Making Lives Better - Stewart Hill

Today’s guest is Stewart Hill former Lieutenant Colonel in the British Army.

On the 4th of July in 2009, Stewart led 160 men in a close combat fight against the Taliban in some of the fiercest fighting seen by UK forces in Afghanistan. Eight hours later, medics battled to save his life after shrapnel from an (IED) tore in to his brain.

Not surprisingly, he returned a different man, but, incredibly, he has converted his experiences into a catalyst for new possibilities and a fascination with how we can use our brains more effectively in the workplace or in our personal lives, which he talks about through motivational speaking and his mantra Making Lives Better

He suggests that living in the moment and exercising mindfulness—acknowledging, accepting and parking negative thoughts, is the most efficient way to do this.

I have to say in the course of this conversation like me you will be forgiven for concluding that Stewart’s eloquence and ease of talking about his subject equates to a full recovery however, as the conversation developed and  I learned more about a severe brain injury the battle to overcome the injury is a constant for  Stewart which he faces with  courage and is a lesson for us all. 

At the end of the conversation Stewart and I were conscious that there were many other subjects that we wanted to discuss such as mental health, resilience and neuroplasticity and this will make up the basis for another conversation in the near future.

Stewart's links;
https://www.linkedin.com/in/stewart-hill-making-lives-better/

https://stewarthillspeaker.com/

www.undercurrentstories.com