Dave Cornthwaite
“Dreams are little reminders of what you should do the next day” Hello, my name is Dave Cornthwaite, I am an adventurer and community leader and I would say I am just a compulsive doer. Growing up I didn’t have many dreams and I was quite a quiet child who read a lot of books, […]
Jo Moseley
“The sea is both calming and invigorating at the same time…” I’m Jo, a joy-encourager, midlife adventurer and a beach cleaner. I live in the Yorkshire dales and have always been around water as my dad was a sailor. Before children, I was able to go to many amazing places exploring. I studied in America, […]
Nick Butter
There is this magic number of 29,747 the average amount of time a human being lives for, how many hours in your life are you willing to live without being happy? I am Nick Butter. I am a runner and I guess I would say I am coming to the final stage of the running […]
Lucy Shepherd
“Telling kids off for daydreaming is criminal. Every good idea has come from thinking outside of the box, yet we force people to follow the system”. I never grew up thinking that I could have the job title or a career as an ‘adventurer’, but I would spend a lot of time during my childhood […]
Aaron Baker
Racing Motorcycles and the Pursuit of Success It all started one Christmas when I was 3 years old. I received the gift of a tiny motorcycle and before long I was hooked on motorcycles and started racing. I was successful as an amateur racer and dreamed of becoming a National Champion and actually did achieve […]
Rob Temple
‘Always take action, never rely on fate’ Discovering Magic My name is Rob Temple, and growing up I had a really hard time fitting in. I was the least sporty person ever and I noticed that most boys made their friends around sports, which I just couldn’t do. When I was around 4, a magician […]
Figen Murray
My name is Figen Murray, I am fifty-nine years old. I was born in Istanbul and moved to Germany when I was very young. I met my first husband and after initially living in Germany we moved to Manchester, England in 1983 and shortly after had two children, Daniel and Martyn. I have never longed […]
Saeed Atcha
I was born in 1996 in Bolton, which is in the North West of England, of Indian heritage. From Foster Care to Community Leadership At 3 years old I was placed into care by social services and fostered by local families. Thus I had ‘corporate parents’. I guess you can say I didn’t really have […]
Chris Howarth
Alcohol turned me into a completely different person. It was self-medication for my social anxiety. It got to the point where I would need to have a drink to be able to hold a conversation with my own family! Early Struggles and Isolation I grew up in Preston on a council estate, living a relatively […]
Rob Woollen
“The most important thing I’d say to anybody is your reality is your truth.” My name is Rob Woollen. I’m currently the head of well-being at a Fintech company in Auto Finance. Navigating Grief as a Younger Sibling I was born and raised in the North West of England. I’d say I had a fairly […]