Birmingham’s Poet Laureate by day & professional super flyweight boxer by night, Matt delivers workshops, performances and poetry-boxercise to schools, libraries, foster homes, young offenders. Matt has performed spoken word/slam poetry since 2007 while continuing his career as a professional boxer. He’s the MATT Man! Make sure you listen to the end as a massive treat he delivers one of his poems for you!   Success Mantra Hard work beats talent when talent doesn’t work…

Perception is in the eye of the beholder they say – if that is the case why not perceive an 80-year life as a 80 year holiday rather than a chore or challenge. Sure there will be good times and bad times, even on a holiday, but what would that do to your mindset if you were trying to be on holiday in your head more of the time most of the time rather than…

Former professional footballer with Wolverhampton Wanderers from the age of 18 – 214 appearances and 53 goals during his 9 years at Molineux, they won the League Cup at Wembley in 1980. He had a career threatening injury aged 27, rupturing his Achilles tendon he continued one for several more years before having to retire. Since football Mel has been an Independent Financial Advisor (IFA) and one of the most respected FIFA Player’s Agents in…

Nick Baxter is an English rugby union player who has represented England Students, England Sevens and the Barbarians. He was a Worcester Warriors winger before becoming the leading try scorer in national league rugby, scoring his 150th try for Pertemps Bees. He was a member of the England Sevens team in the 1998 Kuala Lumpur Commonwealth Games.  In 2005 he received the Rugby Writers’ Union Services to Rugby Award Success Mantra Very simple here ‘hard…

In 2006 Anna broke her back snowboard racing, pushing herself at what she loved best. Determined not to be defeated, Anna decided to become a Paralympic Ski Racer. After 3 years training, Anna came 6th in the 2010 Vancouver Paralympics. Four years later she finished 4th, 6th and 8th for GB in Britain’s most successful Winter Paralympic Team in the 2014 Sochi Paralympic Games. “I was disappointed to come home without a Paralympic medal. However…

Do you truly understand the difference between a hobby and a profession or calling – of course we do (or should)? But that doesn’t mean to say we approach our performance everyday as an elite performer – sometimes it’s more like a hobby, a little lackadaisical or possibly even amateur? The definition of a hobby is an activity done regularly in one’s leisure time for pleasure, it’s not necessarily focused on making money, making a…

James is a former Commonwealth 400m hurdler and now oversees the talent pathway for England Athletics in sprints, hurdles and relays. He is responsible for developing and educating coaches and leading a team of experts to deliver relevant content and up skill coaches nationally and locally. Success Mantra Champions are made when nobody is watching! – Quote by many and always quoted by James Learning how to lose! Best advice – Follow your passion –…

In the end it all comes down to YOU – the greatest distraction in your life is you, no one else does it to you, we do it to ourselves and then more often than not fail to take responsibility for the fact we have distracted ourselves from the task in hand and prevented seeing it through to completion. It’s all well and good knowing where distractions come from and what they are all about…

Danny Ligairi-Badham – Rugby Union, Rugby League and Basketball. Son of former SAS major Ilisoni Ligairi and adopted at the age of one by a Worcestershire family. Former professional sportsman in three sports, now coach, philanthropist and acting alongside the likes of Tom Hardy in the series Taboo. Some great words in this interview on transition and your legacy. Success Mantra How much of a difference are you going to make? Best advice – Take…

Kim Oliver – former English rugby union player. She represented England at the 2006 and 2010 Women’s Rugby World Cups, retiring from international rugby in 2013 when the body said it was time. Rugby development officer for Gibraltar and now coach for Bristol ladies Rugby – as an extra she has a black belt in Judo as well< Success Mantra Be the best and realise your full potential ! Best advice – Always learn more…