to the edge
and I get to the edge I get to the edge and and then I start looking over as you
and and then I start looking over as you
and and then I start looking over as you do and you know yes this is okay this is
do and you know yes this is okay this is
do and you know yes this is okay this is just a platform thinking is just a game
just a platform thinking is just a game
just a platform thinking is just a game it’s just
it’s just
it’s just to match okay I’ll come back next time
to match okay I’ll come back next time
to match okay I’ll come back next time etc but in my imagination in this
etc but in my imagination in this
etc but in my imagination in this scenario there is no platform if i come
scenario there is no platform if i come
scenario there is no platform if i come off that’s the end it’s nothing and i
off that’s the end it’s nothing and i
off that’s the end it’s nothing and i was on the edge I realized this I am
was on the edge I realized this I am
was on the edge I realized this I am absolutely yeah absolutely like
absolutely yeah absolutely like
absolutely yeah absolutely like trembling and worrying and thinking
trembling and worrying and thinking
trembling and worrying and thinking what’s happening I’m off the edge at a
what’s happening I’m off the edge at a
what’s happening I’m off the edge at a point as well but I grabbed on because
point as well but I grabbed on because
point as well but I grabbed on because I’m so scared of what I see below I push
I’m so scared of what I see below I push
I’m so scared of what I see below I push myself back on and that’s when it clicks
myself back on and that’s when it clicks
myself back on and that’s when it clicks to me that my opponent this is different
to me that my opponent this is different
to me that my opponent this is different to each and every one of us is the life
to each and every one of us is the life
to each and every one of us is the life in the form of a beam if I say so or an
in the form of a beam if I say so or an
in the form of a beam if I say so or an opponent and when I realized that going
opponent and when I realized that going
opponent and when I realized that going down is not an option and I start
down is not an option and I start
down is not an option and I start thinking to myself that I have to do
thinking to myself that I have to do
thinking to myself that I have to do this and I will do this and that I can
this and I will do this and that I can
this and I will do this and that I can do this just as how my opponent was
do this just as how my opponent was
do this just as how my opponent was gaining strength from my negativity I
gaining strength from my negativity I
gaining strength from my negativity I was actually starting to gain strength
was actually starting to gain strength
was actually starting to gain strength from my positivity and I’m getting
from my positivity and I’m getting
from my positivity and I’m getting stronger and I’m getting better now
stronger and I’m getting better now
stronger and I’m getting better now there’s something funny about this game
there’s something funny about this game
there’s something funny about this game I can never win I can ever push life off
I can never win I can ever push life off
I can never win I can ever push life off this but I can stay on the arena the
this but I can stay on the arena the
this but I can stay on the arena the arena and I started to feel blessed and
arena and I started to feel blessed and
arena and I started to feel blessed and I started to have gratification in terms
I started to have gratification in terms
I started to have gratification in terms of where i was i was thankful that i had
of where i was i was thankful that i had
of where i was i was thankful that i had this opportunity and that made me
this opportunity and that made me
this opportunity and that made me stronger the perseverance of thinking
stronger the perseverance of thinking
stronger the perseverance of thinking i’m actually not going to give up i’m
i’m actually not going to give up i’m
i’m actually not going to give up i’m going to keep going that made me
going to keep going that made me
going to keep going that made me stronger that fighting that consistency
stronger that fighting that consistency
stronger that fighting that consistency at confidence that I can actually do
at confidence that I can actually do
at confidence that I can actually do this made me stronger and when I think
this made me stronger and when I think
this made me stronger and when I think of that as being at one point on the
of that as being at one point on the
of that as being at one point on the edge to literally off the edge but then
edge to literally off the edge but then
edge to literally off the edge but then actually realizing what my scenario or
actually realizing what my scenario or
actually realizing what my scenario or situation is and or was
situation is and or was
situation is and or was but to come back on and to win and to
but to come back on and to win and to
but to come back on and to win and to prove myself has really been a
prove myself has really been a
prove myself has really been a fundamental part of my the ability for
fundamental part of my the ability for
fundamental part of my the ability for me to actually go on and achieve what I
me to actually go on and achieve what I
me to actually go on and achieve what I have done and I know that that will
have done and I know that that will
have done and I know that that will always be with me in my thinking I’m a
always be with me in my thinking I’m a
always be with me in my thinking I’m a mentality for everything that I want to
mentality for everything that I want to
mentality for everything that I want to do in the future now in a very very
do in the future now in a very very
do in the future now in a very very similar way what I just spoke about then
similar way what I just spoke about then
similar way what I just spoke about then is literally what has happened in a
is literally what has happened in a
is literally what has happened in a real-life scenario to just put it into
real-life scenario to just put it into
real-life scenario to just put it into context for you so I take you back to
context for you so I take you back to
context for you so I take you back to 2004 was 11 years old I was born born
2004 was 11 years old I was born born
2004 was 11 years old I was born born and brought up in in in in in the UK but
and brought up in in in in in the UK but
and brought up in in in in in the UK but as you can see i’m not your typical
as you can see i’m not your typical
as you can see i’m not your typical British boy and I therefore I was a
British boy and I therefore I was a
British boy and I therefore I was a target for for racism and this is the
target for for racism and this is the
target for for racism and this is the first time actually my mom Cindy in the
first time actually my mom Cindy in the
first time actually my mom Cindy in the audience listening to me so some in
audience listening to me so some in
audience listening to me so some in terms of speech so it might be a bit of
terms of speech so it might be a bit of
terms of speech so it might be a bit of a shock to her as well cuz i dont really
a shock to her as well cuz i dont really
a shock to her as well cuz i dont really haven’t really spoken tennis but by
haven’t really spoken tennis but by
haven’t really spoken tennis but by family but yeah I was a victim of racism
family but yeah I was a victim of racism
family but yeah I was a victim of racism both physical verbal and it was terrible
both physical verbal and it was terrible
both physical verbal and it was terrible and actually got to a point where i was
and actually got to a point where i was
and actually got to a point where i was asking to myself maybe it is me you know
asking to myself maybe it is me you know
asking to myself maybe it is me you know why am i this color maybe i am not good
why am i this color maybe i am not good
why am i this color maybe i am not good enough to be with the other people in my
enough to be with the other people in my
enough to be with the other people in my in my school and that level of
in my school and that level of
in my school and that level of complexion actually still is within it
complexion actually still is within it
complexion actually still is within it resonates in a lot of things that i do
resonates in a lot of things that i do
resonates in a lot of things that i do which is quite sad but at that very
which is quite sad but at that very
which is quite sad but at that very point in my life I was getting pushed
point in my life I was getting pushed
point in my life I was getting pushed back and back at a to a point where I
back and back at a to a point where I
back and back at a to a point where I was not only on the edge I was off the
was not only on the edge I was off the
was not only on the edge I was off the edge but I stayed on because I wanted to
edge but I stayed on because I wanted to
edge but I stayed on because I wanted to I couldn’t believe that that was going
I couldn’t believe that that was going
I couldn’t believe that that was going to be the end so what I did as my
to be the end so what I did as my
to be the end so what I did as my parents used to give me a pound 52
parents used to give me a pound 52
parents used to give me a pound 52 pounds a day for lunch instead of using
pounds a day for lunch instead of using
pounds a day for lunch instead of using it for lunch I would take it to the
it for lunch I would take it to the
it for lunch I would take it to the school shops before before school or
school shops before before school or
school shops before before school or open and I would buy 10
open and I would buy 10
open and I would buy 10 freddos jawbreakers candy sticks this is
freddos jawbreakers candy sticks this is
freddos jawbreakers candy sticks this is back in two thousand four when sweets
back in two thousand four when sweets
back in two thousand four when sweets were actually affordable mustard oil
were actually affordable mustard oil
were actually affordable mustard oil must add and so as to go there and I
must add and so as to go there and I
must add and so as to go there and I stood by these sweets and every time a
stood by these sweets and every time a
stood by these sweets and every time a bully approached me I would give them a
bully approached me I would give them a
bully approached me I would give them a sweet and ask them to leave me alone
sweet and ask them to leave me alone
sweet and ask them to leave me alone after about four or five weeks the
after about four or five weeks the
after about four or five weeks the bullying had completely stopped and I’ve
bullying had completely stopped and I’ve
bullying had completely stopped and I’ve realized that there was this album
realized that there was this album
realized that there was this album obviously those is this opportunity this
obviously those is this opportunity this
obviously those is this opportunity this mark but his 11 year on an and if it if
mark but his 11 year on an and if it if
mark but his 11 year on an and if it if it clicked with those exact words but I
it clicked with those exact words but I
it clicked with those exact words but I knew that people were crazy for sweets
knew that people were crazy for sweets
knew that people were crazy for sweets and it must also add that that was the
and it must also add that that was the
and it must also add that that was the year that Jamie Oliver had decided to
year that Jamie Oliver had decided to
year that Jamie Oliver had decided to take all the sweet vending machines out
take all the sweet vending machines out
take all the sweet vending machines out of schools and replace them with with
of schools and replace them with with
of schools and replace them with with healthy things so all the kids were
healthy things so all the kids were
healthy things so all the kids were crazy for sweets at this point and I
crazy for sweets at this point and I
crazy for sweets at this point and I actually started selling the sweets and
actually started selling the sweets and
actually started selling the sweets and it went from me going to school with
it went from me going to school with
it went from me going to school with pockets full of sweets to three or four
pockets full of sweets to three or four
pockets full of sweets to three or four months down the line where I was walking
months down the line where I was walking
months down the line where I was walking in with four or five messenger bags of
in with four or five messenger bags of
in with four or five messenger bags of sweet walking into school and silly and
sweet walking into school and silly and
sweet walking into school and silly and my mum my poor and lovely mum used to
my mum my poor and lovely mum used to
my mum my poor and lovely mum used to take me to wholesalers Road negotiated
take me to wholesalers Road negotiated
take me to wholesalers Road negotiated with her managers and and a part of our
with her managers and and a part of our
with her managers and and a part of our conservatory at home was was a bit like
conservatory at home was was a bit like
conservatory at home was was a bit like a warehouse where I’d stopped the sweet
a warehouse where I’d stopped the sweet
a warehouse where I’d stopped the sweet and take them in and for me that sparked
and take them in and for me that sparked
and take them in and for me that sparked this entrepreneurial flair within me now
this entrepreneurial flair within me now
this entrepreneurial flair within me now my particular story of course relates to
my particular story of course relates to
my particular story of course relates to me becoming an entrepreneur and of
me becoming an entrepreneur and of
me becoming an entrepreneur and of course are things but but of course I
course are things but but of course I
course are things but but of course I think the the concept works for anyone
think the the concept works for anyone
think the the concept works for anyone and everyone of any sort and form of
and everyone of any sort and form of
and everyone of any sort and form of career or or anything that you want to
career or or anything that you want to
career or or anything that you want to be doing in a particular scenario in
be doing in a particular scenario in
be doing in a particular scenario in your lives and for me having that
your lives and for me having that
your lives and for me having that experience of course it given me that as
experience of course it given me that as
experience of course it given me that as I said this entrepreneurial flair but
I said this entrepreneurial flair but
I said this entrepreneurial flair but this determination and this acceptance
this determination and this acceptance
this determination and this acceptance that if you put your mind to it and you
that if you put your mind to it and you
that if you put your mind to it and you realize that there is always a way out
realize that there is always a way out
realize that there is always a way out and there’s one always a way to succeed
and there’s one always a way to succeed
and there’s one always a way to succeed it might not happen the first time it
it might not happen the first time it
it might not happen the first time it might not happen the second time it
might not happen the second time it
might not happen the second time it might not even happen on the tenth time
might not even happen on the tenth time
might not even happen on the tenth time but if you
but if you
but if you pat it something will click you may need
pat it something will click you may need
pat it something will click you may need to think literally outside of the box
to think literally outside of the box
to think literally outside of the box humo notice you might need to see the
humo notice you might need to see the
humo notice you might need to see the resources that are around you the things
resources that are around you the things
resources that are around you the things that you take for granted that you don’t
that you take for granted that you don’t
that you take for granted that you don’t actually see that could be huge amounts
actually see that could be huge amounts
actually see that could be huge amounts of support and help for you you just
of support and help for you you just
of support and help for you you just have to look grab utilize and make
have to look grab utilize and make
have to look grab utilize and make something amazing happen so always go
something amazing happen so always go
something amazing happen so always go back to any scenario that you find
back to any scenario that you find
back to any scenario that you find yourself as being a being a struggle
yourself as being a being a struggle
yourself as being a being a struggle sometimes being off the edge more on the
sometimes being off the edge more on the
sometimes being off the edge more on the edge or right at the point where you
edge or right at the point where you
edge or right at the point where you really act at your come outside of your
really act at your come outside of your
really act at your come outside of your comfort zone where you’re really being
comfort zone where you’re really being
comfort zone where you’re really being pushed at that point you may of course
pushed at that point you may of course
pushed at that point you may of course find it very challenging and you think
find it very challenging and you think
find it very challenging and you think why me but realize actually with the
why me but realize actually with the
why me but realize actually with the right mindset you can look at that and
right mindset you can look at that and
right mindset you can look at that and think wow this is this is extraordinary
think wow this is this is extraordinary
think wow this is this is extraordinary something amazing it can happen if you
something amazing it can happen if you
something amazing it can happen if you put your mind to it something so
put your mind to it something so
put your mind to it something so incredible so keep at it never give up
incredible so keep at it never give up
incredible so keep at it never give up it’s cliche everyone says it right but
it’s cliche everyone says it right but
it’s cliche everyone says it right but it’s it’s so true keeping at something
it’s it’s so true keeping at something
it’s it’s so true keeping at something and pushing someone who never gives up
and pushing someone who never gives up
and pushing someone who never gives up you can never beat them and you keep
you can never beat them and you keep
you can never beat them and you keep pushing and you win and something great
pushing and you win and something great
pushing and you win and something great will happen and finally ladies and
will happen and finally ladies and
will happen and finally ladies and gentlemen remember that you are all sumo
gentlemen remember that you are all sumo
gentlemen remember that you are all sumo wrestlers thank you very much
wrestlers thank you very much
wrestlers thank you very much [Applause]
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