Mark Howells - Change somebodies life by believing in them

In the first episode of the Believe In Yourself Podcast. Luke is joined by the first guest on the show, his very first mentor and previous sports development officer Mark Howell. Whilst Luke was in school Mark was the first people that believed in Luke and saw his undiscovered potential.

Mark Howell Is a retired civil servant and Sports Development Officer from South Wales. When Luke was in Secondary School, Mark was the teacher who believed in Luke the most. He saw the undiscovered potential in Luke and gave him a chance to join a leadership program that saved Luke’s life.

Mark has been coaching and mentoring young people for over twenty years and he believes there is a good in everyone and has never had a young person that he hasn’t believe in. In this powerful interview, Luke and Mark relive their past experiences of working together when Luke was in School and we find out Marks best lessons and advice for leadership and coaching people to reach their own potential.

In This Episode, You Will Learn:
- How technology and social media affects young people (5:00)
- Why did you choose to transition from a civil servant to a sports development
officer? (8:45)
- Why do people put themselves in boxes and limit themselves? (13.50)
- The importance of believing in someone (30.00)
- How sports clubs can develop their young people (40.00)
- How leadership can benefit young people (41.30)
- The benefits of volunteering (43.30)
Plus much more…

Full Show notes here: https://www.lukerees.co.uk/ep1