How I feel privileged to do what I do
Having worked with a number of Ethos Young Leaders over the past year, working alongside many people I would never normally come into contact with because of geography, interests etc has been inspirational and brought into stark contrast some of the very real barriers that exist for young people. An Ethos Young Leader was invited to speak at the Windsor Castle event and getting into the site quite understandably required some proof of identity. The Young Leader didn’t have a passport, driving licence, utility bills so we needed a special dispensation to get them in! At the same time, I ran a session with a number of Young Leaders to create some business development ideas and we started to look at the Insurance markets and major companies. Without exception all the Young Leaders mentioned they didn’t understand what Insurance companies do as they had never bought an insurance product! Both of these examples really helped me think about some of the issues we face in a different way - to avoid making so many assumptions and to see things from a very different perspective. Talk and listen to people you wouldn’t normally speak to and you may well be surprised!
