We had such a great time at the PCW event last week which our fabulous PR guru, Fiona Scott helped to organise and invited us too. Spending time chatting with Eddie The Eagle, who was the special guest and speaker for the evening was such a pleasure. Both Chris and I, really appreciated our time with Eddie, and enjoyed sharing similar stories/experiences with him, in terms of being current and past elite athletes.
I can honestly say I’ve never enjoyed listening to a speaker more than Eddie. I think mainly because it was like listening to someone who ‘gets it’, so much resignated with me and my experiences as being a part of the Paralympic/GB team. Especially when he talked about his face not fitting, people just not getting you because you’re not what the usual expectation is, and the endless barriers he faced which he had to overcome, and mainly doing this alone. I could have chatted to him all night, and listened to him talk with such passion about the sport he loved but that sadly got taken away from him far too soon, I keep thinking, how far could he have gone given the chance? However, it was so uplifting to hear about all he has accomplished since his athletic career, using it as a platform to achieve bigger and greater things.
A truly brilliant night, motivating and also it was fantastic to network with other local business people, share our stories and think of ways to help each other grow in our industries. I’m looking forward to the next one already.