THE POWER OF SAYING YES TO LIFE

Did you know that Kidney Diseases are one of the ten leading causes of death worldwide?

I certainly didn’t. Not before my conversation with Steven Rick.

Steven is intimately familiar with the devastating effects of kidney diseases. Several of his family members have been affected and continue to battle against this silent killer.

Fighting against Kidney Disease is a two-prong problem that Steven and others are working hard to solve. And we should certainly join the fight. First, we need to raise awareness. Second, we need to raise funds for research and kidney care.

Over the years, Steven has personally raised £6k for various charities focused on Kidney Diseases. This year, he is raising funds for Kidney Care UK by completing the London Classics.

Watch my full conversation with Steven Rick.

In this episode, we talked about the power of surrendering by saying YES to life; the importance of #curiosity to help us find our path in life or at least our next step; and of course the role #empathy plays in #education, #marketing and #design.
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Steven is one of those people that perfectly embody the idea that not all who wander are lost. As he puts it, he’s “going through life just bumbling along” with the curiosity and surrender required to treat life as the adventure that it is.

Steven started his first company as a 19 year old, dissatisfied with his professional path and determined to make his own way. Though that first venture failed by all conventional measures, he looks back fondly at that time of his life because of the lessons it taught him.

In the aftermath of his failed business venture, Steven read the book Yes Man, which quickly became his life mantra. And thus started a very unconditional career path that includes arts, education, marketing, technology and design.

Today, he works as product and service designer for The Engineering Construction Industry Training Board (ECITB), where he has the important responsibility to help people in the engineering industry worldwide acquire the knowledge and skills needed to get us to net zero faster.

Steven is also a serial fundraiser for charities focused on Kidney Disease, having personally raised over £6k over the past few years. This year, he is raising funds for Kidney Care UK by completing the London Classics.
https://2023tcslondonmarathon.enthuse…

Empathy- Led EP23/S02