hmm right here and can I just say what an honor it is to be here today to do
an honor it is to be here today to do
an honor it is to be here today to do this talk okay so yes I can and this is
this talk okay so yes I can and this is
this talk okay so yes I can and this is my story about yes how I can get the
my story about yes how I can get the
my story about yes how I can get the world fit now through social media so
world fit now through social media so
world fit now through social media so let me start at the beginning where it
let me start at the beginning where it
let me start at the beginning where it all began and I’ll just say here so I’m
all began and I’ll just say here so I’m
all began and I’ll just say here so I’m no Einstein but I do have a platform and
no Einstein but I do have a platform and
no Einstein but I do have a platform and I have a passion and I have a mission so
I have a passion and I have a mission so
I have a passion and I have a mission so for me as a young child school was not
for me as a young child school was not
for me as a young child school was not particularly great time I was very
particularly great time I was very
particularly great time I was very bullied and I think a lot of people just
bullied and I think a lot of people just
bullied and I think a lot of people just assume because I do fitness I was a
assume because I do fitness I was a
assume because I do fitness I was a really sporty kid at school but far from
really sporty kid at school but far from
really sporty kid at school but far from it I was one that had every excuse to
it I was one that had every excuse to
it I was one that had every excuse to get out of games and I don’t know if any
get out of games and I don’t know if any
get out of games and I don’t know if any of you ever experienced this where in
of you ever experienced this where in
of you ever experienced this where in sports they used to do it where they
sports they used to do it where they
sports they used to do it where they used to pick a member for the team and I
used to pick a member for the team and I
used to pick a member for the team and I was always the last one to get picked
was always the last one to get picked
was always the last one to get picked and so when I left school I then decided
and so when I left school I then decided
and so when I left school I then decided I wanted to be this really strong
I wanted to be this really strong
I wanted to be this really strong confident woman and I decided the only
confident woman and I decided the only
confident woman and I decided the only way to do that was to really challenge
way to do that was to really challenge
way to do that was to really challenge myself and that was to go and join the
myself and that was to go and join the
myself and that was to go and join the army and I remember the day that I told
army and I remember the day that I told
army and I remember the day that I told my parents that I wanted to go and join
my parents that I wanted to go and join
my parents that I wanted to go and join the army and my dad is an incredible
the army and my dad is an incredible
the army and my dad is an incredible international folk singer my mom is the
international folk singer my mom is the
international folk singer my mom is the most talented artist so they’re not
most talented artist so they’re not
most talented artist so they’re not really typical army parents and they
really typical army parents and they
really typical army parents and they were very shocked but it was the most
were very shocked but it was the most
were very shocked but it was the most incredible experience for me because
incredible experience for me because
incredible experience for me because when I was in the army
when I was in the army
when I was in the army I then couldn’t have any excuses to get
I then couldn’t have any excuses to get
I then couldn’t have any excuses to get out of doing sports and so then I
out of doing sports and so then I
out of doing sports and so then I realized actually I could be fit I could
realized actually I could be fit I could
realized actually I could be fit I could be strong and it helped me get over
be strong and it helped me get over
be strong and it helped me get over confidence issues and in those five
confidence issues and in those five
confidence issues and in those five years I served in the Army I as a woman
years I served in the Army I as a woman
years I served in the Army I as a woman it was very tough because when I joined
it was very tough because when I joined
it was very tough because when I joined it was in 1990 yeah 1992 and there
it was in 1990 yeah 1992 and there
it was in 1990 yeah 1992 and there weren’t very many women in the army so I
weren’t very many women in the army so I
weren’t very many women in the army so I had to really work hard to prove myself
had to really work hard to prove myself
had to really work hard to prove myself and on one of the reasons as well this
and on one of the reasons as well this
and on one of the reasons as well this make you laugh one of the reasons why
make you laugh one of the reasons why
make you laugh one of the reasons why actually
actually
actually and joined the army was to travel the
and joined the army was to travel the
and joined the army was to travel the world so in those five years I went to
world so in those five years I went to
world so in those five years I went to order shot Guilford Redding and London I
order shot Guilford Redding and London I
order shot Guilford Redding and London I actually didn’t get out of South East
actually didn’t get out of South East
actually didn’t get out of South East England that is literally where I stayed
England that is literally where I stayed
England that is literally where I stayed any game that was due to the fact that
any game that was due to the fact that
any game that was due to the fact that there weren’t really many other women in
there weren’t really many other women in
there weren’t really many other women in the army and then this is my beautiful
the army and then this is my beautiful
the army and then this is my beautiful sweetheart fiance and very sadly on
sweetheart fiance and very sadly on
sweetheart fiance and very sadly on August 20th 1992 he got killed and I’m
August 20th 1992 he got killed and I’m
August 20th 1992 he got killed and I’m sorry so this was a big turning point
sorry so this was a big turning point
sorry so this was a big turning point for me and my whole world completely
for me and my whole world completely
for me and my whole world completely changed and I then decided I wanted to
changed and I then decided I wanted to
changed and I then decided I wanted to come out of the army and the two things
come out of the army and the two things
come out of the army and the two things that got me through that were my family
that got me through that were my family
that got me through that were my family and fitness so I then threw myself into
and fitness so I then threw myself into
and fitness so I then threw myself into fitness because it was a way to get over
fitness because it was a way to get over
fitness because it was a way to get over the pain of losing my fiance anyway and
the pain of losing my fiance anyway and
the pain of losing my fiance anyway and so I then qualified as a personal
so I then qualified as a personal
so I then qualified as a personal trainer and spent years doing a lot of
trainer and spent years doing a lot of
trainer and spent years doing a lot of different courses and I was so excited
different courses and I was so excited
different courses and I was so excited for my first job of becoming a personal
for my first job of becoming a personal
for my first job of becoming a personal trainer and on the first day in my gym
trainer and on the first day in my gym
trainer and on the first day in my gym the gym I was working in the big boss
the gym I was working in the big boss
the gym I was working in the big boss was showing me around and he said now so
was showing me around and he said now so
was showing me around and he said now so in the gym we have got 16 bits of
in the gym we have got 16 bits of
in the gym we have got 16 bits of cardiovascular equipment so I said to
cardiovascular equipment so I said to
cardiovascular equipment so I said to him about how many members do you have
him about how many members do you have
him about how many members do you have here in the gym and he said well we have
here in the gym and he said well we have
here in the gym and he said well we have 1800 and members so my answer was well
1800 and members so my answer was well
1800 and members so my answer was well if you have 1800 members and only 16
if you have 1800 members and only 16
if you have 1800 members and only 16 bits of cardiovascular equipment
bits of cardiovascular equipment
bits of cardiovascular equipment what happens if everyone all turns up at
what happens if everyone all turns up at
what happens if everyone all turns up at once and his answer was well they won’t
once and his answer was well they won’t
once and his answer was well they won’t only 10% will ever come here and use the
only 10% will ever come here and use the
only 10% will ever come here and use the gym and for me I found that really sad I
gym and for me I found that really sad I
gym and for me I found that really sad I could see they liked it because they
could see they liked it because they
could see they liked it because they could see they made money from it but
could see they made money from it but
could see they made money from it but for me being a trainer and experiencing
for me being a trainer and experiencing
for me being a trainer and experiencing the benefit of being healthy and fit I
the benefit of being healthy and fit I
the benefit of being healthy and fit I was like but I want to reach out to
was like but I want to reach out to
was like but I want to reach out to those other 90% of those people you know
those other 90% of those people you know
those other 90% of those people you know how can I do that and so then I decided
how can I do that and so then I decided
how can I do that and so then I decided or I had an idea of a way that I could
or I had an idea of a way that I could
or I had an idea of a way that I could connect with those people that didn’t
connect with those people that didn’t
connect with those people that didn’t want
want
want go to the gym so I decided even though
go to the gym so I decided even though
go to the gym so I decided even though I’m very dyslexic that I was going to
I’m very dyslexic that I was going to
I’m very dyslexic that I was going to write a book and this book was designed
write a book and this book was designed
write a book and this book was designed so it could teach people literally in
so it could teach people literally in
so it could teach people literally in their front room how they could get
their front room how they could get
their front room how they could get healthy and fit because the benefit of
healthy and fit because the benefit of
healthy and fit because the benefit of that it will also then help their
that it will also then help their
that it will also then help their confidence so I went to a publisher and
confidence so I went to a publisher and
confidence so I went to a publisher and I have my book signed up straight away
I have my book signed up straight away
I have my book signed up straight away and the book was a great success it was
and the book was a great success it was
and the book was a great success it was sold internationally it was translated
sold internationally it was translated
sold internationally it was translated into three different languages and then
into three different languages and then
into three different languages and then there were lots of new doors then that
there were lots of new doors then that
there were lots of new doors then that opened but I learnt the hard way and for
opened but I learnt the hard way and for
opened but I learnt the hard way and for years and years I got really ripped off
years and years I got really ripped off
years and years I got really ripped off by publishers I got taken for granted
by publishers I got taken for granted
by publishers I got taken for granted I spent fortunes on getting new websites
I spent fortunes on getting new websites
I spent fortunes on getting new websites done listening to kind of like empty
done listening to kind of like empty
done listening to kind of like empty promises but for me I was just
promises but for me I was just
promises but for me I was just passionate about making a difference so
passionate about making a difference so
passionate about making a difference so I sort of believed a lot of what they
I sort of believed a lot of what they
I sort of believed a lot of what they said and then an exciting thing happened
said and then an exciting thing happened
said and then an exciting thing happened for me and that was social media was
for me and that was social media was
for me and that was social media was born and I could then see this
born and I could then see this
born and I could then see this incredible opportunity and then platform
incredible opportunity and then platform
incredible opportunity and then platform for me to kind of give and share my
for me to kind of give and share my
for me to kind of give and share my knowledge what I’d learn and share with
knowledge what I’d learn and share with
knowledge what I’d learn and share with everyone else because now I knew that I
everyone else because now I knew that I
everyone else because now I knew that I didn’t need a publisher I didn’t need a
didn’t need a publisher I didn’t need a
didn’t need a publisher I didn’t need a TV company I’ve been told I couldn’t
TV company I’ve been told I couldn’t
TV company I’ve been told I couldn’t write books I was dyslexic I was told I
write books I was dyslexic I was told I
write books I was dyslexic I was told I didn’t have the face for TV and so then
didn’t have the face for TV and so then
didn’t have the face for TV and so then with social media everyone was out
with social media everyone was out
with social media everyone was out taking selfies okay I do take a few
taking selfies okay I do take a few
taking selfies okay I do take a few selfish but not as many as this person
selfish but not as many as this person
selfish but not as many as this person here and this is where then I just knew
here and this is where then I just knew
here and this is where then I just knew now I had this opportunity to help get
now I had this opportunity to help get
now I had this opportunity to help get people fit around the world and this was
people fit around the world and this was
people fit around the world and this was a great thing before being a trainer and
a great thing before being a trainer and
a great thing before being a trainer and working in a gym you’re just limited to
working in a gym you’re just limited to
working in a gym you’re just limited to your demographics but now with social
your demographics but now with social
your demographics but now with social media this platform then I could reach
media this platform then I could reach
media this platform then I could reach out to everyone all over the world so I
out to everyone all over the world so I
out to everyone all over the world so I was then for two years probably even a
was then for two years probably even a
was then for two years probably even a little bit longer
little bit longer
little bit longer I literally just self-taught myself I
I literally just self-taught myself I
I literally just self-taught myself I just decided to and I gave up everything
just decided to and I gave up everything
just decided to and I gave up everything I got rid of all materialistic things I
I got rid of all materialistic things I
I got rid of all materialistic things I literally spent two years in a room just
literally spent two years in a room just
literally spent two years in a room just learning and I learnt everything from
learning and I learnt everything from
learning and I learnt everything from how to build a website I then designed
how to build a website I then designed
how to build a website I then designed my own app I learned all about the
my own app I learned all about the
my own app I learned all about the coding I learned about video editing I
coding I learned about video editing I
coding I learned about video editing I learned about SEO just literally
learned about SEO just literally
learned about SEO just literally everything because I’ve been told so
everything because I’ve been told so
everything because I’ve been told so many times no you can’t do this I
many times no you can’t do this I
many times no you can’t do this I thought yes I can and no one’s going to
thought yes I can and no one’s going to
thought yes I can and no one’s going to stop me and I’m just going to learn and
stop me and I’m just going to learn and
stop me and I’m just going to learn and this is the great thing with technology
this is the great thing with technology
this is the great thing with technology one of the reasons we’re here talking
one of the reasons we’re here talking
one of the reasons we’re here talking about this today is that it gives you
about this today is that it gives you
about this today is that it gives you the ability to learn so I just and the
the ability to learn so I just and the
the ability to learn so I just and the more knowledge you have the more power
more knowledge you have the more power
more knowledge you have the more power you have and it was a very exciting
you have and it was a very exciting
you have and it was a very exciting thing just learning all these new skills
thing just learning all these new skills
thing just learning all these new skills and then I have my platform and my
and then I have my platform and my
and then I have my platform and my biggest platform has been at YouTube and
biggest platform has been at YouTube and
biggest platform has been at YouTube and YouTube for me is where I can offer
YouTube for me is where I can offer
YouTube for me is where I can offer people nutrition I do nutritional videos
people nutrition I do nutritional videos
people nutrition I do nutritional videos so I talked to them about nutrition I
so I talked to them about nutrition I
so I talked to them about nutrition I talk to them about motivation and I talk
talk to them about motivation and I talk
talk to them about motivation and I talk to them about fitness and the irony is
to them about fitness and the irony is
to them about fitness and the irony is through having my youtube channel I then
through having my youtube channel I then
through having my youtube channel I then got contacted by the top youtubers in
got contacted by the top youtubers in
got contacted by the top youtubers in the UK the secona Jolla’s and Anna came
the UK the secona Jolla’s and Anna came
the UK the secona Jolla’s and Anna came to me as she’d watched all my videos on
to me as she’d watched all my videos on
to me as she’d watched all my videos on fitness she came to me and so I started
fitness she came to me and so I started
fitness she came to me and so I started to train her and I’ve been training them
to train her and I’ve been training them
to train her and I’ve been training them for the last couple of years so the
for the last couple of years so the
for the last couple of years so the benefits of fitness as we all know and
benefits of fitness as we all know and
benefits of fitness as we all know and this is where every single one of you
this is where every single one of you
this is where every single one of you guys here in this room will all benefit
guys here in this room will all benefit
guys here in this room will all benefit from being healthy and fit because it
from being healthy and fit because it
from being healthy and fit because it reduces the risk of disease it reduces
reduces the risk of disease it reduces
reduces the risk of disease it reduces anxiety and it’s just something that can
anxiety and it’s just something that can
anxiety and it’s just something that can actually be free and in this world today
actually be free and in this world today
actually be free and in this world today there are so many problems with obesity
there are so many problems with obesity
there are so many problems with obesity and this is where it’s so good to be
and this is where it’s so good to be
and this is where it’s so good to be able to just tell people you don’t have
able to just tell people you don’t have
able to just tell people you don’t have to join a gym that you’re not going to
to join a gym that you’re not going to
to join a gym that you’re not going to turn up to you can literally do so much
turn up to you can literally do so much
turn up to you can literally do so much at home and the list goes on I mean I
at home and the list goes on I mean I
at home and the list goes on I mean I could have just written so many there
could have just written so many there
could have just written so many there exercise and fitness is really what we
exercise and fitness is really what we
exercise and fitness is really what we should all be doing so really today this
should all be doing so really today this
should all be doing so really today this is where I wanted to say like yes I can
is where I wanted to say like yes I can
is where I wanted to say like yes I can so I’ve written now 21 books I was also
so I’ve written now 21 books I was also
so I’ve written now 21 books I was also told as said that I don’t have face for
told as said that I don’t have face for
told as said that I don’t have face for TV but you know
TV but you know
TV but you know that doesn’t matter who cares what our
that doesn’t matter who cares what our
that doesn’t matter who cares what our faces look like and I think that’s the
faces look like and I think that’s the
faces look like and I think that’s the other thing there’s so much about body
other thing there’s so much about body
other thing there’s so much about body image and about confidence and what I’ve
image and about confidence and what I’ve
image and about confidence and what I’ve been able to do with my youtube channel
been able to do with my youtube channel
been able to do with my youtube channel is create an online community which is
is create an online community which is
is create an online community which is called hash tag Lucy squad and what’s
called hash tag Lucy squad and what’s
called hash tag Lucy squad and what’s been incredible for me is now as a sort
been incredible for me is now as a sort
been incredible for me is now as a sort of older woman I can look back and when
of older woman I can look back and when
of older woman I can look back and when I was at school when I was brilliant
I was at school when I was brilliant
I was at school when I was brilliant have any confidence I feel I can reach
have any confidence I feel I can reach
have any confidence I feel I can reach out to now so many special young girls
out to now so many special young girls
out to now so many special young girls but also people of all ages and even
but also people of all ages and even
but also people of all ages and even young boys and teach them you know we
young boys and teach them you know we
young boys and teach them you know we live in a world where everyone is trying
live in a world where everyone is trying
live in a world where everyone is trying to be perfect and that she it’s just
to be perfect and that she it’s just
to be perfect and that she it’s just about being real so that’s where that’s
about being real so that’s where that’s
about being real so that’s where that’s been a really exciting thing and from I
been a really exciting thing and from I
been a really exciting thing and from I also have done some stuff on Sky News
also have done some stuff on Sky News
also have done some stuff on Sky News talking about how powerful it is to have
talking about how powerful it is to have
talking about how powerful it is to have women in the army so my the way I want
women in the army so my the way I want
women in the army so my the way I want to finish this is just say yes I can but
to finish this is just say yes I can but
to finish this is just say yes I can but most importantly to everyone here yes
most importantly to everyone here yes
most importantly to everyone here yes you can if you have a dream if you have
you can if you have a dream if you have
you can if you have a dream if you have a passion then you have to believe in
a passion then you have to believe in
a passion then you have to believe in yourself and you can do that and even
yourself and you can do that and even
yourself and you can do that and even though I’m Dyslexic
though I’m Dyslexic
though I’m Dyslexic this is deliberately spelt like this
this is deliberately spelt like this
this is deliberately spelt like this good health is real wealth so thank you
good health is real wealth so thank you
good health is real wealth so thank you very very much
very very much
very very much [Applause]
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