• In Conversation with Lord Chris Holmes – Overcoming the odds to achieve our goals

  • Jun 4 2023
  • Length: 31 mins
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In Conversation with Lord Chris Holmes – Overcoming the odds to achieve our goals

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    Lord Chris Holmes, Great Britain's most successful Paralympic swimmer, explains how he has achieved his goals despite losing his sight as a teenager. In conversation with Future Talent Learning's Mary Appleton, he highlights the importance of self-determination and self-belief and emphasises the potential of the Fourth Industrial Revolution.

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    • Lord Chris Holmes talks about his working-class upbringing in the West Midlands and losing his sight at the age of 14, which led to him having to relearn everything [00:01:32]
    • Distinct ambitions [00:02:49]
    • Achieving his goals through self-determination, self-belief and hard work [00:05:04]
    • Overcoming hurdles [00:06:09]
    • Winning the London 2012 Olympics bid [00:08:24]
    • The Games Makers strategy [00:11:50] L
    • Moving on from the Paralympic Games – joining the House of Lords [00:13:10]
    • The potential of the fourth industrial revolution to empower and enable talent [00:16:23]
    • Leadership for inclusion in the Fourth Industrial Revolution [00:19:31]
    • Humans will always win out over the robots [00:20:57]
    • Innovation, inclusion and social mobility [00:25:08]
    • Staying motivated, included and making a difference [00:28:08]

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